Existing Vacancy
Coordinated Service Planner, CSP Bilingual, 1 FTE-3 months contract, Isabella.
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Coordinated Service Planner(French version to follow)
Department: Developmental Services
Accountability: Supervisor of Developmental Services
Location: Renfrew County
Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency committed to providing preventative, protective and socially inclusive services and programming that empower and strengthen everyone. We are focused on cultivating a team-oriented work environment where everyone thrives. Our goal is to develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to increase availability, accessibility and quality of care to our communities. Our agency commitments include: moving forward Anti-Oppressive Practice, French Language Services and working alongside Indigenous Communities.
POSITION SUMMARY:Coordinated Service Planning supports children and youth with multiple and/or complex special needs by providing their families with a seamless, family-centered service experience. The goal is to reduce family stress by helping them navigate and coordinate services, while ensuring their voices are central to the planning process.
Grounded in the principles of family-centered care, inclusive collaboration, and seamless information sharing, Coordinated Service Planners work with families and service providers to develop a strengths-based Coordinated Service Plan. This plan reflects the child or youth’s goals and needs and promotes participation in home, school, and community life.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:Coordinated Service Planners will:
- Actively engage children or youth and their families in Coordinated Service Planning, including goal setting, using a strengths-based, solution-focused, and family-centered approach
- Facilitate the exchange of information among service providers across the children’s services, education, and health sectors to develop and maintain a Single Plan of Care (SPOC)
- Connect families to appropriate services, supports, and community resources within the service delivery area
- Identify and advocate for flexible and innovative approaches to service delivery; escalate any barriers to innovation that may arise
- Continuously monitor, review, and update the Single Plan of Care (SPOC) in collaboration with the child or youth, their family, and relevant providers, as needs and services change
DUTIES PERFORMED BY A COORDINATED SERVICE PLANNER- Facilitate case conferencing with multiple agencies, with consent and the active participation of the child or youth and their family
- Develop a strengths-based, goal-driven Single Plan of Care (SPOC) that addresses service needs and supports participation at home, in school, and in the community
- Lead the full process of Transitional Planning in accordance with the framework of the Integrated Transitional Protocol
- Provide information to the Partnership Circle as requested and attend meetings as requested by the Chair and Supervisor
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with families and partner agencies using a person-directed approach
- Maintain clear, accurate, and confidential records (e.g., case notes, statistics, SPOCs) and produce written/verbal reports as required, in compliance with legislation and agency policies
- Adhere to all FCSRC policies and procedures, Ministry Regulations, Standards, Directives and relevant legislation.
- responsible for the completion of other related tasks as assigned.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORSDemonstrated use of a strengths-ba