High Fidelity Wraparound Care Coordinator (Preventive Services)

New View Alliance; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 30,720 - 36,065; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Flexible working options

Up to 33 days of PTO

Job summary

New View Alliance is seeking a High Fidelity Wraparound Care Coordinator in Buffalo, NY. This role involves utilizing the Wraparound Model to assist families with complex needs, providing tailored community-based services for children and youth.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a human services field, alongside relevant experience. This position comes with a full-time schedule and offers a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and 33 days of PTO annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a human services related field with 1 year of experience.
• Master’s Degree in a human services related field with 2 years of experience.
• Valid New York State driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a case load of up to 12 families providing direct contact.
• Organize and facilitate all Child and Family Team Meetings.
• Communicate and collaborate with necessary providers and supports.

Skills

Excellent communication and customer service skills

Ability to multi-task and be detail oriented

Ability to work independently and be a team player

Possess assessment skills and establish relationships

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a human services related field with 1 year of experience

Master’s Degree in a human services related field with 2 years of experience

Job description

Description

Job Title: High Fidelity Wraparound Care Coordinator

Department: Preventive Services

Position Summary: The High Fidelity Wraparound Care Coordinator utilizes the Wraparound Model to help families with complex needs, providing comprehensive, coordinated, individualized, culturally-competent and cost effective community-based services that support children, youth and their families in order to enhance safety and maintain them in their homes, schools and communities.

Agency: Gateway Longview is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission. We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.

Department: Gateway Longview’s Behavioral Health & Preventive Services programs supports children and youth ages birth-21 years struggling with behavioral, social, and emotional challenges.

Benefits

Gateway Longview takes pride in offering an amazing benefits package to take care of our most important asset—our employees! We offer medical, dental and vision plan insurance effective the first of the month following hire date, flexible spending accounts, wellness program, employee assistance program, a 403B retirement plan, flexible working options, & several more offers. In addition to receiving up to 11 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays, employees can earn up to 33 days of PTO each year, with the opportunity to start using PTO after hire date.

Compensation

• Bachelor's Degree: $22.30 - $24.38 per hour
• Master's Degree: $24.10 - $26.18 per hour
• * Offers based on education and years of relevant experience

Hours/Schedule

• Full-Time
• Monday-Friday
• Ability to work non-traditional hours as needed.

Professional Development Opportunities

Gateway Longview has a strong investment in developing future leaders of the organization through trainings, advancement opportunities, and a formal leadership pipeline.

Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintain a case load of up to 12 families, providing direct face to face contact with youth and families in accordance with Erie County C-SPOA and Erie County Department of Social Services.
• Work closely with families and youth to identify strengths and needs and build a Child Family Team (CFT) of supportive people that include natural, community and system supports.
• Organize and facilitate all Child and Family Team Meetings (CFT) to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive Plan of Care and effective Crisis and Prevention Plan.
• Refer and link all family members to culturally competent, community based, formal and informal supports that address needs identified in the assessment process and help families meet their established goals and the expectations of ECDSS and Family Court. Ensure all contracted services provided through the HFW Vendor Network are delivered timely and effectively to families.
• Communicate and collaborate with all necessary providers and supports related to the planning, coordination and care for youth/families, including consistent contact with the Erie County DSS Case Manager.
• Assist the family and their CFT to achieve their goals, learn and develop skills, and create a support network that sustains success and allows for timely transition from High Fidelity Wrap.
• Ensure accurate, thorough, and timely completion and filing of all required documentation in Fidelity EHR and/or CONNECTIONS, according to program and contractual expectations.
• Attend all required trainings and meetings provided by Gateway-Longview and Erie County Wrap Around.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and be detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently and be an enthusiastic team player.
• Possess assessment skills, ability to engage families, and establish and maintain relationships with social services and other service providers.
• Must have a high degree of discretion dealing with confidential information.
• Available to work non-traditional hours, including weekend and evenings to support specific programmatic schedules, crisis intervention needs, and on-call support. Requires frequent transportation of children and families.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, staff, families, and community contacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a human services related field with 1 year of experience.
• Master’s Degree in a human services related field with 2 years of experience.
• Valid New York State driver’s license, adequate auto insurance, and reliable transportation to travel locally on a regular basis is required.

An EEO/AA Agency

We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills. We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.