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Transitional Care Coordinator

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Rate: $20.39/hr

M-F 9-5:30 w/flexibility for 2 evenings/week

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 18-25.

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 their 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 trainings

+ Report to the Senior Family Partner

+ NYS Certified Peer Specialist or be able to obtain certification

+ Must have dependable transportation

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