School Case Manager

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a School Case Manager for the Devil's Lake, ND School District!

Are you interested in working with children and families in a school and community setting? We believe that many children and families can benefit from the support of a committed, compassionate, and strength-based case manager. Join our Nexus-PATH team as we support our school case management services to the Devil's Lake, ND area schools.

Our School Case Manager assists eligible student and their caregivers in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational and other services necessary to build resilience and overcome challenges.

“At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.”

NOTE: This is a 12-month (annual) position, working primarily from the school building with those students and families referred exclusively from the school district.

Pay/Location:

• On-site at local school (Devil's Lake)
• Salary range - $48,000-$54,000
• $1,500 sign-on bonus

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit package
• Generous Paid Time Off – 4 weeks
• HOLIDAY's Paid
• Health Insurance
• Vision and Dental
• 401K
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive coordination of all tasks required to meet the treatment needs and best interests of service recipients consistent with regulatory agencies (i.e. DHS, COA)
• Comply with local office procedure for referral and service delivery
• Complete a systemic assessment of the needs of the child and family
• Establish service parameters with family or legal custodian as child’s needs dictate
• Provide complete and required documentation, within established timelines relating to case management and treatment planning
• Implement treatment services to meet the needs and goals of the children and families utilizing quality case management practice to provide for the best interest of the child and family
• Provide direction to other team members when applicable and make recommendations for discharge, finalization and permanency
• Promote the needs of youth and families to ensure successful outcomes
• Advocate for the development and maintenance of funding and resources to meet youth and family needs
• Develop and maintain community contacts to promote Nexus-PATH and collaborative efforts
• Provide crisis intervention as needed to maintain safety and provide for the best interest of the child and family
• Integrates trauma informed care principles into practice by sharing knowledge and understanding of trauma with the child, family and relevant team members
• Utilizes and advocates for the use of trauma-sensitive strategies to support the youth and their family
• Routinely screens for trauma exposure and related symptoms and demonstrates competence in using screening tool results to enhance service provision
• Routinely makes resources available and shares knowledge with foster families and providers on trauma exposure, its impact, and trauma-focused treatment.
• Engages in efforts to strengthen the resilience and protective factors of children and families impacted by and vulnerable to trauma.
• Emphasizes continuity of care and collaboration across child-service systems.
• Understand the potential for secondary traumatic stress and practices self-care strategies to mitigate these effects.
• Meet standards for productivity and caseload size while maintaining appropriate documentation and files to support the services that are provided to families
• Participate in staff and supervision meetings and required Nexus-PATH in-service meetings
• Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery
• Ensure confidentiality of all treatment and services information

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work preferred; will consider Bachelor’s degree in a human services related field
• 1-3 years of work experience serving children and families
• Current North Dakota social work licensure preferred
• Experience in family-based service strongly preferred
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency driving requirements, maintain auto insurance and pass corporate insurance eligibility standards.
• Must successfully pass a DHS/DCFS/CJIS/DHHS/ODHS or other federal and state criminal background check
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility
• All client-facing Nexus employees must successfully participate and complete a Handle With Care behavior intervention method exam and training

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM!