Administrative Assistant- Urgent Crisis Center

Job Description

The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission "to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children" by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for five consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure you're joining an organization that's just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

Hour : 7am-3pm

Starting hourly rate $17.00

UCC

The Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) is a fast paced, walk-in, police or ambulance psychiatric crisis stabilization program designed to triage, stabilize, and assess youth who are experiencing psychiatric crisis, and then link the youth / family to a lower level of care within the community.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides general administrative support and customer service to applicable organization programs. Understands and ensures confidentiality and timeliness is provided for requests. Supports managers and employees in a variety of tasks. Communicates efficiently and effectively, to ensure the proper delivery and transfer of information. Supports quality assurance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets clients and visitors in a professional and courteous manner, as well as notifies appropriate staff of visitor arrival and provides assistance and directions, as needed.
• Answers calls for programs assigned and provides reminder calls before appointments.
• Receives and processes referrals, facilitates scheduling and sets up translation services, if needed.
• Completes intake and admissions process, coordinates new admission paperwork for clients, verifies and records necessary personal information, handles check-in / check-out process for clients and schedules client assessments and appointments.
• Interacts with clients to provide and process information in response to inquiries and concerns including requests for additional information related to agency programs and services.
• Disseminates and distributes agency faxes and other forms of communication.
• Monitors reception / waiting area to ensure cleanliness and client safety.
• Provides information to service providers.
• Maintains communication with Records Department regarding medical records.
• Handles monthly data entry for program evaluation and quality assurance.
• Creates assessment packets and other materials.
• Completes ordering of program supplies.
• Provides administrative support and back-up for other agency departments and sites.

Experience and Skills

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

Job Benefits

As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities.

The Village offers a comprehensive flexible benefits package designed to aid in the health and well-being of our employees and their dependents.

Benefits | Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Additional Benefits | The Village