APS Care Coordinator

Responsibilities

The APS Caseworker Specialist/Care Coordinator:

• Educates and offers care coordination services to vulnerable adults who may accept or decline the service, respecting the person’s right to self-determination.
• Assess vulnerable adults' needs and identifies psycho-social factors that lead to the risk of maltreatment; develops service plans to meet those needs.
• Acts as a service advocate for the client and provides information and assistance on connecting and accessing local, state, and federal resources to improve their quality of life.
• Assists clients with applying for programs and collaborating with outside agencies and partners for optimal client outcomes.
• Completes in-person visits as needed to ensure client needs have been addressed.
• Is guided by the client’s needs, strengths, goals, wishes, and desired outcomes when developing a service plan to find the most appropriate services and resources.
• Completes timely case management tracking to include meeting timeframes, interviews, assessments, and development of service plans.
• Participates as a member of community multidisciplinary teams that focus on collaboration, resource sharing and building community connections.
• Support clients by ensuring services are accessible, fair and equitable Aide in reducing client recurrence to the system.
• Assists with maintaining a state-wide resource guide and maintain tracking system in excel.