Trauma-Informed Youth Residential Mental Health Coordinator

Summitview Child & Family Services Inc.; Cameron Park (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Summitview Child & Family Services Inc. seeks a Mental Health Coordinator to provide trauma-informed rehabilitative support to youth in a residential program.

You will reinforce coping skills, lead groups, and coordinate with therapists, staff, families, and schools to support treatment goals across home, school, and community settings. You will maintain a caseload of about six youth, work 11:00am–7:00pm, and ensure accurate documentation and compliant billing.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid California driver's license and insurance.
• DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance required.
• Experience facilitating groups in behavioral health settings preferred.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitative mental health support services and skill-building interventions to assigned youth.
• Reinforce therapeutic coping skills and behavioral interventions identified in treatment plans.
• Meet individually with youth to support emotional regulation, communication skills, distress tolerance, behavioral stabilization, and functional improvement.
• Facilitate psychoeducational and rehabilitative groups, including independent living skills groups.
• Help youth develop independent functioning skills: budgeting, hygiene, cooking, communication, transportation, employment readiness, and community integration.
• Maintain a caseload of approximately six youth in the residential house.
• Collaborate with assigned house therapist to reinforce treatment goals in the residential milieu.
• Meet weekly with the assigned therapist to review progress and plan for ICC, CFT, IEP, and discharge.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and coordinate communication with caregivers, social workers, schools, and providers.
• Provide trauma-informed de-escalation during emotional dysregulation periods.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic health record; ensure timely completion per Medi-Cal and STRTP standards.
• Ensure billable services are documented and linked to treatment goals.
• Communicate regularly with residential staff regarding interventions and needs.
• Attend trainings, supervision, and staff meetings; perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Driver's license (CA)

DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance

Group facilitation experience

Trauma-informed care

Case management

Emotional regulation

Communication skills

Job description

Summitview Child & Family Services Inc. seeks a Mental Health Coordinator to provide trauma-informed rehabilitative support to youth in a residential program.

You will reinforce coping skills, lead groups, and coordinate with therapists, staff, families, and schools to support treatment goals across home, school, and community settings. You will maintain a caseload of about six youth, work 11:00am–7:00pm, and ensure accurate documentation and compliant billing.