Under the direction of the Clinical Manager- Specialty Services, the Case Manager – Youth in Transition will provide direct outreach and support services to youth and young adults, allowing easy access, timely response, and flexibility to deliver services in the community with opportunities to grow toward optimally independent functioning in all areas of their lives.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
COORDINATION OF SERVICES: Provide individual support to clients. Provide collaboration with services and community members. Assess client's, families, and community's strengths and needs to better facilitate services.
DIRECT SERVICE: Provides individual support and case management. Run groups and participate in the Teens4Change. Works with youth to gain independent living skills including areas of employment, finance, education, daily living tasks, and relationships. Assists individuals in defining job goals, learning job tasks, and problem-solving various barriers to employment. Serves as liaison between the individual and work site when necessary. Helps individual increase skills in all areas related to employment. Provides case management services to individuals including assessment, advocacy, and monitoring. Facilitates community integration. Assists individuals in the development of other life skills related to independent adult living. Work with youth in need of shelter to find a safe supported housing situation including entrance into either short term or long-term housing. Participate in the planning and implementation of division specific summer camps/services. Attend any school meetings, family safety planning meetings, CPS, or other meetings deemed necessary. Participation in the annual 5 week long summer Camp Be A Kid program as program staff.
NETWORKING: Communicates appropriate information to other staff, employers, family, guardian, and others. Serves as an advocate and/or liaison on behalf of individual, program, and/or agency with other agencies and professionals to provide quality services to individuals. Coordinates services with school, and other community resources, as appropriate. Attends community and district meetings, participates in program and/or community councils and committees, and prepares presentations, as deemed appropriate.
SUPERVISION AND TRAINING: Assists in facilitation of all treatment team meetings to promote effective communication; develops goals following identification of client's and family's needs and oversees implementation of individual treatment plan. Maintain interagency, professional, and natural parent communications, as well as communication between treatment team members to assure effectiveness of services. Attends workshops, conventions, meetings, etc., as agreed upon with supervisor.
ADMINISTRATIVE: Meets weekly with supervisor. Help to complete and submit quarterly YIT reports. Attend quarterly YIT meetings. Responsible for all required written documentation of case management services. Follow UCS recordkeeping requirements for all cases. Completes time sheets and other paperwork in a timely manner. All documentation should adhere to Medicaid standards.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School diploma required. Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field preferred.
- Experience in case management, advocacy, outreach, assessment, crisis intervention, and supportive counseling necessary as well as strong ability to communicate clearly.
- Valid Driver’s License
