Job Description - Community-Based Intervention Case Manager

Education Preference: Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or other relevant human service profession required; licensure required, preferably for practice in D.C. and MD. (LPC, LGPC, LMFT, LGSW, LISW, or LICSW) required.

Preferred Experience:

•Providing in-home or community-based therapy for youth who are at risk of out-of-home placement or who are returning home from placement, such as inpatient hospitalization or residential treatment, and their families

Crisis intervention, assessing and safety planning

•Treatment planning

Documentation of billable services

Working within an interdisciplinary team

Preferred Knowledge:

Family systems theory and application

Local youth-serving systems (school, juvenile justice, child welfare)

System of Care principles

Trauma-informed care

Crisis prevention planning and de-escalation techniques

Preferred Core Competencies:

Ability to engage clients

Respectful and responsive to the health beliefs and practices of individuals and families served

Willingness and ability to be strengths-focused

Ability to shift to process

Willingness to advocate for youth and family, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change

Ability to manage stress and self-care

Ability to maintain a high level of self-awareness

Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences; to relate without patronizing

Self-awareness and strong ethical principles, to seek consultation and clinical supervision regularly

Job Responsibilities:

Carry a caseload as assigned (4 to 6 consumers)

Provide home-and community-based intensive therapy to youth and their families, adhering to model fidelity requirements

Actively participate as part of a clinical treatment team, taking the clinical lead, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings and assisting in the program development

Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services

Always follow the Safety Plan, and teach the team how to create and follow safety plans for crisis prevention, as instructed in the model training and by the agency

Make case progress notes as required by model and agency, and regularly report to external stakeholders

Plan and lead child and family team meetings for clinical coordination, and assessment of needs and services

Participate in all required trainings, supervision, and consultation activities

Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals by providing the support they need to thrive.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $60.00 per hour

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Umbrella Therapeutic Services Inc.

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