Children's Case Manager

Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc.; Paola (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous paid time off

Wellness resources

Professional growth opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

The Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc. is looking for a Children's Case Manager in Paola, KS to provide vital case management and therapeutic services for youth with severe emotional disturbances. Working alongside families and therapeutic staff, you will build skills, promote self-determination, and ensure community integration.

This role includes developing personal plans, participating in treatment planning, and offering educational support. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and a clean driving record.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience meeting Kansas licensing regulations.
• Familiarity with mental health theory and practice.
• Clean driving record and passing a security check.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management/therapeutic services to youth with severe emotional disturbance.
• Assist youth and families in building knowledge and developing skills.
• Participate in treatment planning and apply best practice interventions.
• Provide transportation to program activities.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive approach to mental health

Establishing working relationships

Sensitivity to cultural differences

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Elizabeth Layton Center is seeking a qualified Children's Case Manager to join our CBS (Community Based Services) team in Paola, KS. If you thrive in a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive work environment, this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for!

Who we are:

Elizabeth Layton Center (ELC) is honored to be designated a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), with locations in Ottawa and Paola, KS. CCBHCs offer a model of care focused on accessible and integrated behavioral health services. Our vision is to be recognized as the provider of choice for coordinated physical and behavioral health services in the communities we serve. ELC specializes in working with underserved populations to meet the growing needs unique to their situation and life experiences.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Generous paid time off
• Wellness resources to support your well‑being
• A collaborative, supportive team environment
• Ongoing opportunities for professional growth
• A healthy work‑life balance

Summary

The Children's Case Manager will provide case management/therapeutic services to youth with severe emotional disturbance (SED). In coordination with therapeutic staff, the Case Manager will assist youth and families by providing information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes with a goal of increasing the consumer’s independence, productivity, self‑determination, integration, and inclusion in the community. The majority of time will be spent providing services to youth in the family home, educational setting, program site or other community settings, with minimal time spent at the Center. This position reports directly to the CBS Coordinator or designee.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Participates in treatment planning based on best practice theories and applies interventions
• Development of personal plan/goal sheet in conjunction with consumer's needs
• Obtains location and the process of acquiring resources; coordinates with area agencies
• Direct involvement in planning and advocacy in areas of: Education/Vocation, Residential, Financial, Health, Leisure, and Social Supports
• Education to family in symptomatology, awareness of relapse indicators and handling of crisis
• Assists in collection of program data and provides reports as necessary to immediate supervisor
• Works in conjunction with other mental health center staff
• Must provide transportation to and from various program activities (must maintain a good driving record)
• Meets direct service expectations of 47% of time worked
• Works evening hours each week unless direct service and client needs are met
• Meets deadlines for daily paperwork and reports
• Provides quality documentation
• Provides supportive intervention when needs arise outside of scheduled hours
• Assists other case managers and consumers as needed to help meet agency’s needs
• Performs other duties as deemed appropriate by immediate supervisor or designee
• Completes all trainings as assigned
• Complies with ELC policies and procedures

ELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and considers all applications irrespective of race, marital status, sex, age, skin color, religion, nationality, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience necessary to meet State of Kansas licensing regulations
• Possesses the minimum qualifications as documented in the Kansas Case Management Program Standards
• Familiarity with mental health theory and practice
• Clean driving recordIncumbent must pass a security check as required by Medicaid Regulations

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, community agencies, and consumers
• Ability to be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences
• Ability to safely perform major job responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations