Case Manager I

Job Summary

The Case Manager I supports the clinical team by providing care planning, supporting service and community referrals.  The Case Manager I supports Aftercare Services by helping to connect youth and family with community resources after discharge from residential care in order to ensure that educational, mental health, physical and psychiatric needs are met. Some Case Manager positions require meeting with and monitoring youth’s successful engagement with their family and community for up to 6 months.

Essential Job functions

• Deliver support and case management services to referred youth and families, including identification of available community-based programs and services.
• Develop strong relationships and consistent communication with youth and families to enable ongoing connections with continuing care services.
• Advocate for youth and families by liaising between the program and other internal and external resources.
• Support phone and walk-in assessments as needed.
• Triage support for assigned youth and families when required.
• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with community service providers to promote a successful referral and service connection process for youth and families.
• Perform consistent family/foster family meetings to ensure ongoing needs are being met and that any issues are addressed efficiently and effectively.
• Maintain all necessary records, forms, reports, and summaries in client files according to agency/funder standards.
• Transport youth to and from services and other community services to facilitate their ability to access services, when appropriate.
• Support Aftercare Services by helping to connect youth and family with community resources after discharge from residential care in order to ensure that educational, mental health, physical and psychiatric needs are met.
• While this job description covers many aspects of the role, employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required
  • Raise the Age Program: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field required
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Human Services specializing in youth and family services required

Special Requirements

• CPR certification required or obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

In addition to demonstrating the Hillside Professional Competencies of Communicates Effectively, Personal Excellence, Cultural Competence, Builds and Leverages Relationships and Optimizes Decision Making, the following occupational competencies must be demonstrated:

• Knowledge of community resources to support needs of youth and family.
• Ability to complete all required documentation in timely fashion according to established policies and regulations.  This is an essential function in order to facilitate the efficient and effective flow of information necessary for the program to be effectively managed and outcomes optimized.
• Demonstrate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Meet the highest standard for ethical and professional conduct towards all

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to work a variable scheduling including evenings and weekends
• The following physical demands are required:
  • Occasional sitting (up to 4 hours)
  • Occasional standing (up to 1 hour)
  • Occasional walking (up to 2.5 hours)
  • Occasional driving (up to 8 hours)
  • Continuous balancing (up to 8 hours)
  • Occasional balancing, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching forward or down, reaching overhead, running, and twisting (up to 2.5 hours)
  • Weekly lifting up to 50 lbs. (community-based staff may be required to lift an empty wheelchair weighing up to 50 lbs.), 10-15 lbs. on a daily basis
  • Weekly carrying up to 55 lbs. approximately 10-100 ft., 10-15 lbs. on a daily basis
• Manual dexterity is required, including the frequent ability to grasp in both hands and continuous use of fine manipulation skills in both hands (approximately 1-2.5 hrs.)
• Occasional exposure to changes in temperature, dust, fumes, gases or chemicals is apparent
• Protective clothing or equipment as required: Close toed shoes; Protective Shields, Universal Precaution PPE, Gloves for toileting and food preparation
• Ability to change positions as needed

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

May be required to physically restrain clients weighing between 50 and 300 lbs. and guide them safely to the floor. In some circumstances, restraints can last up to 15 minutes and may require repetition as necessary.

$21.50 Minimum pay rate, $31.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience