Transitional Care Coordinator

Location: Middletown, NY, United StatesDate Posted: Aug 8, 2024

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Location: Middletown, NY

Rate of Pay: $20.29 Hourly

Hours:Monday -Friday 9am - 5:30 with flexibility to be available at least 3 evenings per week

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NYS Certified Peer Specialist/NYS Certified Youth Peer Advocate or be able to obtain at least one of these certifications.

Seeking a Transitional Care Coordinator with lived experience with a mental health challenge s and is willing a nd able to share that experience . The Transitional Care Coordinator wil l work with young adults ages 16 -25.

Job Description:

In this role you will:

• Attend SPOA Meetings

• Share your lived experiences to support the young adult in the program

• Provide services in the form of direct support, information sharing, and skill building.

• Coach, educate, support, encourage young adult to use their voice and make informed choices.

• Increase young adult self-empowerment and advocacy skills.

• Mediate, facilitate, or bridge between young adult and agencies.

• Assist young adult in:

  • Identifying natural supports

  • Connecting to informal supports

  • Discovering their own strengths

  • Ensuring the ir plan is customized and individualized

  • Defining what success looks like the young adult

  • Resolving conflicts

  • Integrating into community, school, and family

  • Achieving successful independent living options

  • Obtaining employment

  • Transitioning into adulthood

  • Navigating the public human services system

  Qualifications:

  The ideal candidate will have:

• Have a working knowledge of the MH, education, social, employment, and community services

• Must be able to relate to issues faces by young adults, while supporting and providing a positive attitude

• Demonstrated direct experience with their own mental health challenges

• Ability to work with a variety of agencies/organizations/schools

• Must be organized and able to prioritize

• Have good organization , writing and telephone skills

• Willingness to participate in ongoing training s

• Report to the Senior Family Partner

• NYS Certified Peer Specialist /NYS Certified Youth Peer Advocate or be able to obtain at least one of these certification s

  • Must have dependable transportation

EOE/AAE/M/F/D/V

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