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Children’s Behavioral Health Services Case Worker
PRIMARY
FUNCTIONS:
Perform skill
building functions that support the development
of a child/teen’s life and social skills, working one on one with each
participant in his/her own home and in the community. Facilitate family members’ understanding of the
child/teen’s needs as related to his/her condition/diagnosis.
SPECIFIC
DUTIES:
1.
Provide a meaningful “core” service for each child/teen assigned, which
includes face to face visits per month based on need and acuity level, to
ensure all care plan goals are addressed to the satisfaction of the clients
served.
2.
Work directly with families to help them
understand their child’s condition and subsequent needs.
3.
Demonstrate emotional confidence and good
judgement to engage children and families.
4.
Manage complex behavioral needs of children
while facilitating skill building activities, continually assuring the safety
of the children and families, and applying appropriate emergency and crisis
intervention principles and techniques.
5.
Provide
prevocational services including teaching skills, building appropriate work
habits, completing applications, role playing interviews, etc., as needed.
6.
Provide
various supported employment services to assist youth with maintaining
employment including but not limited to “on the job” support.
7.
Enter required documentation of every
interaction with client into Electronic Health Record system to facilitate
timely Medicaid billing.
8.
Provide LPHA Driven and Family and Youth informed skill building
activities to caseload assigned, maintaining accurate and verifiable
documentation of all services rendered.
9.
Using a person-centered approach, complete comprehensive and detailed
assessments, reviews, crisis plans, and care plans as required by standards set
by DOH and lead Health Home contractors.
10. Demonstrate, promote and
practice cultural competency towards clients through respect and understanding.
11. Recognize and embrace
diversity through supporting and encouraging the strengths of each individual
youth and family served.
- Assist youth and families in the
acquisition and maintenance of public benefits e.g., Medicaid, SNAP,
Social Security, etc.
13. Provide
linkage/referrals and coordination of resources/support for medical care,
mental health, social, recreational, and housing/basic needs, etc.
14. Remain current in the
field, support and implement best practice service models within the program.
15. Make independent
decisions and recommendations regarding immediate risk factors presented and
provide crisis intervention and follow-up as needed.
16. Provide education to
youth and family concerning the nature and desired effect of services.
17. Assist youth and
families in managing and planning for safety needs by assisting with
implementation of previously developed individualized safety/support
plans.
18. Utilizing a team
approach, maintain accessibility for clients during the workday, while demonstrating
flexibility to be available to clients and families outside of normal business
hours as needed.
19. Serve as client advocate.
20. Participate as a member
of Youth’s Care Team to carry out individualized and strength-based plan of care
through regular case conferences and case reviews.
21. Participate in staff
meetings and other CFTSS/HCBS department activities.
22. Ensure compliance with
all applicable local, State, Federal and Health Home Network regulations and
agency policies.
23. Participate in mandatory
ongoing training and professional development offered.
24. Represent Catholic
Charities Community Services on appropriate boards and committees as assigned
by CC Director.
25. Other duties as
assigned.