INTAKE COORDINATOR - YOUTH SPECIALIST
Company: PECAN VALLEY MH-MR REGION
Location: Texas City
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
Home Based , Virtual - , TX
Salary Range
$25.65 - $26.45 Hourly
Description
Job Overview: This position is responsible for assessing and
identifying psychosocial, educational, developmental, and
behavioral functioning of prospective child and adolescent clients
of the agency. The Intake Coordinator Youth Specialist
will utilize DSM criteria to complete initial diagnostic
assessments to determine eligibility for behavioral health services
for
children and adolescents. The initial assessment will help
determine the appropriate level of care. Upon completion of the
initial evaluation, Intake Coordinator Youth Specialist will
discuss treatment recommendations with prospective client and
family members as appropriate. Intake Coordinator Youth Specialist
will conduct clinical eligibility assessments for
prospective YES Waiver clients. This position will meet with
persons coming out of a psychiatric hospital to complete
aftercare requirements. This position will work closely with
Director of MH Child and Adolescent Services & Wraparound
Program Manager. Flexible schedule may be required to meet the
needs of youth and families. In-region travel will be
required as needed to meet needs of those served. Must be familiar
with, and/or willing to be trained in, trauma-informed
care. This includes understanding, recognizing, and responding to
the effects of all types of trauma, and an ability to work
in a behavioral environment where staff convey dignity, respect,
hopefulness, and the opportunity for choice and
empowerment among consumers.
Essential Functions: The Intake Coordinator Youth Specialist is one
of the first clinical staff an individual and family will
encounter when seeking mental health services with the agency. This
position will predominately see children and
adolescents for diagnostic assessments but may see adults as needed
to meet the needs of the agency. Duties include,
but are not limited to, the following:
Skills and Qualifications: A successful candidate will have the
following abilities and minimum qualifications:
Physical Requirements: Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch,
squat, lift at least 25 pounds, reach overhead, and sit for
extended periods of time. Must be able to pass a work related
physical.
Keywords: PECAN VALLEY MH-MR REGION, Baytown , INTAKE COORDINATOR - YOUTH SPECIALIST, Other , Texas City, Texas
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