Intake/Placement Coordinator
Full Time • St. Georgia's General Residential Operation
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Job Summary:
The Intake/Placement Coordinator oversees the admission and placement process for residents within a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). This role ensures that new intakes meet program criteria, facilitate smooth transitions, and collaborates with internal teams and external agencies to support resident placement and care.
Key Responsibilities:
The Intake/Placement Coordinator oversees the admission and placement process for residents within a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). This role ensures that new intakes meet program criteria, facilitate smooth transitions, and collaborates with internal teams and external agencies to support resident placement and care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Intake Coordination: Manage the intake process by reviewing referrals, conducting initial screenings, and ensuring all required documentation is completed.
- Placement Management: Assess resident needs and match them with appropriate RTC programs and services.
- Collaboration: Work closely with case managers, Treatment Director and direct care staff to ensure seamless transitions and appropriate care plans.
- Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for referring agencies, guardians, and external stakeholders regarding placement availability and intake requirements.
- Documentation & Compliance: Maintain accurate records of intakes, assessments, and placement decisions while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Assessment & Reporting: Regularly assess resident placement effectiveness and provide reports to leadership regarding admission trends and capacity.
- Crisis Management: Support emergency placements and coordinate with staff to address urgent intake needs.
- Policy Implementation: Ensure that all intake procedures align with organizational policies and best practices.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
- Experience: 2-3 years’ experience in Child welfare setting.
- Skills: Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Knowledge: Familiarity with behavioral health services, trauma-informed care, and placement regulations.
- Certifications: CPR, First Aid, and crisis intervention training (or willingness to obtain upon hire).
Other Requirements:
- Ability to pass a background check, valid driver’s license, and flexibility to work evenings or weekends as needed
Our mission is to inspire youth to embrace the choose happiness, respond with love, and lead by example and Health (ENRICH) throughout their life journey. Our team is made up of highly trained and experienced professionals who are passionate about working with children. We cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement, and we are always looking for ways to enhance our services and better meet the needs of the families we serve.
Saint Georgia, GRO (SG) services various types of neglect and abuse children with problems that require different treatment approaches. Saint Georgia, LLC GRO is a General Residential Operation that serves teenagers between the ages of 7 and 17 and who has been diagnose with some type of Emotional Disorder.
Saint Georgia, GRO (SG) services various types of neglect and abuse children with problems that require different treatment approaches. Saint Georgia, LLC GRO is a General Residential Operation that serves teenagers between the ages of 7 and 17 and who has been diagnose with some type of Emotional Disorder.
We have developed a clinically program based on the specific needs of the residents, and our philosophy is based upon our beliefs and experiences related to the creation of genuine, lasting change in our residents.
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