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Transitional Care Coordinator

Location: Middletown, NY, United States
Date Posted: Oct 1, 2024

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Description

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 challenges and is willing and able to share that experience.  The Transitional Care Coordinator will 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:

  1. Identifying natural supports
  2. Connecting to informal supports
  3. Discovering their own strengths
  4. Ensuring their plan is customized and individualized
  5. Defining what success looks like the young adult
  6. Resolving conflicts
  7. Integrating into community, school, and family
  8. Achieving successful independent living options
  9. Obtaining employment
  10. Transitioning into adulthood
  11. 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 trainings

-          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 certifications

  •          Must have dependable transportation

    EOE/AAE/M/F/D/V
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