Case Manager (Bilingual)

Case Manager

The Case Manager position provides quality case management services through a strengths-based approach to youth, adults, and their families, in support of maintaining residence in a family environment, learning independent living skills, attending, and succeeding in educational endeavors, and preventing or reducing hospitalizations.

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct case management services to child and adult clients and to their families, usually on a weekly basis, in an effort to maintain stability and residence in a family environment.
• Meets or exceeds the billable hour standard of client contact hours set for position.
• Assists clients and their families to identify, secure, and maintain community resources.
• Provides and coordinates necessary referrals and delivery of services among schools, community agencies, and within the organization to ensure that client is receiving necessary services.
• Works in partnership with clients and other vested individuals to design and implement a comprehensive and individualized plan of care based on a strengths assessment.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of all client services, as defined by state licensing agencies, funding agencies, and CrossWinds standards and requirements. Submits daily appointment sheets, progress notes, treatment plans, client status reports, timesheets, and all work-related paperwork in a timely manner and in acceptable format as determined by agency requirements.
• Develops knowledge of community resources and how to access these services for the benefit of clients.
• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship and professional demeanor with clients, external community partners, Center staff members, and visitors.
• Attends professional workshops and seminars in order to maintain and improve professional skills and meet licensure/certification requirements.

Skills & Abilities:

Education & Experience: Associate's degree plus two years' experience in the health and human services field OR four years' experience in the health and human services field is required. Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or counseling is preferred.

Certifications & Licenses: Must complete Case Management Training and provide certificate within 6 months of hire.

Computer Skills: Computer experience in Microsoft Office programs and basic computer fluency.

Additional Qualifications: Fluency in both English and Spanish (written and oral); ability to work with persons with serious emotional disturbance and/or severe and persistent mental illness; ability to work independently and as a member of a therapeutic team; possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations.

Work Environment: This job operates in a community setting, as well as in a professional office setting. This position primarily works with clients out in the community and within the agency's residential facilities. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; handle objects; grasp and reach for items with hands and arms; manipulate hands and fingers; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is required to become certified in Managing Aggressive Behaviors (MAB), which includes training in proper restraint/physical intervention techniques to be utilized as a last resort. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Language skills are required, including the ability to read, write, comprehend, and speak the English language. This position also requires the ability to interpret written materials, write reports and business correspondence, and effectively present and respond to questions.

Important Information: This job description has been examined for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The agency has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the agency reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the agency may deem appropriate.