Clinical Case Manager

Morrison Child and Family Services • Portland, OR

6d • $32 - $35 • Hybrid

About The Position

Home Study & Post Release Services provides case management services to unaccompanied immigrant children and youth released from federal custody. The goal of the Clinical Case Manager is to achieve family stabilization and to equip families with the information, skills, and confidence to utilize and access medical, legal, mental health, educational, and other community resources that are essential for adjustment and integration into the United States. The main objective is for the families to be self-efficient and independent.
The Clinical Case Manager will be responsible for 3 cases at a time with weekly in-person visits at the client’s home for the first 2 months of a case, followed by monthly in-person visits for the remaining 4 months of a case. Generally, each case has a 6-month span. This position primarily requires frequent local travel with potential, occasional national travel

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement.
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree with at least five years of clinical experience.
• They may be licensed, or eligible for licensure.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal. Must clear a language proficiency test for Spanish.
• Experience working with immigrant populations.
• Attained age 21 years or older before first day of employment in position (ORR)
• Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
• Hold a valid drivers’ license and must maintain minimum auto insurance policy for driving a personal vehicle
• 40 hours of required training per year

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with immigrant populations
• Knowledgeable about family preservation, kinship care, and/or general child welfare
• Experience writing professional, thorough assessment reports.
• ORR experience
• Knowledge of Federal, State and agency regulations.
• Knowledge of adolescent developmental issues, trauma, abuse and neglect, substance abuse and dependence, delinquency, peer influence, and related group and individual interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly home visits to achieve family stabilization.
• Assess safety, appropriateness of child/youth’s placement, and sponsor’s fit as the caretaker.
• Conduct comprehensive age-appropriate assessments to ensure basic needs are met and provide the tools and resources for families to thrive and succeed in their community.
• Provide ongoing case management and conduct ongoing assessment of child/youth and family’s needs in the following areas: appropriateness of placement, safety, education, health, mental health, legal/immigration proceedings, substance use, independent living, juvenile/criminal justice, and child/youth enrichment activities.
• Provide trauma-informed crisis interventions directly, as appropriate, and necessary, or connect family to third-party resources and services to ensure child/youth’s safety, care, and well-being
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.

Benefits

• Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees