School-Based Case Manager

The Elizabeth Layton Center is seeking a School-Based Children's Case Manager to join our CBS (Community Based Services) team in Paola, KS. If you thrive in a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive work environment, this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for! 

Who we are:

Elizabeth Layton Center (ELC) is honored to be designated a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), with locations in Ottawa and Paola, KS. CCBHCs offer a model of care focused on accessible and integrated behavioral health services. Our vision is to be recognized as the provider of choice for coordinated physical and behavioral health services in the communities we serve.  ELC specializes in working with underserved populations to meet the growing needs unique to their situation and life experiences. 

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Generous paid time off
• Wellness resources to support your well-being
• A collaborative, supportive team environment
• Ongoing opportunities for professional growth
• A healthy work-life balance

Job Summary: 

The School-Based Case Manager will provide case management/therapeutic services to youth with a severe emotional disturbance (SED).  In coordination with therapeutic staff, the incumbent will assist youth and families by providing information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes with a goal of increasing the consumer’s independence, productivity, self-determination, integration, and inclusion in the community.  Most of the Case Manager’s time will be spent providing services to youth in a school setting.  Services may also be provided in the family home, program site or other community settings, with minimal time spent at the Center. This position reports directly to the CBS Coordinator or designee. 

Major Job Responsibilities: 

• Participates in treatment planning based on best practice theories and applies interventions
• Development of personal plan/goal sheet in conjunction with consumer's needs 
• Obtains location and the process of acquiring resources; coordinates with area agencies
• Direct involvement in planning and advocacy in areas of: Education/Vocation, Residential, Financial, Health , Leisure, and Social Supports 
• Education to family in symptomatology, awareness of relapse indicators and handling of crisis
• Provision of services to identified ELC clients as well as youth identified by school staff
• Education to school staff regarding mental health signs, symptoms, and treatment strategies.
• Assists in collection of program data and provides reports as necessary to immediate supervisor
• Works in conjunction with other mental health center staff 
• Must provide transportation to and from various program activities
  (must maintain a good driving record)
• Meets direct service expectations of 47% of time worked
• Works evening hours each week unless direct service and client needs are met
• Meets deadlines for daily paperwork and reports 
• Provides quality documentation
• Complete other duties as assigned by supervisor or designee 
• Completes all required trainings as assigned 
• Complies with ELC policies and procedures 

Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience necessary to meet State of Kansas licensing regulations 
• Possesses the minimum qualifications as documented in the Kansas Case Management Program Standards 
• Familiarity with mental health theory and practice
• Clean driving record 
• Incumbent must pass a security and checks as required by Medicaid Regulations 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues 
• Excellent communication skills in high stress environments
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing 
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, community agencies, and consumers 
• Ability to be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences
• Ability to safely perform major job responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations