Description
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois is a not-for-profit social service agency with more than70 program sites throughout the state of Illinois. Our services include counseling, mental health, substance abuse treatment, housing, work with prisoners and their families and services for older adults and a variety of services for children including preschool, foster care, and adoption.
LSSI is hiring a full-timeCCBHC Care Coordinator, Monday through Saturday, hours vary.To provide high quality care coordination for LSSI's CCBHC clients and to ensure increased engagement and access to the care they want and need using a person-centered, family-centered, recovery-oriented approach.
Benefits and Perks:
LSSI is growing! Come be a part of this rewarding environment, and enjoy the knowledge that you're helping make a positive difference in the lives of others, as well as these career advantages:
- On Demand Flexible Paydays for earned wages through an app called Dayforce Wallet.
- Competitive salary based upon relevant education, experience, and licensure.
- Salary $52,000-$57,000/Annually.
- Opportunity for advancement.
- Comprehensive benefits package for Full-Time employees includes healthcare insurance, up to 26 days of paid time off per calendar year, 11 paid holidays, sick time, 403(b) plan, Employee Assistance Program, and flexible hours.
- The paid training you need to learn, grow, and succeed!
Essential Functions:
- Facilitate the intake process for LSSI's CCBHC and provide education on LSSI services.
- Perform screenings and help clients create an overall coordination plan.
- Provide education to families about mental, behavioral, and physical health needs and resources available.
- Become familiar with organizations on the North/Northwest Side of Chicago to provide linkages.
- Provide navigation and warm linkages to resources that address health, housing, vocations, mental health, substance misuse/use, food insecurity, education deficits, disability needs and other resources.
- Connect clients/families with needed services.
- Initiate, cultivate, and maintain professional relationships with human services and government agencies, health service providers, and public/private groups to enhance service delivery.
- Demonstrate professional, positive behavior and fulfill responsibilities with integrity, treating clients, families, other LSSl workforce members, and collaborative organizations and/or individual in a dignified, respectful, honest, and fair manner.
Position Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2-3 years' experience in supervising a grant-funded program.
- CRSS, CPRS, or other Peer Certification preferred.
- Certified Family Partnership Professional (CFPP), CADC, Community Health Worker (CHW), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) preferred.
- Bilingual, both verbal and written, preferred.
- Background check clearance required.
- Knowledge of LSSI programs and how to access services, including crisis, required.
- Trained and demonstrated competency in the Electronic Health Record required.
- Demonstrated understanding of the levels of care in both mental health and substance use/misuse preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in a clear, comprehensible manner, both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent organization, presentation, and pc/computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) along with other related software.
- Demonstrated ability to think across multiple dimensions, manage multiple concurrent deliverables, and exercise good judgement as well as work in a client centered environment.
- Valid driver's license, in good standing for the state of residency required and access to reliable transportation required.
- Valid IL statutory minimum liability insurance coverage, bodily injury and property damage required.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, pregnancy, any other characteristic protected by law.
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Lutheran Social Services of IL
paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, 403(b)
Nov 19, 2024