Care Coordinator

English-Spanish bilingual ability preferred

Are you passionate about working for an organization that serves to empower and uplift students through the education system by removing barriers and helping students realize their fullest potential? Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We achieve our mission by hiring bright, creative, and innovative team members who demonstrate a passion for what they do.

If this is you, are you All In For Kids?

Who we want:

Communities In Schools of Central Texas is hiring a qualified Care Coordinator. The Care Coordinator facilitates the wraparound process for youth and families by coordinating and managing family-driven care necessary to meet the complex needs of youth experiencing behavioral and mental health difficulties. Wraparound services are individualized community-based services that focus on the strengths and needs of the child and family.

Who you are:

First and foremost, we are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You will be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

What we offer:

CIS offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The starting salary range for this position is $3,541.67 / mo. Salaries are determined by qualifications and relevant experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and midpoint depending on experience and in alignment with internal equity.

Some of our benefits:

• Generous time off includes 4+ weeks of holiday and 2 weeks of vacation time
• CIS pays for 100% of the employee premium for the base medical insurance plan and we provide subsidy to support coverage for spouse/domestic partner and children
• Dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options
• Professional development
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• We offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work every day

What you’ll bring:

• Fluency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred
• Understanding of child and adolescent development with knowledge of family systems theory and application, cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application, and/or social skills assessment and intervention.
• Ability to work independently, self-directed, and with good judgment.
• Ability to balance multiple, diverse and conflicting priorities and the ability to create effective relationships with individuals of different cultural beliefs and lifestyles.
• Access to reliable transportation is required
• Basic working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and database management skills adequate to enter and retrieve data is required.
• Master's degree in social work, counseling/guidance, or related field or Bachelor’s degree in related field with at least one year of experience working with youth and/or families.

What you’ll do:

Client Services​

Duties include conducting a needs assessment and designing a Plan of Care for each family on the assigned caseload; authorizing and connecting families to appropriate service providers and community resources; requesting and managing funds from appropriate sources to address specific client’s needs as stated in the Plan of Care; conducting home visits; providing ongoing supportive guidance and motivation to youth/families; monitoring the psychological and emotional wellbeing of youth/families; conducting school visits and monitoring students’ attendance, behavior, and grades; and creating a crisis plan and providing crisis management for youth and families as needed.

Collaboration

Duties include developing and maintaining positive and productive relationships with stakeholders and community service providers to meet the needs of the youth/families on assigned caseload; engaging and authorizing community partners to meet the needs as stated in the Plan of Care; regularly exchanging student information and problem-solving with the CIS Program Manager, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school-based personnel to support the student’s progress; participating in school-based Child Study Teams.

Team Management

Duties include managing interdisciplinary teams assembled to support each family’s Plan of Care; facilitating regular meetings and communication among interdisciplinary team members; monitoring the quality of services being provided to youth/families on assigned caseload; and monitoring and amending the monthly team budget as necessary to meet the goals of the families.

Data Management

Duties include creating and maintaining paper case files for each family on assigned caseload in accordance with established time frames and contractual requirements; creating and maintaining electronic files in the TCM database for each family on assigned caseload in accordance with established time frames and contractual requirements; entering and updating, as necessary, case activity, progress notes, Plan of Care, financial, educational, juvenile justice, and court (CPS) screens in TCM database; and monitoring monthly service provider notes. The Care Coordinator will also perform other activities and duties as directed by the Program Director, Chief Program Officer or Chief Executive Officer.

Values & Leadership Competencies

Relationships

• Equitable and Effective Management
• Building Relationships Across Lines of Difference
• Developing Our Team Members Through Challenge and Support
• Modeling High-Trust Behaviors
• Sharing Power and Responsibility
  

Impact

• Data-Driven Management
• Grounding Decisions in Data
• Modeling Humility & Transparency
• Centering Marginalized Voices

Equity

• Owning Our Personal Growth on Racial Justice, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (REIB)
• Advocating for our team members (especially those at the margins)
• Preventing, disrupting
• Remedying harm

Learning

• Codifying Bright Spots
• Owning Our Impact
• Creating the Conditions to Grow from Mistakes
• Building for the Long-Term
• Seeding Creativity and Innovation

Sustainable Excellence

• Thinking in Structures and Systems
• Finding Efficiencies
• Setting and Honoring Boundaries and Negotiating Tradeoffs
• Evaluating Process and Outcomes
  

Reporting structure: This position is supervised by the Program Director for the CIS Care Coordination program.

Learn more about our Values

Communities In Schools of Central Texas is an equal-opportunity employer.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.