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Purpose of Position/General Statement/Distinguishing Features of Position This position serves children with behavioral health needs who are eligible for the Children Long Term Support (CLTS) and Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) programs. For this position purposes, the CLTS Waiver Program is a home and community-based program that provides Medicaid funding for children with severe emotional disturbances in their daily activities and need support to remain in their home or community. CCS is a community based behavioral health services program designed with recovery concepts at its foundation.

Under supervision, the employee assists children and their families identify, secure and monitor effectiveness of appropriate services in order to meet the child's outcomes. The Service Facilitator will continue to provide support and ensure needs are being met for the duration of our involvement. This position receives supervision and direction from the CLTS Supervisor and/or Clinical Coordinator.

Primary Duties/Job Functions The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be assigned or required.

Position fulfills requirements of CCS Service Facilitator as outlined in Wisconsin Administrative Code DHS 36. Position completes CLTS Basic Waiver certification requirements. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary team serving CCS consumers.

Provides services in support of recovery concepts and practices. In collaboration with the consumer and his/her supports, conducts comprehensive, strength-based assessments through interviews, home visits and collecting of collateral information. In collaboration with the consumer and his/her supports, determines the range and type of services needed for preventative or rehabilitative services.

Explains the scope of services and discusses consumer's rights and responsibilities in relation to the use of services. Arranges or provides for appropriate services for consumers based on their assessed needs. In collaboration with the consumer, his/her supports, and other providers, assesses ongoing consumer needs while developing and updating service plans to address needs.

Prepares correspondence, reports, and records as necessary and appropriate. Provides crisis and short-term intervention for consumers and families. Provides support as necessary for consumers and/or family or significant others in individual or group formats.

Works efficiently to achieve treatment objectives without duplication of effort and with maximum effective use of time and resources. Attends and participates in staff meetings, supervision time and other regularly scheduled meetings. Completes and maintains consumer and program related documentation in a concise, thorough and timely manner.

Maintains confidentiality of records and information relating to consumer's treatment. Attends continuing education courses, workshops or conferences to stay in compliance with program educational requirements. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Training ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of HFS 36 and CLTS Waiver program. Knowledge of resources for community mental health and ways in which these resources may be used by consumers. Working knowledge of common psychotropic medications and their intended benefits.

Skill in working independently and implementing time management strategies. Ability to work with diverse populations. Ability to participate in and appropriately apply supervision.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, other employees, contract agencies and the general public. Ability to understand and communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to manage high levels of stress.

Considerable ability to work and make appropriate decisions independently. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related Human Services degree. Previous experience in providing mental health or CLTS case management services (public or private) preferred.

Must have access to private transportation at all times for work-related duties. Must possess a valid State of Wisconsin driver's license or have the ability to obtain one. Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical 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. Work is performed in office settings and occasionally in the field. Work is largely sedentary.

Position may provide services in the office, at consumer's home, or in the community, which requires travel to different locations for performance of work duties. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate instruments, equipment, computers, and various other pieces of office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently be required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, feel, or operate objects, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee may regularly be required to sit; stoop; kneel, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Occasionally position may travel to other offices in the county or stay overnight out of town to attend training. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED: Personal computers, including Microsoft Office, standard equipment of a data processing office, including photocopiers, calculator; motor vehicle; telephone. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may work under conditions that requires exposure to environmental factors such as disease or violence. This exposure may cause some discomfort and presents a risk of injury.

CLOSING STATEMENT: This position description has been prepared to assist in defining job responsibilities, physical demands, working conditions and skills needed. It is not intended as a complete list of job duties, responsibilities and/or essential functions. This description is not intended to limit or modify the right of the supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision.

The County retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to, or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgement, to be proper. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The duties are subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.