Case Manager - Bi-lingual - Home Study/Post-Release Services

The Methodist Home of Kentucky, Inc.•Lexington, KY

5d•$51,000

About The Position

The Home Study/Post Release Case Manager provides culturally competent assessment and case Management services serving recently immigrated unaccompanied children and the individuals sponsoring them in the United States. KYUMH works in collaboration with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide home study and post release case management to unaccompanied children who are reunified with caregivers across the state of Kentucky as well potentially contiguous states.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social services fields.
Bilingual in English and Spanish (both oral and written).

Responsibilities

Conduct the home study process through a combination of in-home visits and interviews, phone calls and other investigative activities with the goal of producing a comprehensive assessment of a potential sponsor’s ability to provide a safe living environment that meets the youth’s needs.
Utilizes information gathered through investigative interviews with shelter staff, clients, and prospective sponsors, home visit observations and the review of informational documents, including background investigations for all adults living in the potential sponsor’s home for the purpose of making determinations and recommendations.
Conduct a collaborative psycho-educational process with the youth and sponsor designed to identify areas where support, resources or information are needed to ensure successful reunification.
Educate and prepare the prospective sponsor for reunification with the youth, assisting with accessing needed supports and services.
Produce a comprehensive written report containing the home study findings and recommendations within 10 days of case assignment.
Conduct home visits and phone contacts with the dual purpose of assessing safety and appropriateness of the youth’s placement with his/her sponsor and connecting the youth to services in the community to address risk factors.
Perform ongoing case management with a focus on screening and making appropriate referrals to address the youth’s needs in the following domains: safety, placement stability, guardianship, education, health and medical, individual mental health and family stabilization, legal/immigration proceedings, substance abuse, gang prevention, independent living, juvenile/criminal justice, trafficking assistance (as applicable) and child enrichment activities.
Facilitation of case management meetings for with youth and sponsor, as well as applicable informal supports and external providers, that continually reassess the needs of the youth and family and ensure that services in place are effective.
Ability to contact youth and sponsor within 48 hours of case assignment and facilitate an in-home visit with youth and sponsor within 14 days of case assignment.
Submit detailed and thorough documentation in compliance with KYUMH and ORR requirements and reporting deadlines, including but not limited to: case notes, federal and agency data collection, programmatic reporting, assessments, care plan documentation, transition/discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up.
Acts as a primary point of contact and liaison for the youth, family, sponsors and external agencies.
Active participation in agency and community efforts to build culturally competent outreach, education, and interventions for the immigrant and refugee community.
Complete required documentation and reports within the defined timelines including case notes, federal and agency data collection and applicable programmatic reporting.
Demonstrates an understanding of the value of cultural diversity, including the ability to develop systems and practices that are inclusive of diverse staff members and responsive to the cultural needs of the client population served.