Scott County Tender

Tenders are invited for Coordinator of children’s behavioral health services Scope of Work: 1) Provide service coordination as required per state law for the target population and families. 2) Coordinate with other entities including the court system, law enforcement, schools, case managers, service providers, hospitals, Integrated Health Homes, mental health advocate, and families/legal representatives. 3) Collaborate with children’s providers, schools, juvenile justice, DeCat entities and others to access and address service gaps and training needs 4) The Children’s Coordinator will work with the Adult Service Coordinators regarding service referrals and how to refer to other programs and services including but not limited to Medicaid, HCBS Waiver services, Social Security, core and core-plus services (as defined in Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 441.25 and Iowa Code section 331.397 5) Meets with the CEO and Management Team to access, develop and implement a regional provider network to meet core service requirements. 6) Inform county staff (Community Services, Sheriff, Administration, Health and similar) across the region about the resources available for children in the Region. 7) Serve on the Children’s Advisory Committee: a. Organize meetings and required training sessions b. Help prepare meeting agendas c. Keep and distribute minutes of the meetings 8) Follow the Region’s Policy and Procedure Manual as well as the Region’s current Annual Service and Budget Plan. 9) All referrals will come from the Region’s CEO. 10) The Children’s Coordinator will be responsible for entering each child’s application into the CSN data system and completing authorizations and Notice of Decisions as appropriate.