Special Education Case Manager

Behavioral Health Allies - Grow, Learn, Live

Find Meaning, Opportunity, and Growth Here: A career at Behavioral Health Allies (BHA) can open the door to a new chapter in your life — filled with meaning, opportunities, and growth. From our flexible scheduling options to our mission and values-based team culture, we offer positions with purpose.

Why Choose BHA?

• Employee-centric culture that prioritizes the well-being and development of its employees
• Comprehensive training and support
• Focus on collaboration and teamwork
• Commitment to growth and opportunities for advancement
• Competitive salary and benefits, including 2P Incentive Plan
• Meaningful service and advocacy work with regional leader in behavioral health

POSITION SUMMARY: BHA is looking for energetic, passionate, and motivated Special Education Case Managers to provide care and support to our clients and their families in a school setting. This position is primarily responsible for creating and delivering academic instruction to students at Milestones Academy in their respective hall or classroom. We partner with many service providers and members of our client’s advocate team in order to provide the progress needed.

JOB TYPE

Full-time

SCHEDULE

Mon-Fri, 8a-4p

FULL-TIME BENEFITS

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Participate in The 2P Plan - new bonus program that grows with you!
• OnDemand Pay (get your pay when you need it)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short/Long Term Disability
• 401K matching
• Additional $100 wellness benefit on top of your regular pay after 90 days!
• Referral bonus and more!

ASK ABOUT OUR 2P PLAN

Great things happen when talented professionals are supported to grow and develop. Our Premier Professionals (2P) Plan is our way of investing in you and building a bright future together. More than a tiered incentive plan, 2P grows with you. Elevate your career, advance professionally, and feel truly valued for your contributions. Offering special 2P bonuses paid out 2x a year. Find meaning, opportunity, growth, and more, as a 2P Professional with BHA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties and projects will be assigned as necessary)

• Employ special education strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory, and perceptual, motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
• Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques.
• Provide coaching and modeling on all academic programming.
• Manage caseload of approximately 15 students including all steps of the IEP process.
• Enforce all relevant policies and procedures for KCBH and Milestones Academy.
• Ensures compliance with school district procedures, state, and federal laws in relation to Special Education and IEPs.
• Complete and send quarterly progress reports to parents and school districts.
• Develop curriculum and lesson plans for students.
• Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
• Assist in collection of data.
• Develop, provide, and promote regular in-service training to the Milestones Academy team regarding special education procedures.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Management/Leadership

• Serve as a role model to establish and foster a positive culture based on trust, respect, collaboration and integrity. Through personal example, establish the style and approach which will characterize the Company’s dealings with the marketplace.
• Support, model and encourage a Culture of Compliance by adhering to, and fostering team members' adherence to, the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and Compliance Program.
• Manage and develop a team of employees in accordance with KCBHH’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and recommending candidates; training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; recommending rewards and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and building an effective team dynamic.
• Actively participate in the national healthcare community; stay abreast of trends, competitors and legislation.
• Serve as a credible and collaborative leader with both internal and external constituencies by understanding the healthcare landscape and responding quickly to needs.

FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND COMPETENCIES/CORE COMPETENCIES

Integrity and Professionalism: Operates with professionalism and integrity in all aspects of role, including interactions with coworkers, clients, and external contacts. Communicates in an open, honest, respectful, and consistent way. Demonstrates humility, sharing recognition and fault equally. Treats all employees as equal contributors.

Collaboration and Teamwork: Works cooperatively to achieve common goals by establishing and maintaining productive working relationships, sharing knowledge, and building consensus. Shows willingness to understand, respect, and support alternative perspectives, opinions, and ideas. Willing contributes to other teams a Subject Matter Experts, shares knowledge with others. Recognizes contributions of others and gives credit when credit is due.

Client/Customer Focus: Establishes and nurtures strong, sustainable, and collaborative relationships with clients; both internal and external. Actively seeks to understand and exceed internal/external client’s needs. Seeks and uses input and feedback to strengthen internal/external customer relationships and to improve outcomes. Engages the internal/external customer as a partner in delivering service.

Innovation and Initiative: Voluntarily looks for better ways to get things done and/or generate new ideas; acts on own without waiting for direction. Shows interest in learning new skills and performing new tasks. Sees beyond the “tried and true” and avoids staying in comfort zone. Identifies ways to incorporate new practices into existing framework.

Adaptability: Responds positively to changing circumstances by altering behavior to better fit different situations. Willing to make appropriate changes in work methods/processes. Overcomes obstacles to achieve results. Adjusts timelines, results, and expectations appropriate to changing needs.

Accountability: Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions. Respects confidentiality – appropriately handles confidential information. Meets or exceeds agreed upon expectations; follows through on commitments. Accepts responsibility for positive and negative outcomes of work.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Required company training
• Training deemed necessary by the supervisor

REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in Special Education or related field preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or related field and Missouri Teacher’s Certificate required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced high performing team environment under strict deadlines.
• Advanced organizational, time management and project management skills.
• Strong negotiating, listening and superior interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills including public speaking.
• Self-motivated strategic thinker with strong analytic and financial skills.
• Self-directed individual who leads a team to their full potential.
• Highly collaborative with ability to influence others and build strong professional relationships.
• Proficient in computer usage (Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Dynamics and PowerPoint).
• Ability to regularly travel by air and automobile, including ability to drive when in the field.
• Demonstrates the ability to take initiative, anticipate needs, and exercise independent/sound judgment

You can be a great candidate even if you do not have every skill and experience listed above. You may have important skills we haven’t yet considered. If so, we encourage you to submit your resume and a cover letter that shares what you’d like to bring to our team.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

General note: When moving residents or other heavy items, please make sure to ask for assistance if the task you are trying to complete requires more than one person. For a full definition of any terms used below, please consult with your HR team.

Seldom (1–5%): Balancing, crawling, pinching.

Occasionally (6-33%): Pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion. Medium to heavy work: Exerting 50-100 lbs. occasionally and/or in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Frequently (34-66%): Sedentary to light work: Exerting 10-20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Continuously (67-100%): Walking, sitting, typing, talking, stooping, kneeling, crouching. Hearing and visual acuity are required for the position (including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus). If required by position “driver status,” the employee must maintain visual acuity adequate to operate a motor vehicle.

MACHINES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:

Seldom (1 –5%): Hardware tools and automobile (driver status only).

Occasionally (6-33%): Cooking tools, copier, shower, fax, calculator, cleaning tools.

Frequently (67-100%): Computer, writing instrument and telephone.

WORKING CONDITIONS: This position is performed primarily indoors at the administrative office.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee sometimes works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to the risk of electric shock (cooking, cleaning, assistance in activities of daily living, etc.). The employee is also occasionally required to function in narrow aisles or passageways. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be high during a resident’s crisis.

TRAVEL: Travel for this position occurs between locations, outside training, conferences, etc., as required.

ACCESS TO PHI/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: This role will have access to Protected Health Information (PHI) and confidential information, consisting of but not limited to financial information, employee relations information, etc.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT: Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment based on their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination based on their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations, or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.

ADA STATEMENT: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ACCOUNTABILITY/IMPACT: (Degree of answerability for actions, consequences of errors in judgment, and legal liabilities): Errors in judgment or mistakes could cost the organization loss of revenue, loss of clients, and/or negatively impact BHA’s reputation.

WHO WE ARE

BHA is a comprehensive behavior analytic who incorporates the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports. Our services address the needs of families, schools and agencies by conducting assessments, developing and providing intervention and providing training in an effort to provide improved quality of life. We provide services to a variety of disabilities varying from 18 months through adulthood. We are located in the Greater Kansas City, MO area.

Salary Description

$58,300 - $78,000 Participation in our 2P Plan