Intensive Case Manager Family Intensive Treatment Team (FIT)

Directions for Living; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/​

5 days of PTO

11 Wellness Days- Including the week

10 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Directions for Living seeks an Intensive Case Manager for the Families Intensive Treatment Program (FITT) to provide case management to families in the home, school, and community. The role focuses on strong collaboration with parents and children to address behaviors and safety concerns within the family.

The ICM-FITT will use trauma-informed care and coordinate with IDT members to build an individualized, strength-based treatment plan and to enhance housing stability and overall family

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Human Services and one year of experience with adults and children who have serious persistent mental illness.
• Excellent writing, communication, computer, organizational and time management skills are essential.
• Proficiency in completing progress notes and treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management services to adults and families in the FITT program.
• Engage families using Wraparound approaches to address safety concerns.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with the IDT and families.
• Report progress and barriers at IDT meetings and ensure trauma-informed care principles.

Skills

Excellent writing

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services

Job description

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long-Term Disability.


• 5 days of PTO


• 11 Wellness Days- Including the week of Christmas off!


• 10 Paid Holidays

Pay Rate

$33.73/hour ($70,169 annually)

We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long-Term Disability.


• 5 days of PTO


• 11 Wellness Days- Including the week of Christmas off!


• 10 Paid Holidays

Do you envision yourself working for a dynamic, mission-driven organization which supports the community while fostering an employee culture of appreciation and fun? If your answer is yes, then an employment opportunity at Directions for Living may be a great fit for you!

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package to include employer paid health insurance premiums for all full-time employees, PTO, 19 paid company holidays to include the full week of Christmas off, 403b retirement, EAP, and year-round employee wellness and appreciation initiatives.

Position Summary

This is a professional position providing case management services to adults and families in the Families Intensive Treatment Program (FITT) under the Families First Division. The FITT program provides an intensive Wraparound approach to engaging and working with parents with at least one child under 10 years old who have entered the child welfare system due to parental substance misuse. The goal of services is to reunify children with their families. Services are provided in the home, school, and community by a counselor and behavioral health case manager team who will be working intensively with the parent and children to address the behaviors that resulted in the referral to the FITT program.

The Intensive Case Manager- FITT (ICM) will play an integral role of support, linkage, and skill building for families experiencing a mental health or co-occurring mental health & substance abuse concern that is contributing to safety concerns within the family. The ICM will ensure that case management services focus on providing case management interventions that increase skills related to managing mental health and substance use issues as well as skills that increase housing stability.

The ICM will utilizing natural supports, community supports, and input and resources from other community partners or professional agencies. The ICM functions as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT) consisting of the ICM, a counselor, and an IDT facilitator.

In addition to case management interventions, the ICM is responsible for ensuring the client and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team during the IDT session. The treatment plan, risk level, and case management interventions are developed by the Integrated Decision Team that consists of the family, natural supports, and formal supports that care about and know the youth and family best.

Each IDT member, including the youth and family, contributes valuable knowledge, expertise and perspective that informs the treatment plan and clinical response. In addition, the ICM is responsible for reporting and discussing at IDT’s the youth or families progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving the safety concerns that bring the youth and family into treatment.

The ICM ensures services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles, and that plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning, and that plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills.

The ICM ensures that services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and are tailored to the unique culture of the child and family. The ICM will ensure that case management services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the youth and family.

This is a field position. The Intensive Case Manager- FITT is responsible for ensuring an annual client facing client care number of 1410 hours annually. Achieving the minimum required weekly, monthly and annual client facing client care hours is an essential function of this position.

Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living employees must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic or other disaster situation.

Qualifications

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services from an accredited college with a minimum of one year of previous experience working with adults and children with serious persistent mental illness.


• Completion of Targeted Case Management Certification required.


• Must have excellent writing, communication, computer, organizational and time management skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.


• Proficiency in completing progress notes, treatment plans, and pertinent information concerning the consumer required.

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For the safety of all clients and team members, please remember that Directions for Living is a private business and weapons or firearms are not permitted in any of our facilities. If you carry a weapon, it must remain secured in your vehicle (ref: Fla. Stat. 790.251).