Clinical Case Manager
Description
- Nonviolence: providing physical, emotional, social, and moral safety for all.
- Emotional Intelligence: managing feelings well for the care of others and self.
- Social Learning: practicing the utmost respect for the ideas of everyone.
- Democracy: having shared decision-making whenever possible.
- Open Communication: saying what we mean without being mean as we say it.
- Social Responsibility: ensuring teamwork that includes everyone’s contributions.
- Growth and Change: co-creating transformation for a hopeful future.
- Equity: ensuring that all feel included and have what they need to survive and thrive
Great opportunity to gain clinical experience, and for rewarding social work serving clients of diverse underserved communities! The Clinical Case Manager will travel across the country (travel expenses covered!) to conduct mental health interventions and provide case management services to children, youth, and families in their homes.
Job Summary:
Home Study & Post Release Services provides case management services to unaccompanied immigrant children and youth released from federal custody. The goal of the Clinical Case Manager is to achieve family stabilization and to equip families with the information, skills, and confidence to utilize and access medical, legal, mental health, educational, and other community resources that are essential for adjustment and integration into the United States. The main objective is for the families to be self-efficient and independent.
The Clinical Case Manager will be responsible for 3 cases at a time with weekly in-person visits at the client’s home for the first 2 months of a case, followed by monthly in-person visits for the remaining 4 months of a case. Generally each case has a 6-month span. This position primarily requires frequent local travel with potential, occasional national travel.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide weekly home visits to achieve family stabilization.
- Assess safety, appropriateness of child/youth’s placement, and sponsor’s fit as the caretaker.
- Conduct comprehensive age-appropriate assessments to ensure basic needs are met and provide the tools and resources for families to thrive and succeed in their community.
- Provide ongoing case management and conduct ongoing assessment of child/youth and family’s needs in the following areas: appropriateness of placement, safety, education, health, mental health, legal/immigration proceedings, substance use, independent living, juvenile/criminal justice, and child/youth enrichment activities.
- Provide trauma-informed crisis interventions directly, as appropriate and necessary, or connect family to third-party resources and services to ensure child/youth’s safety, care, and well-being
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
- Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to equity and inclusion in the workplace; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend, and implement improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of the impact in a trauma-informed and culturally diverse organization.
Education and Experience Requirements:
A typical background for the person who can fulfill the duties of this position is as follows:
- Master’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement;
- OR Bachelor’s degree with at least five years of clinical experience
- Bilingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal
Other Requirements:
- Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For further information review : https://www.opm.gov/suitability/suitability-and-credentialing-faqs/
- Meet agency driving requirements
- Ability to travel frequently, all travel is reimbursed/covered
- Frequent travel by plane/car to visit client homes
Why join us?
- Growth Opportunities- Morrison values its employees and provides leadership training to see our employees thrive and grow. Promotion from within is encouraged and seen throughout the organization.
- Benefits and Perks – Extensive benefit package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. Company provided Life and Long-Term Disability. Paid vacation and sick time.
- We make a difference in our community – At Morrison we provide a comprehensive continuum of mental health, substance abuse and prevention and education services for youth, from birth through age 21. We work with families and communities to make a difference in every child’s life.
- Student Loan Forgiveness Options- Morrison is a non-profit mental health organization so working with us, you could qualify for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).