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Child First Care Coordinator

Volunteers of America North Louisiana
Shreveport, LAPosted 5 days ago
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Job Description

Job Id:  341 # of Openings:  0
About Us
Volunteers of America North Louisiana is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a mission to provide opportunity, promote dignity, and inspire change in all who find their way to us. As a church without walls, we do this through personalized housing, health, and human services that benefit children and families, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and senior adults.
Founded in 1896 by social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth, Volunteers of America began as a movement of “volunteers” who were committed and sought to "reach and uplift" the American people. Volunteers of America North Louisiana began in Shreveport in 1935 with the opening of a shelter for women and children. Leading with our long-standing reputation and brand, the agency has grown to operate 40 programs, which tackle our communities’ most pressing issues and integrate our deep compassion with highly effective programs.
Thanks to our dedicated team of more than 350 employees, along with thousands of volunteers, donors, and supporters, we aim to give hope to thousands of people each year. We endeavor to attract qualified and caring individuals to consider a career with us and experience a collaborative culture that offers challenging, stimulating, and rewarding opportunities for personal and professional growth.
 
Position: 
 
Child First Care Coordinator
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Position Type: Full-Time
Multiple Positions Available
 
Education Level: 
Bachelor's degree in child development, Psychology, Social Work, or related field preferred
Fully licensed, able to practice independently, and in good standing with respective board.
 
Salary Range:
$38K -45K annually depending on experience and placement
 
Travel Required:
Yes
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Benefits 
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Accrue sick time and vacation time
  • Paid holidays
  • 401K with matching after 1 year of service
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JOB SUMMARY: 

The Care Coordinator partners with a Mental Health and Developmental Clinician to support families referred to Child First.  The Care Coordinator works collaboratively with the family to connect the child and family with desired, community-based services and supports while maintaining Child First’s reflective, relationship-based stance.  The Care Coordinator also enhances caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) and engages the caregiver-child dyad in activities to strengthen the relationship.  Through their work with families, the Care Coordinator both decreases the “toxic” stress in the home environment and enhances opportunities for optimal child development, thereby promoting healthy brain development for infants and young children. The best candidate for this position is highly organized, self-motivated, reliable, and flexible (including willingness to work non-traditional hours, including at least one evening) with an openness to learning, capacity for self-reflection, eagerness to participate in reflective clinical supervision and desire to be part of a team. 

 

 

JOB DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

 

  1. Provide community resource expertise to Child First team and families, including identifying and collaborating with community-based service providers and supports.  

  1. Engage with the Child First family and the Clinician in the collaborative family assessment process (i.e., use data from interviews, observations, interactions, and standardized measures to identify family strengths, needs, and challenges).   

  1. Promote family stabilization by working collaboratively with family to identify and support needs (both urgent and long-term), integrating service needs into the Child and Family Plan of Care, and addressing barriers to services as they arise. 

  1. Enhance caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) as needed and in consultation with the Clinician and Clinical Supervisor. 

  1. Maintain a reflective stance when engaging with the caregiver to understand their motivation, needs, and possible barriers to new services and supports. 

  1. Use videotaping to enhance both therapeutic work with families and reflective supervision. 

  1. Provide the family with interactive, growth-promoting play experiences. 

  1. Engage in weekly individual, team, and group reflective clinical supervision with Clinical Supervisor. 

  1. Engage actively in all aspects of the Child First Learning Collaborative, including in-person or live-remote training, distance learning curriculum, and specialty training. 

  1. Track completion of all assessments and enter in the appropriate database. 

  1. Keep all appropriate documentation for clinical accountability and reimbursement. 

  1. Maintain schedule and complete tasks to achieve home visiting Benchmarks and meet Accreditation standards. 

  1. Participate in other clinical and administrative activities as appropriate. 

 

 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
 
  •  Bachelor's degree in child development, social work, psychology, or other human service related field.
  • Three (3) years of experience in delivery of direct mental health services, preferably in a community-based setting.
  •  Current CPR/First Aid certification or obtain upon hire.
  • Current valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record. 
  • Automobile liability insurance that meets minimum requirements.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
  •  Ability to work as part of a team while demonstrating respect and professionalism. 
  •  Ability and willingness to approach and respond to both situations and individuals flexibly and creatively.
  •  Ability to professionally and effectively interact and negotiate with the private sector and other community leaders.
  • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing. Ability to communicate with people of all levels and backgro
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