Portage County Respite
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NORTHWEST COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE CLINIC
Stevens Point, WI, US
Summary
Respite providers care for children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities or mental health issues in their homes or communities. They provide support to families by engaging with clients and ensuring their social, emotional, and physical needs are met.
Job Description
Description
Northwest Community Partners in a collaborative effort with a county Department of Human Services (DHS) provides Mentoring, Daily Living Skills Education and Respite services for children and families that reside within the respective county.
Current opportunities with Northwest Community Partners include; respite providers. See descriptions below.
Respite Provider Job Description
Respite workers care for children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or mental health issues in the child's home or in their community. This allows parents/guardians to engage in other activities and provides them with a break.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications - Education and/or Experience for Positions:
- Possess some educational knowledge of children with developmental disabilities (DD) and severe emotional disturbance (SED).
- Possess some work experience working primarily with children and families, including programs dealing with mental health, Autism, and DD.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of child mental health, adult mental health, and AODA services
- Knowledge of social, emotional, and physical behavior needs
- Ability to build and maintain rapport with clients and families
- Knowledge of community resources
- Knowledge of guidelines for ethical and professional conduct
- Ability to respond appropriately and effectively in crisis situations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written form
- Ability to relate with others in a credible and cooperative manner
- Ability to assess client problems and determine service delivery needs
- Ability to work well with a divergent group of people
- Ability to relate and work with co-workers and organizations
- Ability to maintain regular, consistent, and reliable attendance
Special Requirements:
- Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured vehicle.
- Transport clients in personal vehicle as required.
Northwest Journey:
NWJ provides a community-based treatment option by offering comprehensive intervention and preventative services aimed at preventing out of home placements and creating family stability and individual success. In addition, Northwest Journey provides therapeutic support services for children, adolescents, and families transitioning back to the community from out-of-home placements.
Northwest Connections:
NWC provides Emergency Mental Health Services to contracted counties in WI. This program is a collaborative effort between those county partners, service providers and law enforcement. NWC’s goal is to provide the least restrictive response to all crisis situations. Each county contracts for its specific service needs.
If you or someone you know is in crisis please call 888-552-6642 to reach the crisis line.
Northwest Directions:
Northwest Directions has the aim of providing outpatient outreach services within the school setting is to engage children and families who are in need of professional help to overcome mild to moderate mental health symptoms. We focus on helping the child overcome/ manage these symptoms by working individually with the child but also by working with the child’s family system which allows the parents and the child to:
- Direct the course of treatment delivery.
- Create reasonable goals for the child and family to achieve sustainable results.
- Foster greater stability and well-being for the family and the child.
- Allow children and their families to be served in a location that is deemed therapeutically beneficial for the child and family, to support and achieve their desired outcomes.
Daily Living Skills:
Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic (NWCGC) in a collaborative effort with a county Department of Human Services (DHS) provides Daily Living Skills and Mentoring services for children and families that reside within the respective county.
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Siren, Wisconsin
Northwest Journey:
NWJ provides a community-based treatment option by offering comprehensive intervention and preventative services aimed at preventing out of home placements and creating family stability and individual success. In addition, Northwest Journey provides therapeutic support services for children, adolescents, and families transitioning back to the community from out-of-home placements.
Northwest Connections:
NWC provides Emergency Mental Health Services to contracted counties in WI. This program is a collaborative effort between those county partners, service providers and law enforcement. NWC’s goal is to provide the least restrictive response to all crisis situations. Each county contracts for its specific service needs.
If you or someone you know is in crisis please call 888-552-6642 to reach the crisis line.
Northwest Directions:
Northwest Directions has the aim of providing outpatient outreach services within the school setting is to engage children and families who are in need of professional help to overcome mild to moderate mental health symptoms. We focus on helping the child overcome/ manage these symptoms by working individually with the child but also by working with the child’s family system which allows the parents and the child to:
- Direct the course of treatment delivery.
- Create reasonable goals for the child and family to achieve sustainable results.
- Foster greater stability and well-being for the family and the child.
- Allow children and their families to be served in a location that is deemed therapeutically beneficial for the child and family, to support and achieve their desired outcomes.
Daily Living Skills:
Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic (NWCGC) in a collaborative effort with a county Department of Human Services (DHS) provides Daily Living Skills and Mentoring services for children and families that reside within the respective county.
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Siren, Wisconsin
