Child/Adolescent Case Manager

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Job description

DESCRIPTION/JOB SUMMARY

A Child/Adolescent Blended Case Manager provides services that assist children, adolescents, and their families with mental illnesses or emotional disorders by gaining access to psychiatric, medical, social, educational, and other recovery oriented services. The level or type of case management service is determined by the intensity of the needs of the child, adolescent, and family. Case management services include linking with services and resources, monitoring of service delivery, gaining access to services, assessment and service planning, problem resolution, and help in using community resources. Blended case managers use a person-first approach and maintain a recognition that all children and adolescents have unique strengths, needs, challenges, hopes, and dreams.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

* Assist children/adolescents with mental illness, and their families in pursuing recovery oriented goals by providing services in the home and community according to their needs, hopes, and dreams.
* Maintain a strong knowledge of available resources and service providers and link children/adolescents and their families to needed services and resources.
* Meet with children/adolescents and their families in the community, their home, school, etc.
* Coordinate and lead interagency team meetings as needed to support individuals in services and their families.
* Attend school meetings as necessary in order to support and advocate for children and adolescents in services.
* Model recovery and resiliency principles, cultural competency, and trauma awareness and incorporate them into daily interactions with participants and colleagues.
* Assist participants in recovery in completing necessary paperwork (environmental matrix, consents and releases of information, strength and needs assessment, behavioral health treatment plan, referrals, etc.)
* Ensure all documents are completed to meet state, county, company, and department regulations and guidelines as required.
* Maintain productivity as required by the program.
* Initiate and/or participate in helping an individual access a higher level of care (ex. Inpatient hospital, partial hospital, children and youth services, etc.)
* Maintain consistent coordination with the participant's family, treatment team, other providers, etc.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

* 1-2 years experience in the behavioral health field
* Experience in case management is preferable

REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in human services field.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle
* Strong knowledge of recovery and resiliency principles.

PROGRAM SUMMARY

Lower Merion Counseling & Mobile Services has been providing a broad range of mental health and substance abuse services for over 40 years.Lower Merion Counseling & Mobile Services offers help to people whose lives have been affected by mental illness and/or substance abuse. We provide services in a responsive and respectful manner with sensitivity to issues of gender, ethnicity, culture and sexual identity. LMCMS strives to educate ourselves, people who participate in our services and our community about mental illness and substance abuse, and the hopeful possibilities of treatment and recovery. We support people to maximize independent living and improve the quality of their life through community-based treatment.Our staff includes psychiatrists, clinical social workers, psychologists, family therapists, and other mental health professionals.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR RHD/LMCMS:

* COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A VALUES-BASED AND TRAUMA INFORMED ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STAFF AND INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICES.
* GENEROUS PAID TIME OFF
* SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND TUITION DISCOUNTS AT LOCAL AND ONLINE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
* COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE INCLUDING MEDICAL, VISION, AND DENTAL FOR QUALIFYING STAFF.
* RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
* FREE WELLNESS OFFERINGS (YOGA, FITNESS, MINDFULNESS, SELF-CARE, ETC.) FOR ALL STAFF.
* ACCESS TO AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
* DISCOUNTS ON HOMEOWNER, VEHICLE, AND PET INSURANCE.

_RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, AGE, RELIGION, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENETIC INFORMATION, VETERAN, OR DISABILITY STATUS._