Youth Services Coordinator - Case Management & Programming

Nicholasville, KY
Full Time
Experienced

KENTUUNITED METHODIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTHCKY

 YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR – CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMING

Mission Statement: We serve Christ by providing for the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of children and families.

Do you have a passion for youth? Do you want to see every child have a bright future, no matter their past? Join the team at the Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes (KyUMH). 

Why work for us:

KyUMH has over 150 years of experience serving youth who have experienced trauma. We have a strong team culture centered around helping our clients find healing through professional therapeutic interventions.

You Will Receive:

  • Paid training as you learn how to support youth with trauma
  • Free Employee Assistance Program
  • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance; 403b retirement plan with 3% match
  • Paid time off for sick time, vacation, and mental health care
  • Eight holidays, plus one floating holiday to use as you wish
  • Tuition assistance and continuing education support

Classification: Non-Exempt
Status: Full Time
Hours: 40 hours per week – Rotates on-call
Department: RTX
Primary Shift: Varies as needed
Reports to: Residential Clinical Director

Summary of Function
The Youth Services Coordinator- Case Management and Programming is responsible for organizing program operations and providing guidance and supervision to the Youth Care Workers/Specialists assigned to the program. This position is responsible for the overall management of the program and assures that all Methodist Home policies, procedures, and programming practices are appropriately implemented.
 
Case Management
  • Hold weekly individual sessions with each resident on case load.
  • Document all contacts and case notes in Welligent
  •  Coordinate referrals with external agencies as needed
  • Coordinate all client visitations
  • Notify Social Worker (copy Director and Therapist) any time there is a critical incident.
 
  • Sessions weekly
  • documentation in Welligent in 24 hours
  • Notify social workers same business day
  • All visitation forms completed the day before visitations
 
Resident Inventory
  • Coordinate inventory walkthrough with specialist upon admission
  • Ensure each item is logged in Welligent
  • Secure in storage per guidelines
  • Obtain resident and specialist sign-off
  • For all client purchases and/or rotation of items, ensure that all locations are updated in Welligent so that the inventory is accurate at all times.
  • Ensure that every single item in inventory is tagged with client initials (no items in the inventory room that are not connected to a particular client).
  • Immediately ensure that any donations leave the clinical wing and are taken to the Teen Shop for processing.
 
  • New client inventory within 24 hours of admission
  • Inventory adjustments at the time of purchase or rotation.
 

Cottage Activities
  • Develop plans for cottage activities on and off campus
  • Ensure implementation of cottage activities in conjunction with YCA/YCS.
  • Pre-purchase any tickets for events with PR and receipts submitted to Administrative Coordinator.
  • Ensure that any necessary meal accommodations are made
Shared Duties
  • As needed transportation
  • Cottage coverage
  • On-Call
  • Provide support for other YSCs as necessary
  • Ensure coverage by other members of clinical during PTO

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
I accept the above duties as responsibilities for my position.  In accepting this position, I agree to fulfill these expectations in accordance with The Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children and Youth values with the guidance of my supervisor.

Job Specifications
  1. Must be at least 21 years of age.
  2. Must have a valid state of residence driver’s license.
  3. Successful completion of a thorough background check.
  4. Bachelor Degree in Social Work preferred.  Experience with direct childcare in a residential or mental health setting is preferred.
  5. Maintains required annual training as applicable per education level.
  6. Is trained in Safe Crisis Management (SCM) Emergency Safety Physical Interventions (ESPI).  Remains current on ESPI review.  Is willing to use ESPI when necessary in keeping with our policy. 
  7. Is trained in CPR and First Aid.  Remains current.


 
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