Child and Adolescent Case Manager Bilingual Spanish - Youable Emotional Health

Headway is looking for accountable and decisive team members who want to make a dynamic and lasting impact in their communities. We are a passionate and responsive social enterprise making a difference in the lives of over 20,000 families and individuals throughout the Twin Cities metro area each year. We pride ourselves on bringing innovative, dimensional solutions to mental health challenges while continually learning new and better ways to provide care. Our mission is to empower people of all ages to live an emotionally healthy life.

As a Case Manager, you will have the opportunity to directly impact the lives of children and their families through our successful mental health programs. You will be part of a caring and highly regarded staff of professionals in our Brooklyn Center, Richfield and Golden Valley, Minnesota locations.

We are looking for a professional to coordinate mental health services for children and families. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating, arranging, and facilitating services for children with significant mental health symptoms that impact their daily lives. The goal is to improve the overall functioning of the family and reduce the need for and reliance upon out of home placements and other services that are more intensive, restrictive, and costly. You will manage an average of 15 active clients per month and ensure the case management treatment plans and functional assessments are completed in accordance with organizational, DHS, insurance, and county guidelines.

Location:Brooklyn Center,Golden Valley, or Richfield

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Assess and coordinate client access to and receipt of needed service and problem-solve around the access to these services if needed
2. Minimum of one face to face core contact with the child/child's family per month
3. •Assist in integrating and providing linkages between school and home and multiple agencies the client and family is working with (i.e. mental health agencies, juvenile corrections, child welfare agencies, etc.)
4. •Develop an IFSCP and complete a functional assessment with the child/child's family within 30 days of starting services and ensure that the services outlined in the client's care plan are actually received
5. •Provide safety and crisis planning
6. •Review, reassess, and monitor implementation of the care plan every 90 days
7. •Assist the client/family in obtaining other non-mental health benefits and services related to their health and disability as needed (i.e. health care, special education).
8. •Act as an advocate on behalf of the client and family with the service system
9. •Assist the client or family in building community support and family support systems
10. •Participate in training in the use of community resources and services
11. •Provide consultation and guidance to school staff regarding client needs
12. •Attend clinical consultation meetings, staff and other meetings, as directed by the supervisor or agency policy

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• •Bachelor's degree in one of the behavioral sciences including but not limited to: social work, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or nursing from an accredited college or university
• Skilled in the process of identifying and assessing a wide range of client needs
• Knowledgeable about local community resources and how to utilize these resources for the benefit of the client
• Job/internship experience and training in working with families
• Skilled in monitoring service outcomes
• Fluent in Spanish
• Ability to work at least two evenings per week
• Must have car and auto insurance

Preferred but not required

• •Minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of mental health/social services to children and/or adolescents with an emotional disturbance
• •Experience working with children/families in their homes
• Experience working with school systems
• Experience working with children identified as having a severe emotional disturbance

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient knowledge and understanding of mental health issues and resources
• General knowledge and understanding of case management services
• Proven ability to establish and maintain positive rapport with a wide variety of clients and professionals
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve problems independently in a variety of arenas with both clients and professionals within the community
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and utilize the skills of program team and other staff
• Proven ability to use client's strengths to promote positive change
• Proficient computer skills in Word and Excel programs
• •Experience and training in identifying and assessing a wide range of children's issues and needs
• •Ability to manage time efficiently in order to ensure paperwork and billing are on time and completed correctly
• High degree of organization and ability to work independently
• •Local travel within the metro area to a variety of arenas, including in-home, in the community and in schools
• •Interact with a range of personalities and diverse individuals