Case Manager II
Position: Case Manager ll, Family Support & Stabilization
Location: Leominster
Hours: 37.5hrs/wk-days, some evening availability required
Job Description:
The Family Support and Stabilization team provides strength-based services to families, children, and youth under 21 years old who have significant behavioral health needs, and are identified by the Department of Children and Families. Services include clinical, family and youth support as well as parenting classes.
A Case Manager works as part of a treatment team to assess a client/family’s functioning and identify tasks, resources, and services that will be helpful to stabilize and support the client/family.
This position offers a wonderful opportunity to join an expanding team that’s passionate, and dedicated to providing quality therapeutic interventions to youth and their families, as well as exposure to multiple behavioral and child welfare systems. CHL provides a supportive and energetic work environment, as well as some flexibility in creating your own schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Provide home-based family support and connection to community resources for families of diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
- Provide support and community-based activities for adolescents and children with severe emotional difficulties.
- Work effectively with treatment team.
- Co-facilitate teen groups (if needed and assigned.)
- Maintain client records.
- Assess client and family service needs and refer to appropriate services.
- Attend trainings and staff meetings.
- Must be willing to provide services within the community, utilizing outreach model.
- Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
Qualifications:
- Grade C02: Case Manager I: High School Diploma/GED/HiSet required; Associates degree preferred
- Grade C04: Case Manager II: Bachelors degree required; degree with coursework in psychology, social work or related field preferred
- Desire to serve others required.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic, ability to work independently and ability to contribute to team objectives required.
- Current valid US-issued driver's license and ability to provide registered, inspected and insured automobile for work-related purposes including transporting clients in your own vehicle
- Experience in social services and/or working with program's population preferred.
- Some computer skills and desire to learn computer program used to maintain client records.
- Must be able to pass a CORI background check
Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.