Bilingual Case Manager

What is this job? 

You help get vulnerable children at the United States’ southern border OUT of influx shelters and placed instead with a child and family-focused, not-for-profit organization that can provide appropriate housing, medical, mental health, and educational services to that young person.

Benefits

• Trauma training & certification
• CEUs
• Clinical supervision within your work hours and provided by Board certified supervisors
• Comprehensive benefit, incentive, and wellness package
• Full-time hires earn vacation time at the rate of 3 weeks per year!  Plus they receive 2 floating holidays and nine paid Everstand holiday closure days. 

What is the Caminos Program?

As a Spanish and English-speaking teammate, you would be helping children who have recently migrated to the United States and are seeking opportunities for reunification with family as well as the chance to pursue their education and legal immigration cases. Everstand calls this our Caminos program, and we see it as a fulfillment of our purpose as a non-profit: to enrich communities, one family at a time.

New name, same enduring commitment.

This year, we are celebrating 150 years of serving children and families through our work to enrich communities, one family at a time. As we reflected on our history and contemplated our bright future, one thing become clear: the name “Board of Child Care” no longer represented the vast array of services we offer. We are thrilled to share that our name has changed to Everstand!  Our holistic range of residential, mental and behavioral health support, trauma recovery, case management, and educational services will continue to grow and expand. Learn more about our rebrand at everstand.org. 

What does this job do specifically?

• Acts as a primary point of contact and liaison for the youth, family, identified sponsors, and external agencies

• Responsible for the completion of admission requirements, assessments and Individual Service Plans within regulatory timeframes and including the participation of the youth, family, and potential sponsors. 
• Coordinates the timely collection and completion of required documentation for youth in care.
• Ensures that the youth received the full range of services identified in the ISP in an integrated and comprehensive manner.
• Provides assessment of the relationship between the youth and the sponsor, utilizing safe screening methods to ensure that the identified sponsor is appropriate for the youth.
• Provides direct assistance to the sponsor to ensure thorough completion of documentation required for timely release of the youth.
• Creates required time-sensitive reports and documentation of progress toward discharge
• Provides daily, weekly and monthly submission of required updates to internal and external team members.
• Facilitate regular case management meetings for individuals, groups, and families.
• Coordinate with the Everstand staff members and community resources to address the youths' service needs.
• Evaluate the child’s/youth’s/family’s progress toward goal attainment on a designated basis in line with individual service planning and discharge plan goals.
• Responsible for taking the lead role in making the transfer and release recommendations, as well as coordinating the release of a youth from care in accordance with regulatory timeframes. 
• Maintain effective working relationships with families, children/youth, colleagues, consultants, and community agencies
• Ensure assigned case records meet documentation standards as defined by both federal and state regulations
• Ensures required contacts with Treatment Foster Care parents, both by phone and in person take place and are documented in accordance with regulatory expectations.
• Provide in ratio supervision of youth as required. 
• Identify supervision and /or professional training needs to supervisor as they arise
• Ensure filing compliance in accordance to ORR and state regulations related to positions documentation responsibility
• Perform other duties, as requested, to achieve agency goals.

Available shifts:  Front-End Sunday-Thursday (9am - 5pm ) This position regularly requires flexible work hours based on the needs of the program to include evening and weekend work.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or human services (no prior experience required)- please click apply to talk to our recruitment team! 
• Candidates must be fluent in Spanish and English (written and verbal).  See below for required language skills. 

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Child Welfare and Case Management experience preferred.

Required Language Skills

• Spanish-speaking and reading are a must.  We accept candidates who have varying degrees of fluency. For this position really being comfortable at the conversational level is key, as you're welcoming new kids into the program and providing an orientation to the program in Spanish.  Our recruitment team can talk to you about this.  
• Everstand is OK with applicants for whom English is a second language, however, please note that documentation of notes and all competency-based exams (e.g. First Aid and CPR class) are in English. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Everstand is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital or veterans status. Everstand is a drug, tobacco and alcohol-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer by choice.

Salary : $52,074 - $64,044