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Service Coordinator ($2,000 Incentive)

Partners For Quality, Inc.

Overview

ORGANIZATION: Allegheny Children’s Initiative

DEPARTMENT: Service Coordination

POSITION: Service Coordinator

STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours/week

HOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of consumers and their families

LOCATION: Throughout Allegheny County

SALARY: $43,000/yr and a Sign-on bonus of $2,000

Allegheny Children’s Initiative, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides mental and behavioral health community-based services to children, adolescents and families throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Based in Pittsburgh’s South Side, we provide Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Service Coordination, Student Assistance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Family Based Mental Health programs. All employees of Allegheny Children’s Initiative are expected to act and conduct services in a socially just and culturally competent manner. Employees are supported in these efforts through ongoing development and training.

Responsibilities

The Service Coordinator will be responsible for providing direct mental health Service Coordination services to children / adolescents with a serious mental / behavioral health disorder. Services are provided in the community where the consumer resides to gain access to needed resources such a mental health treatment, educational, social, medical, etc. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assess child/family needs and to appropriate services, treatment providers or community resources
• Assist the child/family in accessing and learning to use resources and services
• Support the family in obtaining and maintaining basic living needs; including applying for financial assistance when available
• Educate the family around mental health issues and available services. Support and empower the family
• Advocate that child/family needs are being met in a timely and coordinated way
• Monitor the quality of outside services to the family and assess child and family satisfaction with services
• Develop crisis safety plans with the child and family and educate them around emergency mobile crisis services
• Participate in treatment / discharge planning for those who are hospitalized or involved in treatment services
• Facilitate interagency team meetings to review child/family needs with other members of the their team
• Complete all required documentation in the Electronic Health Record

Allegheny Children’s Initiative is invested in our efforts to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment and community through our four DEI committees: Community Engagement; Diversity in Hiring; Education and Dialogue; and Policies and Procedures. We believe in DEI, so participation is required and paid. We invite you to join our efforts in advancing DEI for our staff and the persons we serve.

Benefits

Full-Time employees enjoy a generous benefits package:

• Health Insurance (Highmark BCBS), Dental and Vision Insurances (United Healthcare)
• $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Wellness Days (2 per year)
• Paid holidays
• Optional 401(k) with Employer match

WORK PERKS

• Approved agency for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• Flexible work schedule, great for busy adults!
• Paid orientation and training
• Free parking
• Mileage reimbursement
• Company issued laptops and cell phones for work use
• Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Cell Phone discount (Verizon)

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

• Complete an employment application online
• Email resumes: Careers@PFQ.org
• Drop off resumes or apply in person: Partners For Quality, 250 Clever Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136

If you need any assistance or require an accommodation to apply please contact us at 412-446-0700.

Partners For Quality 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.

www.PFQ.org

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, other related social sciences, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling or education
• One (1) year paid experience working with children
• Eligible for Act 33, 34 and FBI Clearances
• Valid Driver's license and full-time use of vehicle
• COVID-19 Vaccination or approved exemption

Minimum Compensation

USD $43,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Compensation

USD $43,000.00/Yr.