Child & Adolescent Service System Program Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position works collaboratively with various child-serving systems to promote interagency coordination and service delivery.

Identify gaps in service systems and provide recommendations to Department Heads for follow-up.

Represent cross-system children’s issues with community groups.

Advocate for children, adolescents, and families.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Functions

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to:


* Collect, compile, and analyze information and data related to services for children.


* Provide input to service system partners on service system gaps, participate in related problem resolution, service development, and implementation.


* Attend and participate in interagency meetings as requested. 


* Serves as MH/DD liaison on Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Complex Case Child and Adolescent review teams.


* Link parents, families, and community members with varied service system resources.


* Attend Regional and State CASSP meetings and conferences. 


* Facilitate and co-chair ad hoc Berks MH/DD Advisory Board CASSP Advisory Sub-Committee meetings.


* Attend Board and Committee meetings related to the child-serving systems.


* Investigate complaints on behalf of families and advocates.


* Organize and distribute information regarding community resources for children and families to cross-system partners.


* Facilitate county cross-system Human Services Trainings and other community training needs.


* Support other MH/DD Program functions, including but not limited to: provider meetings, Block Grant Planning, Emergency Behavioral Health (EBH), and Suicide Prevention Task Force.


* If the incumbent is approved by the State of PA to work as an Emergency Services Delegate(ESD), then they will act as ESD on the MH/DD Program Team, reviewing specific situations as identified by Crisis Intervention, determining whether a warrant should be authorized, and ensuring all other requirements stipulated under the Mental Health Procedures Act.


* An Emergency Services Delegate requires the incumbent to be available to participate in a 7-day, 24-hour on-call rotation program.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:


* Bachelor’s degree required/ Master’s degree preferred.


* Two years of professional-level experience in the human services/child-serving field.


* Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.


* Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license with a good driving record.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:


* Working knowledge of the various systems that provide services to children (Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Program, Children and Youth Services, Juvenile Probation Office, Drug and Alcohol services, Education) and CASSP System Principles.


* Working knowledge of various servi...