Case Manager BH - Southeast

Metropolitan Family Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA contributions

Teladoc services

401K with 4% match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring a full-time Case Manager for Behavioral Health in our Southeast office in Illinois. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or related field, and driving for work with a personal vehicle.

You will assess clients, develop service plans, coordinate with resources, and manage crisis situations with supervisor guidance. We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA contributions, Teladoc access, and a 401(k) with employer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or related field.
• Willingness to pass screenings and background checks.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and groups.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients thoroughly to identify problems and service needs.
• Develop written service plans with goals and services.
• Modify plans to meet changing client needs.
• Provide advocacy and case management to clients and families.
• Collaborate with community resources and providers.
• Meet contract and grant requirements, and timelines.
• Engage clients in challenging settings to build healthy skills.
• Reassess client situations and plan adequacy regularly.
• Coordinate with program staff on service plan implementation.
• Handle emergencies with supervisor approval in target populations.
• Authorize limited financial assistance with supervisor approval.
• Work with community groups as needed.
• Collaborate respectfully with diverse staff and clients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Diversity awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Job description

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than a company's bottom line? Then we'd love to hear from you!

We are now hiring for a full-time Case Manager for Behavioral Health to join our Southeast office.

SALARY:

• The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $44,000 - $49,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts thorough assessment of clients. Evaluates problem and service needs.
• Develops a written client service plan specifying goals to be achieved and services to be pursued.
• Supplements service plans to meet client needs.
• Provides, as appropriate, supportive help, advocacy and case management to individuals and families in coping with environment and interpersonal relationship issues.
• Works collaboratively with community resources. Develops a knowledge of resources and helps clients to utilize them.
• Works within contract, grant, and program requirements including meeting timelines and reporting requirements.
• Engages client in settings that may present a challenge for the client for the purpose of learning/practicing/developing healthy behaviors and coping skills.
• Reassesses and monitors client situation and adequacy of service plan.
• Collaborates and participates with other program staff in the planning and implementation of service plans.
• Subsequent to consultation with supervisor, handles emergency and crisis situations within target population.
• With supervisory approval, authorizes limited amounts of financial assistance to own clients.
• May work with community groups.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

• Strong interpersonal and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field from an accredited college or university, required.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Driving for workrequiredwith a personally owned vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Verbal and Written Communication

Some Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Some Knowledge

Behaviors

Preferred

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field.

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