Initiates and responds to consumer, family, service provider, and outside agency communications on topics including service eligibility, regional center service standards, regional center methods, generic agency programs and methods, and problem resolution
Provides information through a variety of methods including telephonic and electronic mail
Conducts individual program planning, including annual and quarterly review meetings, in collaboration with consumers and where appropriate families and service providers, and completes corresponding reports
Conducts individual family service planning, including initial, semi-annual, annual, transition and periodic reviews, with consumers and parents, foster parents, and guardians
Generates referrals and Purchase of Service Authorizations, Change in Authorizations and Purchase of Service Terminations, as needed
Provides advocacy assistance as needed
Provides information regarding available resources and services to consumers and their families, and care providers
Documents all case management activity performed in the consumer’s interdisciplinary notes in accordance with Title 19
Maintains case management documents in the consumer record
Maintains Community Resource Database
Reviews Incoming Case Transfers (e.g., review of exceptional funding authorizations and exceptional living arrangements with transfer cases)
Review of Outgoing Case Transfers (e.g., ensure funding is terminated appropriately)
Review of Notice of Actions
Training and Mentoring of New Staff
Participation in Diversity and Inclusion Projects, Community Outreach, Statewide Placements, and Special Projects/Committees
Performs other related duties as required or assigned, such as providing backup to the Officer of the Day duties
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, human development, sociology, public health nursing or a related field
Two years of Regional Center preferred experience as a service coordinator
A Master’s Degree in a related field is preferred
Assessment, program planning, customer service, strong organization and paperwork management
Strong verbal and written communication, and ability to communicate complex material
Computer usage
Must work successfully with people from a variety of cultures
Frequent telephone and out-of-office meetings required
Valid CDL and reliable transportation, or acceptable substitute, required
Bilingual Spanish may be required dependent upon position