Job Description

Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits:

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance

Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate a high-fidelity wraparound process for youth and families, and work as a facilitator who provides individualized, coordinated, family-driven care to meet the complex needs of youth who are involved with several child and family serving systems, who are at risk of out of home placement and who experience behavioral and mental health difficulties.
• Facilitate and coordinate a process that requires the youth, family, providers, and key member of the family\xe2\x80\x99s social support network collaborate to build a plan of care that responds to the needs of the youth.
• Works with Independent Evaluator (Licensed Mental Health Professional) to ensure that the comprehensive assessment is completed, and the results are incorporated into the CFT process.
• In partnership with the family, develops an individualized Plan of Care that adheres to National Wraparound Initiative standards and treatment planning requirements consistent with 42 CFR 438.208(c)(3).
• Assists the child/youth and family with accessing strength-based mental health, social services, educational services, and other supports and resources required to assist the family to attain its vision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree from an accredited college or university in a social, human services, or behavioral sciences field required. Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in other fields will be accepted with a minimum of two years of full-time experience working in relevant family, children/youth or community service capacity. Relevant alternative experience may substitute for the bachelor\'s-level degree requirement in individual cases, subject to approval by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
• Previous experience working in a relevant family, children/youth, or community service capacity required if degree is in a field other than human services. Obtain wraparound practitioner certificate within 2 years of hire date. Must maintain certificate once obtained, including being re-credentialed annually.
• Must be capable of extensive travel and driving. Must be able to provide 24-hour, 7 day a week on-call crisis intervention to youth. Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes some nights and weekends. Ability to transport youth, volunteers, and others.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program:

Eckerd Connects\' Wraparound Agencies are part of the Coordinated System of Care (CSoC) under the state\'s behavioral health managed care program that serves children and adults in Louisiana with behavioral health, mental health, and addictive disorders. Coordinated Systems of Care are national evidence-based models for coordinating services in a family-driven manner to ensure more positive outcomes for children, youth, and families. The model incorporates a broad array of flexible effective services and supports that is organized into a coordinated network and that integrates care planning and management across multiple levels and systems. Through this coordinated network, meaningful partnerships are built with families and youth at service delivery, management, and policy levels. Family-driven and youth-guided services are provided in the home as well as in community settings that are data-driven and outcome oriented. Treatment plans are individualized and strength-based, culturally, and linguistically competent, and integrated across all child-serving systems.

Our Location:

Eckerd Connects | Wraparound Agency (Alexandira)

1307 Peterman Drive | Alexandria, LA 71301

Wraparound Agency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM-fMLidF8w

Copy & paste the link into your browser for more information: https://eckerd.org/family-children-services/community-programs/wraparound-agencies/

Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Eckerd Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.

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