Job description

Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 90 miles south of Chicago, only a few miles from I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus-Onarga provides boys, ages 10 to 20, a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address their problematic sexual behaviors and their emotional and behavioral issues. Nexus-Onarga is part of Nexus Family Healing, a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies providing innovative, customized help for children and families struggling with emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues.

Position Summary:
The role of the Aftercare Coordinator is to prepare, implement and facilitate a series of aftercare services activities, ensuring clients are seamlessly transitioned back into their community, during and after residential discharge. The Aftercare Coordinator will coordinate the transition from the residential intervention back to the community by developing the discharge and aftercare plan for both youth and caregivers, providing at least six months of aftercare services post discharge communication and documentation, from the residential intervention.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the completion of required communication and documentation surrounding transition/aftercare plans.
• Provide therapeutic services and support within the parameters of the program’s structure, philosophy and models while emulating Nexus core ICARE values and mission.
• Establish transparent, trusting and communicative relationships with the family, caregivers and youth to ensure their voice and choice is at the center of their aftercare plan and during their transition.
• Develop and facilitate family-centered transition and aftercare teams ensuring all individuals have a vested interest in the success of the client’s aftercare plan and are in communication with one another.
• Attends and participates in treatment planning meetings, to provide input relative to transition and aftercare.
• Communicates with county/state workers during the residential stay and post discharge; document pertinent touchpoints and communications that are pertinent for client records; follows up as needed.
• Creates community relationships to enhance resource and referral opportunities for the youth and their caretakers; maintain healthy collaborative relationships with community partners.
• Maintains weekly contact with youth and families up to three months post RTC discharge, bi-weekly the remaining three months (subject to increase based on family need and participation).
• Provides intermittent transportation to clients and families as needed within reason.
• Regularly complies with all agencies, state and regulatory standards; documents compliance activities and communications as needed and required for clients within their file.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in related field with a minimum of 2 years residential experience required.
• Master’s degree preferred.

*Because we are a healthcare employer in the state of IL, we follow Governor Pritzker’s executive order and require all employees to provide proof of full vaccination status for Covid-19 or test weekly.*

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
• Bending, twisting and reaching conducive to an office environment.
• Must be able to assist in proper restraining of residents.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Benefits:We provide competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including: five weeks paid time off in the first year of employment, multiple options for health insurance coverage, holiday pay, as well as no-cost life insurance and short/long-term disability insurance.At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.Our Workplace Values:

At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Location: Onarga,Illinois,60955,United StatesLocation: Onarga,Illinois,60955,United States

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Onarga, IL 60955: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person

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