Families First Service Facilitator

Are you passionate about helping individuals and families achieve their greatest potential? Do you want to make a real difference in your community? Join our team with Professional Services Group!

PSG is a community-based social services organization looking for talented mental health and social services professionals like you to join our team. We are seeking dedicated individuals to fill the role of Service Facilitator within our Families First program.

JOB SUMMARY :

In this role, you will provide intensive case management services to children and their families, who have severe emotional disabilities (SED) and are at-risk of psychiatric inpatient hospitalization or other out-of-home placements. You will use the wraparound model of service delivery to identify needed services and develop multi-disciplinary treatment plans that address both the strengths and needs of the family. As a Service Facilitator, you will collaborate with case managers, family advocates, mental health providers, AODA providers, school support staff, juvenile justice workers, and child welfare workers to ensure our clients receive the best possible care.

This is a great opportunity for both experienced professionals and recent graduates looking to explore career opportunities in the mental health and human / social services field.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICE FACILITATOR :

• Complete Strengths and Needs assessments for each child and their family.
• Create individual treatment plans and update as changes occur.
• Develop a family support team comprised of formal and informal supports.
• Facilitate team meetings with service providers, family members, and family supports in which progress of goals and services are monitored.
• Develop a crisis / safety plan for the client and family.
• Exercise judgment to intervene as an advocate for clients in emergency and crisis situations.
• Attend client / family IEP meetings, psychiatry appointments, court proceedings, or other appointments that may require family support or advocacy.
• Safely transport clients as needed.

SALARY : $22.50 per hour

LOCATION : Kenosha Job Center with flexibility for hybrid work scheduling. Local travel is required to meet on-site with clients within the home and other community spaces, with mileage reimbursement.

SCHEDULE : Monday-Friday between 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm. May need to flex hours to accommodate client availability. Must be available by phone from 7 : 00am-7 : 00pm.

WHY WORK WITH PSG / CIP?

REQUIREMENTS :

Equal Employment Opportunity / M / F / disability / protected veteran status

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