What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager/Paraprofessional position at Positive Growth Inc.?
Community Support Professionals/Case Managers: This is a contract position, which involves working with children, youth and adults providing skill building as well as coordination and linkage to outside supports such as the school, medical, and psychiatric supports, etc. The Community Support Professionals/Case Managers must be willing to meet the client in the community, home, our office, school, etc. Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, counseling, criminal justice is preferred. Direct experience can substitute for education. This position requires in-person contact. Minimum caseload for part-time is 15 clients. Fulltime is 20 or more clients.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support for clients with serious mental health conditions and connect them with the services and resources needed to meet their recovery goals.
- Assumes the responsibility of assessing needs, identifying adequate resources, discussing these resources with client and making the connection in order to meet the client’s needs
- Conducts needs assessments and goal creation with clients
- providing assistance to by advocating, teaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and/or role modeling new, more functional skills
- community linkage to various resources, education, advocacy
- coordinating with internal and external entities such as therapists, doctors, schools, and the legal system
- discharging and transition planning
- participating in specific treatment meetings and staffings
- accompanying client to specific community-based appointments
- complete required daily documentation
- attending weekly treatment team meetings
