Care Coordinator Behavioral Health VA ONLY
Category: Direct Support Professional: Care Coordinator. Behavioral Health Tech. Mental Health Tech.
Job Locations: US-VA-McLean
Type: Regular Full-Time
About Us
Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. We have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. We support our valued staff members through industry-competitive salaries, career growth, skills expansion, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Be part of a team dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love.
Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.
Responsibilities
Supervision and support of adolescents (individually and in groups) at all times; assistance to each adolescent in working with a group and in handling individual problems; administration of support and setting of limits for behavior; documentation of the adolescent's progress, identification of the possible need for professional services, and communication of such findings to professional staff.
- Arrive to work on time and in a mental and emotional state conducive to providing care in a therapeutic environment.
- Receive instruction and direction in a professionally receptive manner.
- Facilitate residential daily schedule including participating in and providing support to residents.
- Practice safe and legal vehicle practices when operating personal and company vehicles.
- Provide transportation to residents for community outings and meetings.
- Know where all assigned residents are and what they are doing at all times.
- Practice compliance with all record keeping and assigned documentation.
- Remain current and up to date on all trainings required to maintain employment.
- Manifest sound judgment at all times.
- Display respect for the program of Newport Academy.
- Communicate with accuracy, honesty, integrity, compassion, and respect to others.
- Dedicate time, energy, and effort to professional growth and development.
- Help meet the goals/objectives of any required individualized service plans.
Other Related Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to hold structure within the house, set limits and enforce boundaries with residents.
- Ability to observe interactions and intervene at the earliest point of conflict to prevent crisis.
- Ability to communicate with residents with a positive tone in a supportive manner.
- Ability to appreciate and value each resident while being sensitive to their diversity.
- Ability to multi-task while managing emotional states.
Qualifications
Qualifications: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Must be at least 21 years old.
Education/Experience Required: H.S. Degree or GED required and 6 months of experience working with children; associates degree and three months working with children; bachelor's level degree in human services preferred.
Physical Demands
The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to walk, sit, stand, bend, lift and move constantly during working hours. The incumbent must be able to see and hear and have the mobility to access the house/campus which may include long distances or uneven terrain.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.
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