ABOUT FAMILIES FORWARD WRAPAROUND

Families Forward Wraparound provides mental health and supportive services with a team of caring professionals. Our program helps children and youth remain in the home with their families, and assists them in becoming more successful in other key areas of their lives. Our wraparound process honors the family’s voices and brings people together from different parts of the family’s life to provide a network of support. Families Forward Wraparound services are creative, culturally inclusive, flexible and action-oriented.

ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Mental Health Systems is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to delivering innovative mental health, substance abuse, supportive housing, veteran, and recovery services. MHS provides over 75 broad-ranging programs that offer safety-net services and employs over 800 dedicated individuals across 6 California counties; Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, San Bernardino, and San Diego. Since 1978, Mental Health System’s client-centered, strengths-based solutions have been designed to offer comprehensive, culturally competent programs that embody our core values of Excellence, Hope, Action, Innovation, Integrity, and Dignity. MHS has a commitment toward reducing stigma and improving access to care using the principle of “whatever it takes”. MHS offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, company sponsored retirement plan, employee assistance program, generous holidays, vacation, and sick for eligible employees.

JOB SUMMARY

The Wraparound Facilitator/BBS Registered Clinician develops a supportive and helping relationship with high-risk youth and their families that follows the Wraparound philosophy and approach. The Facilitator ensures that clients receive the full spectrum of services in a seamless manner and that they receive the optimal level of care needed to maximize functioning and minimize the need for higher levels of care. The Facilitator is responsible for overseeing the clinical services provided and is responsible for the client’s medical record. They serve as the hub of the team and complete intake, behavioral health and discharge assessments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• In collaboration with the youth’s team members and family, serve as the main contact of the Wraparound process, providing team-based services in an in-home and community based environment.
• Make initial contact with clients and provides strength-based individual and family or group mental health services, in the home or on site, including assessment, treatment planning, Wraparound meetings, case management services, and crisis intervention.
• Conduct Behavioral Health Assessments and co-creates individualized Client plans with the team and family.
• Complete Medi-Cal documentation (progress notes, assessments, client plans, and discharge summaries) and billing per County and program standards in the Electronic Health Record.
• Design, plan, and organize individualized clinical services for each client and family, including Wraparound meetings, individual services, and psycho-education groups.
• Provide case management services for the client and family in the home or in the community.
• Transport clients when necessary in own vehicle.
• Promote and interface with interagency resources as appropriate to caseload and client/family plan. Consult and collaborate with parents, caregivers, schools, referral sources, and other agencies including behavioral health providers, CWS, and Probation.
• Maintain a flexible schedule according to client needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Active BBS registration as Associate or Licensed MFT, PCC, or Social Work.
• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related behavioral science.
• Minimum two years’ experience working in a mental health setting with children and youth with severe emotional disturbances.
• Considerable knowledge of child development.
• Fluency in English required; Fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation and current auto insurance per contract requirements.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• working w/emotionally disturbed children and youth: 2 years (Required)

Education:

• Master’s (Required)

License:

• MFT, PCC, or Social Work (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Other types of insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts