Human Services Professional

Devereux

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you interested in providing Human Services Clinical Case Coordination in a residential treatment setting? Do you love using your human services professional skills? Do you have experience in Case Coordination and documentation in the mental health field? If you answered yes, please complete our application so I can reach out to you. Being a Human Services Professional at Devereux has it's advantages... If selected, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer: Opportunity for professional growth within a national Non-profit. Ongoing training and development in the behavioral health field. Supportive Leadership and ability to make a positive impact in our organization. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia was established in Cobb County Georgia in 1973 at the invitation of Governor Jimmy Carter and for more than 40 years has been providing new hopes, new dreams, and new choices for children, adolescents and young adults struggling with emotional and behavioral health challenges. Starting salary - $42640/year. Additional compensation for experience and education above the minimum required. DEVEREUX GEORGIA GRACE'S PLACE We are excited to announce we have broken ground on a brand new campus! Due to Devereux Georgia's history of success in treating victims since 2009, the state has chosen to use Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health for their newly approved treatment program. The 24-bed program is a Child Caring Institution (Group Home) for victimized females between the ages of 12 and 17. Our new Child Caring Institution campus is located near the Gwinnett County Police Headquarters on Hi Hope Road.

Requirements

Bachelors in psychology, social work or other related field, Master's preferred.
Minimum two years previous experience in behavioral healthcare setting, including internships preferred.
Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
Self-motivated individual.
General knowledge of clinical best practices for working with adolescent populations and their families/resources.
General knowledge of mental health, funding and related services within Georgia and other states served.
General knowledge of standard office computer applications and ability to learn new programs.
Valid Driver's License.
Must be at least 21 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure that the educational, medical, emotional, and social needs of the resident are met.
Monitor the resident’s needs and ensuring that appropriate services are being provided and arranged for in order to meet those needs.
Provide case work services as provided in the resident's service plans; and monitor of the resident's educational and/or vocational needs.
Plan, provide, arrange, coordinate, and document services to residents and their families.
Model life skills and provide activities for youth to practice life skills and provide appropriate feedback.
Overall responsibility for Case management; assume role of community support as well as administrative responsibilities.
Provide full clinical case management services to clients.
Coordinate and cooperate with both internal and external contacts/sources to ensure the clients have access to community resources as required.
Work closely with the Unit Supervisors to ensure care is coordinated and provided.
Coordinate discharge planning and meet with family members, regulatory agencies and case workers as needed to facilitate discharge plans.
On-call duties as scheduled.