Case Manager/Clinician

Primary Responsibility: To provide direct social service to youth and families

To help youth adjust to life, to resolve his particular presenting problems, and to make his experience at Nazareth one of continuous physical, academic, mental, social and emotional growth

To assist families in understanding the dynamics of their child's behavior, to strengthen the parent-child relationship and to prepare families in achieving reunification or the most positive contact possible for all members of that family

To provide individual, family and group casework

Essential Duties:

• Act as the intake worker and arrange for and support plans for pre-placement visits, ensure all placement agreements are signed at intake, formulate a differential diagnosis and participate in developing an individual service plan for the youth and family

• Provide individual therapy and group work for youth, casework services to families, and family therapy where appropriate

• Act as educational case manager for youth and attend IEP Team Meetings

• Keep regular contact with the youth and/or family; continuous contact with the parents, teachers, and all other persons, in and outside of Nazareth, who have contact with the youth and/or family so that the efforts of all can be coordinated to understand and meet the needs of the youth; act as liaison with the referring agency

• Interpret special needs of child and/or family to staff and provide consultation regarding trauma's effect for special needs

• Provide crisis intervention services during periods of emotional upset when such services would be helpful

Job Description: Social Worker

• Work with the direct care staff on a consistent basis to plan for the implementation of the youth's individual service plan

• Interpret casework findings to the staff working with the children and make recommendations for therapy and other services

• Work with the youth and family relative to ongoing services and planning as well as for discharge and after–care services

• Provide after-care casework service to the child and/or his family

• Record contacts with the youth and/or family as specified in the Licensing Regulations promulgated by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care

• Maintain records in accordance with agency standards; participate in Quality Assurance Reviews, Utilization Reviews and Gateway Treatment Plans

• Provide clinical supervision to student interns and/or selected direct service staff on an as needed basis; responsibilities include orientation and training, case record reviews

• Adhere to Agency Policies and Procedures, State Contractor's regulatory requirements, Department of Early Education and Care Regulations and other external regulatory standards

• Participate in Licensing and Accreditation Reviews as needed

• Provide input to program planning, program development and strategic planning processes as requested/needed

• Participate in all mandated training (including MAP) and other training opportunities for required training hours and professional development

• Participate in staff meetings and peer supervision

• Drive youth to appointments, i.e., medical, dental, sports activities, when necessary

• Respect, maintain, and honor confidentiality

• Schedule case conferences in conjunction with the Executive Director

• Chair case conference treatment meetings in the absence of an administrator

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related Human Services field with knowledge of Family and Child Welfare service delivery systems

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to view situations, issues, and conditions from a variety of perspectives

• Ability to anticipate, identify and articulate program problem areas and to participate constructively in the design of solutions

• Ability to develop treatment modalities/skills in direct service case practice

• Ability to be flexible, sensitive, supportive of the needs of others, and reliable; able to balance competing demands of ongoing work and occasional emergencies; identify needs for assistance and calls for same when appropriate

• Ability to communicate and coordinate with other program staff within agency; willing and able to work as a team member

• Ability to learn from mistakes and able to help staff do the same

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions

• Ability to prepare comprehensive, articulate, and legible reports

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed and/or certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Required to renew licenses and/or certificates at the time of expiration; responsible for ensuring that all continuing education unit requirements are met within the allotted time frame

• Must demonstrate maturity and ability to deal effectively with emotionally demanding and stressful situations; must demonstrate good judgment in decision making and determination of information that should be communicated to staff and other supervisors

• Must continue to achieve a satisfactory annual competency and performance evaluation

• Licensed or "licensed ready" preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58, $70,000.00 per year

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: In person