Devereux - Rutland, MA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Rutland, MA
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About the position

The Bilingual Case Manager is responsible for case-specific advocacy and case monitoring activities, ensuring the safe and expedited release of children to potential sponsors that meet the Short-term Shelter program criteria for release. The Case Manager, in consultation with clinician(s), is responsible for assessing the needs of each child in care and develops, implements and coordinates the Individual Service Plan (ISP) for each child. The Case Manager reports to the Lead Case Manager. The Case Manager has a caseload of 8 cases. Devereux provides extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with support for their social and emotional health. We also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child. Devereux's ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor.

Responsibilities

  • Develops master treatment plan for child, family and all necessary providers, monitors plan to ensure progress and compliance
  • Attend medication appointments or psychiatric evaluations as needed
  • Serves as the liaison for resource and is responsible for ensuring all referral are made for medically necessary treatment
  • Initiates, develops and maintains collaborative relationships with children, their family members and significant support systems
  • Facilitates meetings and has primary responsibility for completion and compilation of documentation from all internal and external providers
  • Serves as liaison on the team for system navigation in obtaining community services and entitlements, securing appointments with outside services and agencies as needed, including identification of funding sources and linkages to other agencies/services
  • Complete referrals, assessments, treatment plans and required documents
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to obtain appropriate care, treatment and services for the behavioral health needs of the children
  • Serves as primary liaison in regard to all levels of care, discharge planning and/or any other area that the family needs support

Requirements

  • Must be 21+ with a valid drivers license
  • Bachelor's degree required, behavioral science, human service or social service field preferred
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
  • One year of child welfare experience working with children and/or adolescents required
  • Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.

Benefits

  • 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
  • 8 sick days
  • Quality low cost benefits
  • 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • ASCEND career accelerator program with tuition reimbursement up to $15k for undergraduate and $25k for graduate
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