Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking anTransition Coordinatorto join our team at our program in Rancho Cordova, CA 95655.

Earn – $24 to $27.31/Hourly

Position Details

The Intensive Transition Services (ITS) program offers support to adults who have both a serious mental illness and a developmental disability in a multidisciplinary team setting. Participants receive clinical therapeutic interventions, care coordination and help dealing with other issues in their daily lives.

• Provide recovery based, person centered services
• Develop comprehensive goal plans in conjunction with individuals and family members.
• Provide Service coordination, including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual's treatment team.
• Develop, write, implement, evaluate and revise, as necessary, individual's treatment plans in collaboration with the Treatment Team.
• Provide individual and group supportive interventions and symptom management ensuring that immediate changes in the treatment plan are made, as necessary.
• Act as a liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
• Educate and support individual's families and advocate for individual's rights and preferences.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of the following areas:

Family structure and relationships

• Psychiatric history
• Substance Abuse
• Any history of drug and/or alcohol use
• Social development and functioning
• Daily living activities
  • Document individual's progress while maintaining a permanent record of individual's activity in accordance with policies and regulations.
  • Provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services in conjunction with other team members and with direction from staff with specialty training.
  • Provide on call crisis intervention as required.
  • Participate in daily organizational staff meetings and treatment planning meetings.
  • Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
  • Participate in cross training with other specialists as deemed necessary by supervisor.

Structuring Time and Employment

• Provide individual vocational-supportive counseling to enable individuals to identify vocational strengths and areas to improve upon as well as establish vocational or career goals and plans to reach them.
• Plan, structure and prompt social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Organize and lead individual and group social activities to increase social experience and provide opportunities to practice social skills and receive feedback and support.
• Provide mentoring, problem solving and support on and off job site.
• Perform work-related support services, such as wake-up calls, transportation and securing of appropriate clothing.

Activities of Daily Living Services

• Provide ongoing assessment, problem-solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision and environmental adaptations to assist individual activities of daily living.
• Assist individuals through education and promotion of good hygiene. (grooming, bathing, brushing teeth, etc.)
• Assist individuals in the procurement of safe and affordable housing and related necessities (utilities, furniture, etc.)
• Support individuals in the performance of household activities (cleaning, organizing, laundry, etc.)
• Provide nutrition education and assistance with meal planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation.
• Ensure that individuals have adequate financial support and teach and promote money management skills.
• Assist individuals in accessing reliable transportation.

Social and Interpersonal Relationships and Leisure Time

• Provide individual support therapy, social skill development and assertiveness training to increase individual's social and interpersonal activities in community settings.

• Provide side-by-side support, coaching and encouragement to individuals to help facilitate social interactions.
• Support individuals in planning and participating in leisure time activities.

Support

• Provide practical help and supports, advocacy, coordination, side by side individualized support, problem solving, direct assistance, training and supervision to help individuals obtain the necessities of daily living.

Other

• Attend daily team meetings as assigned
• Attend all other meetings as assigned
• On call duties as assigned
• Follow all Merakey policies including but not limited to standards of conduct, confidentiality requirements, standards of professional behavior
• Document in accordance with Merakey policies
• Complete required productivity, mileage and other reports in a timely fashion as required
• Other duties as assigned

BENEFITS

Merakey offers Medical, Dental, Vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans, Work/Life balance, flexible schedules, cell phone discount plan, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement and much more!

To fill out an on-line application: www.merakey.org/careers

Requisition number: 83505

ABOUT MERAKEY

Merakey is a leading developmental, behavioral health, and education non-profit provider with a fifty-year history. We offer a breadth of integrated services to individuals and communities across the country. Our belief that every individual has the right to achieve growth, dignity, and fulfillment guides all of our decisions. At Merakey, we care about each other and are committed to providing the very best care to those we serve. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Social Work, Psychology, or another human service related fields
• One to two years of experience in the behavioral health field working with individuals with development disabilities.
• Preferred:One year of experience in the provision of case coordination and case management services