Aftercare Coordinator

Nexus Family Healing
Onarga, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2024

Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 90 miles south of Chicago, only a few miles from I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus-Onarga provides boys, ages 10 to 20, a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address their problematic sexual behaviors and their emotional and behavioral issues. Nexus-Onarga is part of Nexus Family Healing, a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies providing innovative, customized help for children and families struggling with emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues.

The role of the Aftercare Coordinator is to prepare, implement and facilitate a series of aftercare services activities, ensuring clients are seamlessly transitioned back into their community, during and after residential discharge. The Aftercare Coordinator will coordinate the transition from the residential intervention back to the community by developing the discharge and aftercare plan for both youth and caregivers, providing at least six months of aftercare services post discharge communication and documentation, from the residential intervention.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate the completion of required communication and documentation surrounding transition/aftercare plans.
  • Provide therapeutic services and support within the parameters of the program’s structure, philosophy and models while emulating Nexus core ICARE values and mission.
  • Establish transparent, trusting and communicative relationships with the family, caregivers and youth to ensure their voice and choice is at the center of their aftercare plan and during their transition.
  • Develop and facilitate family-centered transition and aftercare teams ensuring all individuals have a vested interest in the success of the client’s aftercare plan and are in communication with one another.
  • Attends and participates in treatment planning meetings, to provide input relative to transition and aftercare.
  • Communicates with county/state workers during the residential stay and post discharge; document pertinent touchpoints and communications that are pertinent for client records; follows up as needed.
  • Creates community relationships to enhance resource and referral opportunities for the youth and their caretakers; maintain healthy collaborative relationships with community partners.
  • Maintains weekly contact with youth and families up to three months post RTC discharge, bi-weekly the remaining three months (subject to increase based on family need and participation).
  • Provides intermittent transportation to clients and families as needed within reason.
  • Regularly complies with all agencies, state and regulatory standards; documents compliance activities and communications as needed and required for clients within their file.

Required Education & Experience:

  • BA/BS in related field with a minimum of 2 years residential experience required. 
  • Master’s degree preferred.

Work Scheduled & Salary:

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday Business Hour Availability 
  • Salary:  Starts at $50,000 annually and increases with years of related experience and credentials 

Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
  • Bending, twisting and reaching conducive to an office environment.
  • Must be able to assist in proper restraining of residents.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include: 

  • Five weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
  • Multiple options for health insurance coverage
  • No-cost life insurance
  • Short/long-term disability insurance
  • 401k match
  • NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
  • NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
  • NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
  • Tuition assistance and training opportunities
  • Advancement pathways and internal promotion
  • And much more!

      At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

      Our ICARE Values:

      • Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
      • Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
      • Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
      • Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
      • Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

      APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

      Keywords: "Aftercare Coordinator", "Admissions Coordinator", "Case Manager", "Care Coordinator", “Mental Health”, “Counselor”, “Mental Health Practitioner”, “Mental Health Professional”, “Mental Health Counselor”, “Mental Health Therapist”, “Children’s Mental Health” , “Social Worker”, “Licensed Professional Counselor”, “Therapist”, “Clinical Services” , “Social Services”, “Counseling”, “LPC”, “Human Services”, "Trauma Informed", "Therapist", "Psychology", "Youth Counselor", "Admissions Coordinator" "Case Worker" 

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