Youth Services Case Manager

Evolving Solution Services; Clarkston, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolving Solution Services in Georgia is seeking Youth Services Case Managers for a contracted role serving school-aged children and youth. The work includes skill-building, coordination with schools, medical and psychiatric supports, and in-person client engagement during school hours.

The position emphasizes direct client contact, with a reported caseload of 15–20 clients depending on part-time or full-time status, and requires a bachelor’s degree (preferred) with relevant experience; direct

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in social work, psychology, counseling, or criminal justice.
• Direct experience can substitute for education at 1:1 year ratio (Bachelor's = 4 years of relevant experience).

Responsibilities

• Provide support for youth with mental health conditions and connect them with the services and resources needed to meet their treatment goals.
• Assumes the responsibility of assessing needs, identifying adequate resources, discussing these resources with client and making the connection in order to meet the client’s needs
• Conducts needs assessments and goal creation with clients
• providing assistance to by advocating, teaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and/or role modeling new, more functional skills
• community linkage to various resources, education, advocacy
• coordinating with internal and external entities such as therapists, doctors, schools, and the legal system
• discharging and transition planning
• participating in specific treatment meetings and staffing
• accompanying client to specific community-based appointments
• complete required daily documentation
• attending weekly treatment team meetings

Skills

Case management

Youth services

Needs assessment

Documentation

Interagency coordination

Advocacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field

Job description

Youth Services Case Managers: This is a contract position, which involves working with children and youth providing skill building as well as coordination and linkage to outside supports such as school, medical, and psychiatric supports, etc. The Youth Services Case Managers must be able to work during the school day and willing to meet with clients at school. Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, counseling, criminal justice is preferred. Direct experience can substitute for education on 1:1 year ratio (Bachelor's = 4 years of relevant experience). This position requires in-person contact. Minimum caseload for part-time is 15 clients. Fulltime is 20 to 35 clients.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for youth with mental health conditions and connect them with the services and resources needed to meet their treatment goals.
• Assumes the responsibility of assessing needs, identifying adequate resources, discussing these resources with client and making the connection in order to meet the client’s needs
• Conducts needs assessments and goal creation with clients
• providing assistance to by advocating, teaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and/or role modeling new, more functional skills
• community linkage to various resources, education, advocacy
• coordinating with internal and external entities such as therapists, doctors, schools, and the legal system
• discharging and transition planning
• participating in specific treatment meetings and staffing
• accompanying client to specific community-based appointments
• complete required daily documentation
• attending weekly treatment team meetings