Child and Family Support Specialist - School Based

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA); Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) seeks a SBS Child and Family Support Specialist to join a multidisciplinary team supporting students' behavioral, emotional and social development in school and community settings.

The role includes co-facilitating daily social and emotional interventions, providing wrap-around case management, advocacy, referrals and crisis intervention while coordinating with schools and family services.

Responsibilities

• On-site at assigned schools, respond to students' social and emotional needs in collaboration with school staff.
• Facilitate debriefing for staff, students, and caregivers after behavioral incidents.
• Support transitions back to school after crises or disciplinary outcomes.
• Manage communications with schools, pediatricians, DCF, juvenile court and other social service agencies.
• Assist in recovery plan goals and provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Collaborate with the CMHA clinical team to ensure wrap-around services are coordinated.

Job description

Summary

The SBS Child and Family Support Specialist (SBS-CFSS) serves as an active member of a multidisciplinary team that provides assistance and support to facilitate client's behavioral, emotional and social development and learning in school and within the community. This includes co-facilitation of daily social and emotional support interventions to decrease recurrence of behavioral health related issues and absenteeism. The CFSS will also provide case management services to students and their families, both in school and in the community, who are in need of additional wrap-around support. Case management services may include treatment planning, advocacy, linkage, referrals, and crisis intervention.

Summary

The SBS Child and Family Support Specialist (SBS-CFSS) serves as an active member of a multidisciplinary team that provides assistance and support to facilitate client's behavioral, emotional and social development and learning in school and within the community. This includes co-facilitation of daily social and emotional support interventions to decrease recurrence of behavioral health related issues and absenteeism. The CFSS will also provide case management services to students and their families, both in school and in the community, who are in need of additional wrap-around support. Case management services may include treatment planning, advocacy, linkage, referrals, and crisis intervention.

Essential Responsibilities And Target Outcomes

• While on-site at assigned schools, case manager will respond to students’ social and emotional needs when it is appropriate to intervene alongside school staff.
• Facilitate debriefing for school staff, students, and their caregivers when appropriate following a behavioral incidence at school that may or may not have resulted in disciplinary outcomes or crisis interventions for the student.
• Support students and their caregivers as well as school staff with transitioning student back to school following a behavioral health-related crisis intervention (i.e., ED visit, hospital admission) or disciplinary outcome (i.e., suspension).
• Provides case management services, such as communicating with schools, pediatricians, DCF, juvenile court, and other social service agencies
• Supports client’s recovery plan goals
• Provides crisis intervention to child and family in the home, office or community if need arises.
• Provides case management services, advocacy, and assistance to clients with linkage to services.
• Collaborates with integrated CMHA clinical team to ensure all services provided are communicated with whole team to be an effective wrap around model.
• Assures timely documentation is maintained in accordance with CMHA policies and procedures, including but not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, authorizations, program orientation, consent to treat, activity logs, and monthly targeted case management notes.
• Maintains appropriate caseload as determined by CMHA and funder
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Principal Customers: Students grades K-12 in contracted public school districts and their families

Critical Work Relationships: CMHA programs, schools, pediatricians, DCF, juvenile court, and other social service agencies