Children's Case Manager

Community Services Group - CSG; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Training

Career Development

401K with employer match

Tuition Assistance

EAP

Flexible Pay Options

Job summary

Community Services Group - CSG is seeking a Case Manager to provide comprehensive casework services for children and families. You will use clinical and casework skills with significant independent judgment to support personal growth and social stability.

Responsibilities include assessments, service planning, referrals, and coordination with families, schools, and providers. Requires flexible hours, driving, and knowledge of child welfare. Starting wage is $20.50/hour.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, criminal justice, theology, nursing, political science, history, counseling, or education; OR Registered nurse or High school diploma or equivalency and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science and 2 years experience in public or private human services with 1 year in direct client contact or High school diploma or equivalency and 5 years of mental illness direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as an intensive case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.

Responsibilities

• Interview individuals and representatives to gather demographic and psychosocial information.
• Complete strength-based assessments and need analyses with individual and family.
• Develop goal-oriented, time-limited, comprehensive service plans with the individual and/or representatives.
• Coordinate needed services for individuals, families and others who are significant to the service plan.
• Maintain accurate, complete individual records and produce clear, accurate reports.
• Participate in formal and informal training programs addressing the company’s purpose, services, population, and regulations.
• Make referrals to public/private social services and resources to meet needs and assist families in utilizing these resources.
• Maintain regular communication with families, schools, physicians and other service providers.
• Travel to locations, other agencies, and community resources to arrange and provide community and home-based services for children, adolescents, and families.
• Perform on-call services and provide coverage in emergencies.
• Knowledge of or experience in the child welfare system.
• Ability to conduct interviews and use them to identify issues and goals.
• Ability to make sound decisions and handle stressful situations.

Skills

Interviewing

Assessment

Service planning

Decision making

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

RN or 12 college credits + 2 years human services experience

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Summary

As a Case Manager, you will provide casework services to assist individuals and their families in achieving their optimum level of functioning. Case Managers exercise clinical/casework skills and considerable independent judgment, decision making, and creativity in facilitating the individual's/family's personal growth and enhancing the stability of their social network. The Case Manager reports directly to the Program Director.

This role is within Children's Blended Case Management services.

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, plus shared on-call rotation.

Wage Information

Starting wage: $20.50/hour, may be negotiable based on experience

Job Description

• Interviews individual and individual representatives to gather pertinent demographic psychosocial information.
• Completes strength based assessments and need analysis with individual and family.
• Develops goal-oriented, time-limited, comprehensive service plans in cooperation with the individual and/or representatives.
• Coordinates needed services for individual, families and others who are significant to the service plan.
• Maintains accurate, complete individual records and produces clear, accurate reports.
• Participates in formal and informal training programs which provide basic knowledge relative to the company’s purpose, services provided, individual population characteristics, and applicable laws, methods, procedures, rules, and regulations governing the operation of the company.
• Makes referrals to other public and private social services and community agencies and resources to meet individual and family needs, assists individual and their families in understanding and utilizing these resources.
• Maintains regular communication with families, schools, physicians and other service providers involved with the child and family.
• Travels to individual locations, other agencies, and community resources for the purpose of arranging and providing community and home-based service for children, adolescents, and families.
• Performs on call services.
• Provides coverage in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of or experience in the child welfare system.
• Ability to conduct individual and family interviews and to use them to identify individual and family issues and goals.
• Ability to make sound decisions and handle stressful situations.

Qualifications

This position requires one of the following combinations of education and experience:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, criminal justice, theology, nursing, political science, history, counseling, or education;

OR Registered nurse or High school diploma or equivalency and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science and 2 years experience in public or private human services with 1 year in direct client contact or High school diploma or equivalency and 5 years of mental illness direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as an intensive case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.

Additional Requirements Include

• A valid driver’s license, good driving record, and access to a reliable vehicle to attend trainings, meetings, and/or transport individuals to appointments.
• Able to work flexible hours.

CSG Offers Superior Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
• Extensive Paid Training
• Career Development Opportunities
• Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
• Family Medical and Parental Leave
• Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
• Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Mentor/Mentee Opportunities

Health Insurance & Benefits availability will vary.

Make a positive impact not only in someone else's life but in your own life by becoming a valued member of the CSG Team!

Community Services Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and values a diverse, inclusive workforce.