Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist
Not Disclosed•Part-TimeOn-site
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About the Team
COMCARE, a department within Sedgwick County, is dedicated to providing comprehensive, goal-directed, and patient-centered services. The team supports children with Serious Emotional Disturbance and their families, aiming to improve their quality of life and ability to function successfully within the community.
About the Role
This position serves as a vital link in the continuum of care, delivering Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Attendant Care. You will facilitate self-contained, goal-directed individual and group treatments designed to help patients minimize the effects of mental and emotional impairments. Through these activities, you will assist individuals in daily problem-solving, social skill development, leisure training, and enhancing personal relationships.
A significant portion of the role involves providing one-to-one support and supervision to maintain patients in natural community settings, such as their homes, schools, or local community spaces. You will offer direct support for activities of daily living and help families maintain the daily routines critical to a stable lifestyle. Additionally, you will utilize your personal passenger vehicle to transport patients to medical appointments and therapeutic activities, including access to community resources, employment, education, and social activities.
Beyond direct care, you will play an active role in treatment planning and care coordination. This includes collaborating with patients, families, and legal guardians to develop treatment plans, as well as advocating for and arranging services with other agencies. You will work to expand relationships with external partners through memorandums of understanding and by utilizing community resources to their fullest extent.
Hiring Process
Applicants must meet specific licensing standards and pass required background checks, including KBI, DCF child abuse checks, adult abuse registry, and motor vehicle screens. Selected candidates will complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE before beginning their duties.
Equal Opportunity
Sedgwick County is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. For more information regarding these rights, please refer to the official employment laws link provided in the application materials.
Work location
Work model: On-site
On-site
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Skills, education and keywords
Skills: Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Attendant Care, Treatment Planning, Care Coordination, Progress Notes, Memorandums Of Understanding, Release Of Records.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in human services.
Frequently asked questions about Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist at Sedgwick County Government
What does a Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist at Sedgwick County Government do?expand_more
In this Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist at Sedgwick County Government role, you will transport patients to medical appointments and therapeutic activities using personal vehicle; identify, arrange, and advocate for treatment options and services with other agencies; complete progress notes and documentation in compliance with medical necessity guidelines; and provide one-to-one mental health attendant care and supervision in community settings.
What are the requirements for this Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist role?expand_more
To qualify for the Part-time Children's Integrated Care Specialist at Sedgwick County Government position, applicants should have: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in human services; Valid US driver's license without restrictions; Current proof of automobile insurance; Access to personal passenger vehicle; and Pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, adult abuse registry, and motor vehicle screens.