Youth Mental Health Care Navigator

NWCGC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k) Match

Profit Sharing and Mental Health Days

Job summary

Northwest Journey is seeking a Care Coordinator to serve as the central liaison among clients, families, and care teams in community-based mental health services for children and adolescents. The role supports treatment planning, information sharing, and coordination with schools and day-treatment staff.

The position involves facilitating treatment planning, advocating for clients, and ensuring documentation and compliance across programs, with supervision from leadership and licensed

Qualifications

• Must have experience or formal education related to working with youth who have severe emotional disturbance or mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provide clients and parents/guardians with information regarding the goals of the program, initial assessments, treatment planning and reviews, and the rights and responsibilities of clients and their families; facilitate family participation in the program and treatment plan as appropriate.
• Communicate with day treatment staff regarding clinical and educational needs of the client and facilitate the development of a working treatment plan that addresses those needs.
• Implement the treatment plan as a member of the treatment team.
• Effectively facilitate interagency meetings as a representative of the program and treatment team including ongoing reviews of client progress and treatment planning, discharge and aftercare planning, and mediating conflicts when necessary.
• Complete necessary documentation as required by certification, funding source, and program standards.
• Maintain understanding of mental health concepts, psychotropic medications, and client symptomology to identify needs and implement the treatment plan and provide quality mental health services.
• Build treatment resource knowledge and network within the community and act as an advocate for clients and families with other agencies to obtain needed services.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director or Day Treatment and Clinical Services Director/Deputy Director.

Skills

Experience with youth

Job description

Northwest Journey is seeking a Care Coordinator to serve as the central liaison among clients, families, and care teams in community-based mental health services for children and adolescents. The role supports treatment planning, information sharing, and coordination with schools and day-treatment staff.

The position involves facilitating treatment planning, advocating for clients, and ensuring documentation and compliance across programs, with supervision from leadership and licensed