School-Based Case Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Paid time off

Wellness resources

Collaborative team environment

Professional growth opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Elizabeth Layton Center in Paola, KS, is seeking a School-Based Children's Case Manager to join our CBS team. The role focuses on case management and therapeutic services for youth with a severe emotional disturbance, primarily in school settings.

You will work with families and schools to educate, train, and develop skills aimed at increasing independence, integration, and community inclusion, reporting to the CBS Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required to meet KS licensing.
• Familiarity with mental health theory and practice.
• Clean driving record.
• Pass security checks as required by Medicaid Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Participates in treatment planning based on best practice theories and applies interventions.
• Develops personal plan/goal sheets with consumer needs.
• Coordinates with area agencies to obtain resources.
• Advocates in Education/Vocation, Residential, Financial, Health, Leisure and Social Supports.
• Educates family on symptomatology and crisis handling.
• Provides mental health interventions in school settings for at least 40% of time.

Skills

Excellent communication

Oral & written communication

Relationship building

Cultural sensitivity

Positive approach to mental health

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Description

TheElizabeth Layton Center is seeking a School-Based Children's Case Managerto join our CBS (Community Based Services) team inPaola, 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 aCertified 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

Job Summary:

The School-Based Case Manager will provide case management/therapeutic services to youth with a severe emotional disturbance (SED). In coordination with therapeutic staff, the incumbent 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. Most of the Case Manager’s time will be spent providing services to youth in a school setting. Services may also be provided in the family home, 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
• Provides mental health intervention in identified school district or buildings a minimum of 40% of time during the school year.
• Acts as a liaison between identified school and ELC
• Provision of services to identified ELC clients as well as youth identified by school staff.
• Education to school staff regarding mental health signs, symptoms, and treatment strategies.
• 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
• Works hours that meet client, agency, and school needs
• 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 required trainings as assigned
• Complies with ELC policies and procedures

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• 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 record
• Incumbent must pass a security and checks as required by Medicaid Regulations

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues
• Excellent communication skills in high stress environments
• 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