Children's MH Services Coordinator (MH Program Specialist 1)
Full Time
Westtown, PA
Posted
Job description
Summary
The Chester County Department of Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as the Assistant Mental Health Clinical Services Coordinator (MH Program Specialist 1). The position provides administrative-level responsibilities for:
Developing and maintaining a recovery-oriented system of care;
Oversight of clinical and supportive service programs;
Provide community outreach and education;
Ensure regulatory and contractual compliance; and
Monitor service authorization, invoicing, and State reporting requirements.
The position requires creativity, initiative, and the ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with professionals, community groups, and the public.
The incumbent liaisons with other governmental agencies (federal, state, and municipal) and the community and therefore requires strong decision making, prioritizing, and planning skills, as well as excellent communication skills. The position requires availability, albeit not often, before and after regular working hours as well as routine responsibilities as a Mental Health Delegate.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong knowledge of the recovery oriented service system and regulations and conduct all operations under the guise of the system of care practice model, to maximize all resources around an individual or family. This system of care includes child and adult serving agencies and community partners that join with an individual or family to meet their goals, requiring the ability to work effectively as a team.
Additionally, the successful candidate will possess proficienct writing, presentation development, and public speaking skills. The incumbent must be able to travel to attend meetings, conferences, etc.
Child Abuse, State Police and FBI clearances are required. Clearances must be obtained 90 days or less from the start date. In addition, an online assessment will be required.
• • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work/Welfare, Psychology, Counseling, Social Services, Public Health, Anthropology, Criminology, Gerontology, Human Behavior/Development, Sociology, Special Education, Human Services, Admin of Justice, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History and Political Science.
Minorities and Bilingual (Spanish/English) candidates encouraged to apply.
To learn more about our services, please visit our website at www.chesco.org/MHIDD.
Developing and maintaining a recovery-oriented system of care;
Oversight of clinical and supportive service programs;
Provide community outreach and education;
Ensure regulatory and contractual compliance; and
Monitor service authorization, invoicing, and State reporting requirements.
The position requires creativity, initiative, and the ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with professionals, community groups, and the public.
The incumbent liaisons with other governmental agencies (federal, state, and municipal) and the community and therefore requires strong decision making, prioritizing, and planning skills, as well as excellent communication skills. The position requires availability, albeit not often, before and after regular working hours as well as routine responsibilities as a Mental Health Delegate.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong knowledge of the recovery oriented service system and regulations and conduct all operations under the guise of the system of care practice model, to maximize all resources around an individual or family. This system of care includes child and adult serving agencies and community partners that join with an individual or family to meet their goals, requiring the ability to work effectively as a team.
Additionally, the successful candidate will possess proficienct writing, presentation development, and public speaking skills. The incumbent must be able to travel to attend meetings, conferences, etc.
Child Abuse, State Police and FBI clearances are required. Clearances must be obtained 90 days or less from the start date. In addition, an online assessment will be required.
• • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work/Welfare, Psychology, Counseling, Social Services, Public Health, Anthropology, Criminology, Gerontology, Human Behavior/Development, Sociology, Special Education, Human Services, Admin of Justice, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History and Political Science.
- Two years of professional experience in public or private mental health/social work agency
- Must have a valid driver’s license and use of a private vehicle.
Minorities and Bilingual (Spanish/English) candidates encouraged to apply.
To learn more about our services, please visit our website at www.chesco.org/MHIDD.
Essential Duties
- Work in accordance with ROSC (Recovery Oriented System Of Care) principles, supporting person-centered , community-based, cross-system collaborative, culturally competent, best-practice services.
- Serve as office-hours duty mental health delegate, in accordance with the Mental Health Procedures Act, to evaluate and approve or deny petitions for emergency involuntary commitment and respond to requests for information from the public.
- Maintain up- to- date knowledge and understanding of resources and regulations.
- Provide information as needed about mental health resources to a multitude of stakeholders.
- Review and approve/deny routine and ad-hoc requests for County base funding for e.g. prescriptions, inpatient treatment and other services within the scope of the department.
- Enter data accurately and timely in designated databases as required.
- Compile and submit reports as required.
- Carry out contract oversight of operations of designated programs and services.
- Field oversight of designated programs and services
- Conduct site visits as needed for contract compliance audits (review documentation, assess site(s) for health and safety and performance standards)
- Resolve authorization and billing questions
- Provide consultation and technical assistance for system improvement
- Assist in the writing and applying audit findings to enhance contract Program Descriptions and Deliverables.
- Assist in developing new policies and procedures to improve functioning of Provider network
- Act as liaison to designated Local, State, and Regional Departments, and community organizations.
- Attend, coordinate or facilitate committee meetings as required or needed.
- Manage development projects, as required, including responsibility for the full range of project management duties:
- Schedule all team activities
- Research and prepare materials for the project team
- Chair team meetings
- Manage communication within the project and between project team and senior management.
- Identify, develop, and facilitate training needs/opportunities within the county community system.
- Attend work-related trainings and conferences.
- Participate in health fairs and expos on behalf of MH/IDD
- Perform other duties, tasks and special projects as required.
Qualifications/Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Social Services, Public Health, or related field.
- Two years of professional experience in public or private mental health/social work agency
- Must have a valid driver’s license and use of a private vehicle.
- Must be willing to travel.
- Must be a Pennsylvania resident.
Clarification of Requirements: You may substitute related education for the required experience or appropriate experience for the required education. Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- Working knowledge of the Recovery Oriented System of Care Model.
- Strong professional ethics, including an understanding of the need for confidentiality, respect, and equal treatment for individuals receiving services.
- Strong working knowledge of DHS State and Federal regulations
- Knowledge of evidence-based practices for children & adults
- Ability to read and interpret data, - including fiscal and contract utilization data.
- Strong organizational skills, including time management, & task prioritization.
- Good project management skills.
- Strong communication skills including the ability to set clear expectations, to mediate, to effectively facilitate and/or chair meetings and to adapt both verbal and written communication style to different audiences.
- Solution-oriented, problem-solving skills that are directed towards achieving desired and measurable outcomes.
- Ability to work accurately with detail while maintaining an understanding of context and the overall goal.
- Ability to use initiative to take effective action.
- Ability to use good judgment in responding to official (external and internal) demands.
- Ability to be an effective member of a team.
- Ability to professionally represent the Mental Health Unit, the MH/IDD Department and the County in a variety of forums.
Additional Information
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:
- Intermediate Word skills
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Basic Access skills
- Basic PowerPoint skills
- Basic Outlook skills (Email and Calendar)
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