Mental Health Case Manager

Child and Family Focus, Inc; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay $19/hour

Flexible hybrid schedule

Medical and Vision benefits

Dental benefits

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Child and Family Focus, Inc. seeks a dedicated professional to provide supportive care for children with mental health diagnoses and their families in Bucks County. You will conduct assessments, develop service plans, and coordinate with schools and community providers to ensure seamless care.

The role requires visiting clients in homes and schools, traveling across Bucks County, and delivering confident crisis support while applying Trauma-Informed Care principles to all interactions.

Qualifications

• 12 credits in coursework related to Human Services, Psychology or related field
• One or more years of direct clinical experience working with children, youth and families
• Manage a varied work schedule Monday-Friday between 8:30am - 8:30pm, including 3 required evenings per week

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive care to identified children with mental health diagnoses and their families.
• Coordinate services with other agency providers to meet client needs.
• Travel to home, school, hospital and community settings to meet clients face-to-face.
• Provide crisis support during on-call rotations and document services.
• Utilize trauma-informed care values in daily practice.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Case management

Travel to client sites

Education

12 credits in Human Services/Psychology coursework

Tools

IPAD & cell phone for documentation

Job description

This position is responsible for providing supportive care to identified children with mental health diagnoses and their families in Bucks County. This includes helping the family navigate complex systems, gain access to behavioral health services, and coordinating additional resources/supports as identified in the service plan. Responsibilities include service planning, providing case management, and coordination of services with other agency providers to meet the client’s needs along with supportive counseling, with an emphasis on face to face delivery of the service.

Program Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist in the completion a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan for each individual client who has been referred for services.
• Assure all consumers on the assigned caseload receive an environmental matrix to identify skill deficits and strengths to establish treatment goals.
• Complete a written strength assessment, develop and implement a written service plan for each consumer assigned to the caseload.
• Provide services that diffuse or resolve crises in order to prevent unnecessary use of emergency rooms, in-patient services and mental health court.
• Connect the consumer to behavioral health and social service agencies to assure there are no gaps in service.
• Make home, school, hospital and community-based visits on a daily basis. Must be able to travel throughout BucksCounty to meet face to face with clients, families, schools, providers etc. as based on client needs.
• Utilize IPAD and cell phone provided to complete documentation tasks and outreach to clients, providers, coordinate resources etc.
• Familiar with and able to access community resources and child serving systems in Bucks Counties.
• Participate in weekly team meetings and supervisions
• Achieve billable hour requirements per week.
• Assume case load of up to 30 clients.
• Provide on call support for 24/7 mental health crisis support in a rotation with other program staff.
• Use and implement the 5 core values of Trauma-Informed Care in all work practices - Safety, Trustworthiness, Choice, Collaboration, & Empowerment.

Required Qualifications:

• 12 credits in coursework related toHuman Services, Psychology or related field
• One or more years of direct clinical experience working with children, youth and families
• Manage a varied work schedule Monday-Friday between 8:30am - 8:30pm, including 3 required evenings per week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish

Compensation and Benefits:

• Hourly rate of $19 an hour
• Annual Salary Increase
• Flexible Hybrid Scheduleallows for Work/Life Balance
• Monthly Reward Structure for exceeding billing requirement
• Medical and Vision Benefits offered on first day of employment, 3 plan options offered by Independence Blue Cross
• Dental Benefits offered on first day of employment, 2 plan options offered by Guardian
• Ancillary Benefits offered on first day of employment, such as Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer, Short Term Disability
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 17 days of Paid Time Off with additional days added through years of service
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plan with company match and profit sharing
• Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training
• Company Issued Equipment
• Clearance Reimbursement

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.