Case Management Specialist - Advanced Practice

Compass Connections • Grand Rapids, MI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Guided by care and compassion, Compass Connections has been impacting and meeting the needs of the community’s most vulnerable children and families through residential care, community-based support, foster care, and adoption services. Leveraging more than a century of collective child welfare experience, Compass Connections, a Texas based non-profit organization, is a national leader in connecting, strengthening, and transforming families from around the globe. If you like to work with people that believe they can make a difference in the world, this is the company for you!

Requirements

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens throughout employment.
• Provide proof of work eligibility status upon request.
• Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background checks.
• Demonstrate master of comprehensive safety, resiliency, and mental health assessment.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Utilize independent judgment and discretion to respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English and Spanish.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Provide crisis intervention according to training provided by Compass Connections when needed to maintain a safe environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Work in a fast-paced environment and maintain emotional control and professional composure at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate the ability to: Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all Compass Connections policies and procedures.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in social work, criminal justice, sociology, or a related field of study from accredited program/university.
• Experience in working with immigrant populations and child welfare.

Responsibilities

• Meet all federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards that are applicable to this position.
• Maintain a case load in accordance with agency policies and procedures and licensing and contract standards.
• Participate in workshops, seminars, education programs and other activities that promote professional growth and development.
• Independently maintain a minimum number of weekly contacts with children and families.
• Exercise independent discretion and judgment to continually assess ongoing changes in behavior, circumstances or conditions that may affect child safety.
• Provide feedback, support and consultation as assigned to crisis line staff to ensure an appropriate response to crisis calls, families’ needs are addressed through best possible supports, and follow ups are conducted as needed.
• Engage and involve children and their sponsors in the casework process.
• Utilize professional judgment and experience to assess and document progress that children and their family/sponsors make toward risk reduction, achievement of service goals and positive case outcomes.
• Compile, prepare, submit, and maintain accurate records, files, forms, statistics, and additional information in accordance with agency policies, licensing and/or contract requirements.
• Participate in weekly case staffing with case managers, case aides and contracted staff in the assigned region.
• Work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed or requested.
• Implement Compass Connections safety protocols including evacuating with children and other staff in case of an emergency.
• Maintain confidentiality in all areas of the service population and program operations.
• Maintain Compass Connections professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in Compass Connections employee handbook including demonstrating respect for agency staff, the service population, and community members and complying with required dress code at all times.
• Exercises independent discretion and judgment to coordinate referrals, service planning and documentation of services for assigned caseload.
• Act as a liaison with stakeholders, including legal providers and immigration court.
• Accept crisis calls and provide support to families in crisis.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meeting reviewing cases with clinical and management team as necessary, recommending adjustment to tiered level as appropriate.
• Exercises independent discretion and judgment to conduct comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, and make decisions in the field regarding the safety and well-being of assigned children and families.
• Meet all deadlines required by program supervisor and federal partners.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English and Spanish.

Benefits

• Annual Influenza vaccination (or approved exemption)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level