Youth Case Manager (Mental Health Care Coordination)

Potomac Community Services•Hagerstown, MD

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The role of a Mental Health Care Coordinator is to work with youth (ages 0-21 w/ mental health diagnosis) and their caregivers to identify needs and goals that will strengthen the family and the youth's future. Areas of focus include education, mental health, somatic health, economic needs, and positive social development. Youth and families are met with weekly/bi-weekly on average and work towards these goals together in the community where the needs are as well as in the family home itself. Staff transport clients when needed to make sure important connections to community resources are successful. The combined efforts of the care coordinator and the informed, client led approach, deliver some of the best outcomes in the field of human service work. It's challenging work for sure, but the outcomes and rewards of changing generational cycles and improving the quality of lives in our communities outshines everything else.

Requirements

Minimum of 4-year degree (related human service degree preferred but not required)
Minimum of 1 year youth (working directly with youth under 18) REQUIRED. Volunteer/internship experience may be counted.
Valid Driver's License for past 5 years
Ability to commute/relocate: Hagerstown, MD 21740: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Driver's License (Required)
Day Shift (Required) - but will require some early evenings: 5-7 p.m. (at least 3 times a week)
First few weeks of training will be in our Hagerstown office (Required). Stipend would be provided - to be further discussed upon hire.
Creative and compassionate attitude
Empathy resilience and open mindedness
Interest in working both with children and their parents
Strong communication and collaborative skills
Eagerness to learn and grow professionally