ACCESS Maysi Liaison na Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI)

Description

ACCESS Maysi Liaison
Program Management
Syracuse, NY On-Site
FULL-TIME Nonexempt : 40 hours

Put the CARE in your CAREER!

At CCSI, our mission is to activate possibilities for our customers and employees through collaboration, compassion, equity, and imagination. For more than 30 years, CCSI has been a leading non-profit partner to local governments, schools, and community-based organizations, helping them improve their business processes so they can focus on their missions. If you’re looking for a career with purpose that creates lasting change in the community, we encourage you to apply.

CCSI is partnering with Onondaga Count to hire a ACCESS Maysi Liaison. This position is employed by CCSI and working on behalf of Onondaga County.

In this role, you will be:

• Responds to Maysi referrals generated by the Probation Department.
• Serves as a diversion support point-person for families struggling with children/youth experiencing challenges including but not limited to habitual truancy from school and/or unmanageable behavior at home, in school or in the community
• Partners with families to complete assessment process, explore natural support, assist with problem solving and support service planning
• Conducts home visits/meetings with assigned families
• Completes a family driven assessment process; use of diverse assessment tools as needed
• Educates families on services and community resources available and completes associated referrals
• Coordinates and facilitates/co-facilitates meetings with families that may include school district personnel and our service providers
• Maintains a connection with the youth/family and associated school district/building personnel, providing short-term continued support and or case management services throughout the diversion response process
• Contributes to technical support for the ACCESS/Child Welfare Response Team and community partners as needed to strengthen continuum of support for addressing diversion related needs identified
• Presents referral information as applicable to designated Onondaga County Juvenile Justice Service personnel for PINS petition consideration and completes related paperwork/other as required
• Participates in Individual and Group Supervision or Coaching sessions for consultation and identification of best fit service/support opportunities available for families
• Inputs and maintains records of all response activity in designated system within the established timeframes and maintains hard copy records, statistics, other as directed
• Maintains communication and coordination with applicable school(s) throughout the response process and completes follow up
• Provides ACCESS Team intake overflow support/coverage as needed
• Delivers service in a manner that is strengths based, family driven, trauma informed and culturally competent
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

What You Bring:

• BA/BS in Human Services field with 2 years of relevant professional experience and/or some advanced hours of training or MSW/MA in Human Services or equivalent education and work experience. (see CCSI's equivalency chart)
• Previous direct work with youths experiencing social or emotional challenges, habitual truancy from school and/or unmanageable behavior at home, in school or in the community preferred
• Effective youth & family engagement skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
• Computer proficiency
• High level of interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with team members, school district personnel, families and members of the provider community
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team; and to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to satisfactorily complete all required background screenings: criminal, State Central Registry and driving

Required for this position are:

• Respects the confidential nature of information you are exposed to in the course of your work performance and employment.
• Serves as an instiller of hope for parents, providing support and advocacy as they seek services for their child/youth
• Represents and promotes the ACCESS Team and its process at meetings and community events as needed/assigned
• Follows program policies and procedures
• Maintains effective professional relationships with service providers and community organizations in the interest of clients’ and program goals

At CCSI, you’ll enjoy

• Market-competitive compensation
• An award-winning Wellness@Work and employee benefits program.
• An organization that is committed to racial equity and anti-racist practices.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• A voice in shaping CCSI’s ever-evolving diverse company culture.

We Are CCSI!

For more than 30 years, CCSI has been a leading non-profit partner to government agencies, schools, and community-based organizations in the mental and behavioral health space. We aim to maximize these organizations’ potential to serve their communities by supporting their business operations and staffing needs. We dream of communities where everyone flourishes, and we are proud to help our customers move towards that goal.

At CCSI, you are not just part of a team, you are part of a community. You do not just fit in, you belong. We are proud of our steadfast commitment to equity, working diligently to remedy the impact of systems of racism and other forms of oppression to ensure that everyone in our employee community can flourish. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to consider joining us.

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CCSI does not accept inquiries from third-party recruiters or search agencies.

Coordinated Care Services, Inc (CCSI) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.