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VASH Lead Service Coordinator III 

JOB TITLE: Lead Service Coordinator III

REPORTS TO: VASH Director

HOURS: Full Time

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt SALARY: DOE 

REQUISITION NUMER: 1781

BENEFITS AND WHAT WE OFFER:

DUTIES: Primary duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Leadership, Administration, Oversight

Clinical Services and Support

Direct Service and Support

community rehabilitation and socialization activities, drug/alcohol services, providing transportation and accompanying the client using personal or public transportation when necessary.

Documentation and Data Collection

SKILLS: Knowledge of or experience with DSM diagnoses, assessment of level of functioning,

EBP’s such as Motivational interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, DBT, Harm Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Trauma Informed Care, Housing First, PTSD, etc. Ability to work collaboratively with others and on a team. Takes initiative and has a solution focused practice. Uses good time management skills and resources to balance case load direct service and paperwork.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience): Master of Social Work, Marriage Family Therapist, Psychologist, licensed or California BBS registered and licensed eligible, and two (2) years of clinical and case management experience is required. Have an interest working with veterans who have experienced homelessness and mental health issues. Candidate must have own transportation and current driver’s license and insurance. Position requires daily walking and occasional driving and transporting of clients. Able to learn a program specific electronic medical health record and articulate clinical work appropriately and in a timely manner. Must complete government, VA back ground check, finger print and clearance.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Work with people experiencing homelessness whether on the streets, in shelters or other places of habitation or services, may present inherent challenges and difficulties such as: exposure to bed bugs or other infestations, unpleasant smells or odors, individuals who may have poor hygiene or unclean homes due to homelessness, mental health symptoms, or poverty. Additionally, in working with our members, employees may encounter 

instances of profanity, sexually explicit or derogatory language, or verbal or physical expressions of anger and trauma. Very rarely do these situations ever escalate to physical contact, and negative or derogatory communication patterns can often be negotiated successfully. All direct care staff are provided adequate training to develop skills to deescalate crisis situations that may arise and Step Up has established procedural safeguards for all employees to mitigate (but not eliminate) these inherent risks of employment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Keyboard data entry required.

Step Up utilizes the principles of trauma-informed care and mental health recovery. These principles inform our Core Values of Hope, Wellness, Voice and Choice, Respect, and

Collaborative Relationships. As representatives of Step Up, employees agree to adhere to these values in their interactions with members, colleagues, supervisors, and associated community members.

STEP UP CORE VALUES 

HOPE – We believe all people have the capacity for positive growth and change. We use hope to inspire and motivate ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

WELLNESS – We believe in promoting a culture that supports healthy and fulfilling lives. We use a supportive environment to foster well-being for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

VOICE AND CHOICE – We believe in the right to choose and be heard. We use voice and choice to create meaningful outcomes and empowerment for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

RESPECT – We believe in promoting interactions that are non-judgmental, transparent. We use respect to guide all of our words and actions with ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS – We believe in forming partnerships to share resources, knowledge, and experiences. We use collaborative relationships to strengthen accomplishments for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

Step Up provides equal employment opportunities without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, mental or physical disability, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

STEP UP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER