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Form of workAscent Health, Inc. - Houma, Louisiana
Wraparound Facilitator
The Wraparound Facilitator will work as part of the Child and Family Team to assist adolescents with emotional/behavioral needs (ages 5-21) and their families in strengthening systems of natural support, improving the ability and confidence of family members in managing their services and organizing formal and community supports through a comprehensive, individualized, holistic support plan. The Wraparound Supervisor supervises this position.
Primary Responsibilities
Engagement
- Initiates contact with the family within (3) calendar days of receipt of referral
- Conducts face-to-face with the family within (7) business days of assignment to discuss:
- Wraparound goals
- Wraparound process
- Role of the referring agency
- Expectations of Family/Caregiver
- Expectations of child
- Development of the Child/Youth and Family Team (CFT)
- Client/Family/Caregiver safety issues
- Creation of a crisis plan
- Stability of housing, childcare and respite needs
- Serves as the primary contact person for the family on a weekly basis at minimum
- Convenes, coordinates, communicates and facilitates a Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) with the family and identified collateral contacts to implement the Plan of Care every 30 days at a minimum and sends updated Plans of Care to all team members with 72-hrs of updates
- Assures that families have a voice, sustained access to, and ownership of their Plan of Care and associated resources
Documentation
- In partnership with the family, develops an individualized Plan of Care every 30-days at a minimum that adheres to National Wraparound Initiative standards and treatment planning requirements consistent with 42 CFR 438.208(c)(3)
- Submits the Plan of Care to the Statewide Management Organization (SMO) for review prior to the end of the initial 30-day authorization period
- Works directly with the child/youth and family to implement elements of the Plan of Care
- Formalizes, monitors and modifies the Plan of Care developed by the wraparound team and updates the Plan of Care to reflect the changing needs of the child/youth within 48-hours of every CFTM.
- Coordinates the delivery of available services, including services reimbursable under 42 USC 1396d(a) educational, social or other services
- Develops, in concert with the individual and collateral contacts, a transition plan when the child/youth has achieved the goals of the plan of care
- Monitors the Plan of Care to ascertain whether certain services are being provided in accordance with the Plan of Care and are adequate
- All contacts and updates to the Plan of Care must be reflected in the Electronic Health Record System within 48-hours
- Complies with all other required documentation and data collection in support of the program’s implementation and evaluation strategy
Collaboration
- Works with the Independent Evaluator (Licensed Mental Health Professional) each eligibility period to ensure that the comprehensive assessment is completed, and the results are incorporated into the CFT process
- Collaborates with other service providers on the child/youth and family’s behalf on an ongoing basis
- Demonstrates an ongoing awareness of the community resources that could potentially be useful to the child/youth and family
- Identifies other community and individual supports that can be used by the family to achieve their care plan; these can include friends, relatives and or religious/community affiliations
- Develops positive relationships with community-based providers to ensure access to quality services for children youth and families
- Ensures that an established community crisis support service is available to family during times of crisis, regardless of the time of day or day of week
- Assists the child/youth and family with accessing strength-based mental health, social services, educational services, and other supports and resources required to help the family to attain its vision
- Other duties as assigned.
Required
- Possess a Bachelor’s-level degree in a human services field or any field with a minimum of two years of full-time experience working in relevant family, children/youth, or community service capacity. Relevant alternative experience may substitute for the Bachelor’s-level degree requirement in individual cases subject to approval by OBH
- Completes required training and credentialing process for wrap facilitation according to a curriculum approved by OBH within time frames required by OBH
- Demonstration of high fidelity to NWI standards through ongoing participation in wraparound fidelity monitoring using the WFAS
- Access to reliable transportation. If driving an automobile while on company business, must possess a valid driver’s license in the state of residence and auto insurance
- Ability to create effective relationships with individuals of different cultural beliefs and lifestyles
- Possess an understanding of child and adolescent development
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to develop and deliver a child/youth/family specific presentation
- Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented
- Ability to analyze complex information and to define and solve problems
- Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of client (i.e., HIPPA, FERPA, P.L. 46:56) staff and agency information
Benefits
At Ascent, we are not only passionate about elevating the lives of the youth and families we serve but also the lives of our employees. Ascent offers a full range of benefits to regular, full-time employees. These benefits include:
At Ascent, we are not only passionate about elevating the lives of the youth and families we serve but also the lives of our employees. Ascent offers a full range of benefits to regular, full-time employees. These benefits include:
- Company insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision, and more, including a $6,000.00 employer contribution towards medical, dental, and vision premiums
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Cell phone allowance and mileage reimbursement
- $500.00 loyalty increase each year of employment
About Ascent
Ascent Houma offers Wraparound Services to the following Parishes: Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne. The wraparound process is an intensive, individualized care management process for youths with serious or complex needs. Research shows that the wraparound process does more for children than basic child welfare services alone. According to numerous independent studies, most youths in welfare programs that interacted with Ascent move on to less restrictive environments and are significantly less likely to engage in illegal or delinquent behavior. We believe everyone has been empowered with unique gifts and responsibilities and strive to elevate people from where they are today to where they can be tomorrow.
We hope you will consider joining us in our mission to serve communities and inspire change!
Ascent Houma offers Wraparound Services to the following Parishes: Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne. The wraparound process is an intensive, individualized care management process for youths with serious or complex needs. Research shows that the wraparound process does more for children than basic child welfare services alone. According to numerous independent studies, most youths in welfare programs that interacted with Ascent move on to less restrictive environments and are significantly less likely to engage in illegal or delinquent behavior. We believe everyone has been empowered with unique gifts and responsibilities and strive to elevate people from where they are today to where they can be tomorrow.
We hope you will consider joining us in our mission to serve communities and inspire change!
