Case Managers

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

23h•$27•Onsite

About The Position

The Cedar Knolls House, Hard to Place Group Residence, serves girls ages 16 to 21 who exhibit a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges stemming from acute and/or traumatization. All of the youth are referred by the Administration for Children’s Services or Juvenile Justice system. The Group Residence provides supervised living units and programs of therapeutic and recreational services that emphasize family interaction and strengthening of community support networks, as well as increasing independent living skills. The goal for all of our youth is to transition them back to the community within a year of placement to a family member, significant adult connection, achieve housing, higher education, etc. The Case Manager will engage with residents and staff in a manner which promotes positive program participation. The Case Manager will work in conjunction with the Clinical Team to assist with matters relating to our resident population.

Requirements

Excellent resident engagement skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Ability to work independently as well as with a team
Bachelor’s Degree is Required
Familiarity with working in Windows, Excel, and Connections preferred.
Ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software
Travel in the community with residents utilizing agency vehicle
Engage in physical activities with the residence
Able to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens.
Able to input data into the Electronic Health Record.
Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services or related field preferred
Spanish speaking a plus

Responsibilities

Carries a caseload of residents, and provides services to those residents within the scope of program regulations and agency mission.
Evaluates and assesses independent living skills, and supports clients in meeting individual goals.
Advocates on behalf of residents with other services providers.
Links residents to community based treatment and collaborate with other services providers when coordinating services.
Practices person-centered and collaborative service planning with clients, also ensuring service plans are completed and signed by residents according to regulatory guidelines and standards.
Interprets and explains agency policies and procedures to residents.
May run groups under supervision.
Supports residents toward the goal of medication management independence, including appropriate person-centered interventions.
Accompanies residents to appointments as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
Participates in intake, assessment, discharge, and follow-up conferences.
Participates in regular staff meetings and trainings. May be asked to travel to offsite meetings and trainings.
Participates in planning and execution of special and holiday events.
Files incident reports as appropriate.
Completes regular and timely documentation of all resident interactions, including progress and informational notes.
Insures progress notes meet monthly billing documentation requirements, if applicable.