Therapeutic Behavioral Services Clinical Case Manager

Job Description

Do you enjoy working independently while also getting the opportunity to collaborate on a team? Are you seeking a position providing community-based support to children and families? Are you looking for a variety of clinical experiences mixed with administrative tasks and opportunities? Do you need paid supervision for BBS clinical hours? TBS would love to add you to our diverse team.

Program Description: New Alternatives, Inc, Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) is a mental health service that is supplemental to therapy. We provide youth and their caregivers behavioral coaching, clinical case management, and parental support. TBS is designed to provide short-term, intensive 1:1 behavioral modification with the goal of reducing the youth’s risk while improving positive functioning.

Position Description: TBS Case Managers are responsible for completing the initial needs assessment with the client and caregiver, creating and implementing the TBS Treatment Plan, facilitating bi-weekly treatment team meetings, collaborating with treatment team members regularly, providing oversight to TBS Coaches, and entering documentation in SmartCare (EHR). Case Managers monitor the progress and effectiveness of behavioral interventions, implemented by the TBS Coach, through formal and informal contact with coaches. Progress is also evaluated during bi-weekly treatment team meetings with client, family and other treatment team members. Case Managers have the opportunity to attend weekly group supervision and treatment team case consultation.  TBS Case Managers practice trauma-informed care, functional behavior assessment, and a variety of clinical practices on a daily basis.

Requirements: 

• MA degree in Social Work, Counseling, MFT, or related field
• Licensed or license-eligible with the BBS as an AMFT, ASW, or APCC
• Able and willing to travel, with mileage reimbursement and paid drive time from the TBS office, through the County of San Diego
• Background/criminal record clearance

Preferred: 

• Knowledge of and experience providing trauma-informed care
• Knowledge of and experience providing behavioral modification techniques
• Competitive pay for bi-lingual applicants
• One year direct experience working with SED youth (group home/residential care, day treatment settings, wrap-around programs, some school settings, transitional programs, etc)

Benefits:

• Supervision offered to gain clinical hours toward licensure
• No cost clinical training opportunities
• Starting pay $33/hour
• Mileage is reimbursed for traveling to clients
• Regular reviews for potential raises 
• Competitive pay for additional linguistic abilities (Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) preferred)

New Alternatives, Inc. is a private nonprofit agency that has provided a wide range of services to children, youth and families in San Diego and Orange Counties since 1978. Therapeutic services include residential, outpatient, day treatment, crisis support and in-home support services.

New Alternatives, Inc. is committed to providing Trauma Informed Care principles throughout our agency. Candidates should have knowledge and/or desire in assisting the agency carry out this culture.