Placement Support Specialist

Description

Placement Support Specialist

Are you searching for a way to use your compassion, knowledge and interpersonal skills? Camelot Care Centers, part of the national Pathways brand of mental health providers, offers mentoring, community based, crisis, and outpatient counseling services to support children, their families, and adults in the most effective and respectful manner. Our team lives out their passion for helping the community and need a hardworking, dedicated, and passionate Care Coordinator I to join our team.

Our family counseling and foster care services are varied to be able to meet the needs of our clients, and we are continually creating new programs in response to identified needs in a particular area. The common thread is that we provide counseling and support services in-home and in community-based settings throughout Tennessee. We emphasize the strengths and uniqueness of each youth and family. All our family counseling and foster care services are offered by trained therapists and counselors under the direct supervision of licensed clinicians.

As part of the nationwide team, we offer many benefits to aid in your work/life balance and career growth. In addition to the usual benefits, we offer paid training, career advancement opportunities, medical/dental/vision, PTO, paid holidays, Pet insurance, a Vacation plan that increases with tenure after your first year, Perks at Pathways that offers discounts on shopping, hotel stays, and entertainment; and much more (see below)! We realize that your growth is paramount to our continued reputation of quality and service excellence, so we are ready to invest in YOU from day one!

About your Role
The Placement Support Specialist I contributes to program excellence and integrity by working to maintain the appropriate number of admissions to the Therapeutic Foster Care program and carrying out assigned administrative and clinical duties.

Reviewing client referral material, presenting referrals to assigned foster parent(s) able to accept client(s) as a placement, facilitating placement of said client(s) in a foster home by communicating with Program Director, referral source, and the foster parent(s).

• Marketing and building internal and external relationships with referral sources and foster parents.

• Providing families (foster, biological, or adoptive) with training and support needed to create a therapeutic environment in the home. • Participating in the on-call process as assigned.

• Supporting fellow team members to ensure the best outcomes for all Camelot clients and families.
• Completing documentation within established time frames and rectifying all deficits within the allotted time frame.
• Assuring integrity and excellence by completing peer audits as assigned and contributing to the Performance Quality Improvement Cycle, including the collection and use of data to continuously improve client and program services.
• Case carrying duties (transporting clients, on-call rotation, and in-home care coordination) may be assigned at the discretion of the Regional Program Director and/or Grand Regional Director.
• And other assigned duties

Does the Following Apply to You?
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university

• At least 1 year of relevant experience in the Mental Health field
• Sensitive to other cultures and socioeconomic levels
• Thorough knowledge of child development and behavior modification

Perks of Working for Pathways:

• Competitive Salary
• Paid Vacation Days (1st year 10 days; increases with tenure)
• Paid Sick Days (Accrual per pay period)
• 9 Paid Holidays (including Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve)
• Medical, Dental, Vision including a Health Savings Account or FSA
• Health, Dependent and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic and Optional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse and/or Dependents
• 401 K

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