Targeted Case Manager - Adult Downtown - Part-Time

Seven Counties Services; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and benefits

Continued training and mentoring

Vaccinations required for employees

Job summary

Seven Counties Services in Louisville, KY, is hiring for a social services role focused on assessments, service coordination, and client advocacy. The position includes arranging services, monitoring progress, and maintaining case records in compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will hold a related bachelor’s degree and complete required case management training within six months, with experience in adult services and a strong commitment to client-focused care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a qualifying field is required.
• Completion of the state-required case management course within six months of employment.
• At least 1 year of full-time experience with adults in a human services setting is preferred if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and documents comprehensive assessment of client and/or client’s needs.
• Participates in development of client’s service plan, consistent with assessment.
• Arranges for delivery of needed services, as identified in assessment.
• Assists client in accessing needed services through referrals or linkages.
• Monitors client’s progress by tracking appointments, referrals, and follow-ups.
• Performs advocacy activities on behalf of client (e.g., letters to expedite entitlement payments).
• Prepares and maintains case records in accordance with standards.
• Provides case consultation with service providers.
• Communicates with supervisor about case management, resources, and new resources.
• Provides psychosocial education to clients and/or family members.
• Performs crisis assistance and makes emergency referrals as needed.
• May serve as Primary Case Coordinator (PCC) depending on skill and autonomy.

Skills

Case management

Advocacy

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Client education

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field

State-required case management/service coordination course within six months

Job description

Job Description: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Conducts and documents comprehensive assessment of client and/or client’s needs.
• 2. Participates in development of client’s service plan, consistent with assessment.
• 3. Arranges for delivery of needed services, as identified in assessment.
• 4. Assists client in accessing needed services through, for example, referrals or linkages.
• 5. Monitors client’s progress by making referrals, tracking client’s appointments, performing follow‑up on services rendered, and performing periodic reassessments of client’s changing needs.
• 6. Performs advocacy activities on behalf of client (e. g., writing letters to expedite entitlement payments, encouraging client or family members to advocate on own behalf).
• 7. Prepares and maintains case records documenting contacts, services needed, reports, client’s progress, etc., in accordance with SCS and regulatory standards.
• 8. Provides case consultation (i. e., consulting with service providers/collaterals in determining client’s status and progress).
• 9. Communicates with supervisor about issues related to case management, resourcing, service collaboration, and development of new resources.
• 10. Provides psychosocial education to clients and/or family members to increase their understanding of client’s illness, physical condition, or social situation.
• 11. Performs crisis assistance (i. e., intervention on behalf of client, making arrangements for emergency referrals, coordinates other needed emergency services).
• 12. May serve as Primary Case Coordinator (PCC), with volume and complexity of PCC assignments depending on incumbent’s skill and autonomy.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field as approved by Medicaid, or as required by applicable funding source.
• Completion of state‑required case management/service coordination course within six months of date of employment.

EXPERIENCE ADULT DIVISION:

At least one (1) year of full‑time employment experience post Bachelor’s working directly with adults or ACT population (with direct daily contact) in a human service setting, with relevant Master’s degree, no experience.

Time Type: Part time

Seven Counties is the provider of choice for mental and behavior health services in and around the Louisville Metro. Over 1,400 employees work in 25+ locations throughout Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties; making sure that the 31,000 people we serve annually have the best chance of living their best lives. At Seven Counties, we give our staff the opportunity to do what they do best with continued training, effective mentoring and competitive salaries and benefits. In an effort to protect our employees, clients and community, we require the COVID and Influenza vaccinations for all employees.