This position primarily coordinates services to children and their families involved in Comprehensive Community Services (CCS), along with the Coordinated Services Team (CST) program, Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) and the Children Long Term Support (CLTS) program with a recovery oriented, person centered team approach.  The role of the position is to ensure that the service plan and service delivery to consumers is integrated, coordinated and monitored, to develop service plans, to work with all involved to help empower families with skills and resources they need to address their child’s mental health/AODA concerns, to respond appropriately to crisis situations, and to help families improve their functioning. 

• Conducts State designed Functional Screen to determine which of the four programs (CCS, CLTS, CCOP and/or CST) that the child is eligible for. 
• Provides orientation to the family and service providers who are new to any of the programs.
• Assists the family in developing a team to work collaboratively on behalf of the child and family involved in programing.
• Complete comprehensive assessments for each consumer in order to identify strengths, needs, values, priorities, and recovery goals.
• Schedules and facilitates team meetings to review the assessment results and to develop the recovery oriented service plan for families which will outline each team member’s responsibilities, outcome expectations and outcome measurements.
• Monitors the implementation of service plans for progress towards goals and consumer satisfaction
• Coordinates ongoing delivery of services with consumer, family, community agencies and providers.
• Assists in the development of a crisis/safety plan for each child, in which will cover situations at home, in the community, and at school.
• Assists with crisis or emergency situations.
• Evaluates and implements appropriate respite care resources for respective family’s treatment needs.
• Participates in arranging appropriate placements for consumers
• Conduct home and community visits as needed.
• Provides consumer transportation when appropriate.

• Bachelor degree in social work or other related human services field required.
• Two years experience working primarily with children and families, including programs dealing with mental health or AODA issues, within the last ten years.
• Certification or eligible for certification in Wisconsin as a social worker preferred.

Portage County offers an AWESOME benefit package, which includes the following;

• Vacation - available on day one!
• Health insurance- your choice of two health plans- (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan) 
  • Health insurance starting at $19.15 a paycheck!
• Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment!  Earn up to $600 per year!
• Flexible spending account
• Dental insurance
• State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan - County contribution of 6.9% (2024 rates)!
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Life insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
• Long term disability insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
• EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

Portage County is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer