What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager/Psychosocial Team Leader position at Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc.?
Elizabeth Layton Center is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) with locations in Ottawa, KS, and Paola, KS. The center is named after Elizabeth Layton, an artist who gained recognition for her expressive drawings depicting her struggles with depression. Our mission is simple: to provide comprehensive and integrated behavioral health services for our community.
Our team is growing, and we are seeking a dedicated Case Manager/Psychosocial Team Leader to join our CBS team in Ottawa, KS. If you thrive in a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive work environment, this opportunity is perfect for you!
This Full-Time position offers a Monday to Friday schedule, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. At Elizabeth Layton Center, we value our employees and offer competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, generous Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan, Flexible Scheduling, and more.
Summary
The Psychosocial Team Leader will provide oversight of rehabilitation programming, staffing and delivery of services under the direction of the CBS Director. Additionally, the Psychosocial Team Leader will provide direct services to clients. In coordination with therapeutic staff, the Team Leader 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. The Team Leader’s time will be spent mentoring case management staff, providing field supervision, and training new case management staff, coordinating psychosocial group programming, coordinating services to be provided by Youth Specialists and providing case management services to youth in the family home, educational setting, 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:
- Provide support to Case Managers including involvement in hiring/interviewing and initial/ongoing training. Will assist in assigning cases, coordinating scheduling, providing oversight/field supervision including coaching.
- Conducts team meetings to coordinate services.
- Requires on-site and/or availability via cell phone for problem-solving and monitoring of case management activities during work hours.
- Monitor expectations related to quality and timeliness of documentation, direct service expectations, and other various expectations.
- Maintains ongoing caseload(50%) of SED youth supporting client’s treatment plan goals and advocacy in the areas of: Education/Vocation, Residential, Financial, Health , Leisure, and Social Supports utilizing community resources on behalf of the client as needed
- Meets direct service expectations
- Meets deadlines for daily paperwork and reports
- Provides quality documentation.
- Provides oversight and supervision for bachelor level interns from as requested
- Work one late night per week
- Review and assign psychosocial group referrals to the appropriate group. When a referral cannot be assigned to a group or is placed on a waiting list, the Team Leader will contact referring therapist or case manager as to the status and document this in the chart.
- Conducts weekly team meetings with CBS staff who co-lead psychosocial groups. Monitor and assist in planning for group activities allowing creativity in programming as related to mental health needs noted on the treatment plans.
- Participate in interview process for psychosocial group leaders and coordinate orientation/training for new group leaders
- Provide training and field supervision for group leaders and Youth Specialists.
- Schedules and coordinates staffing for PR-IND, attendant care, and psychosocial group.
- Monitor expectations related to psychosocial groups including quality and timeliness of documentation, retrieving voicemail messages, transportation, and other various expectations
- Facilitates and/or monitors communication and involvement of parents/guardians in psychosocial group treatment, development of psychosocial group definitions, progress notes, parent notes, and other information letters, flyers and other communications or documentation related to psychosocial programming
- Develop budgets for each group in coordination with the group leader, CEO, and CBS Director
- Provides services as needed for crisis situations and when services cannot be filled by others
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
- Minimum of 2 years of case management experience or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS:
- Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues
- 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
- Ability to motivate and coach others
- Ability to maintain professional and ethical boundaries
Join us in our commitment to equality and diversity as an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We consider all applications irrespective of race, marital status, sex, age, skin color, religion, nationality, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Take the next step in your career journey with us – apply today and become part of a team where your contributions truly matter!
