Social Worker​/Case Manager: CCS Youth

Overview

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• Facilitates the coordination of mental health services, including intake, assessment, case management, and direct services, to children and youth who have mental health and substance use issues (when co-occurring) in the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program.
• Provides case management through the Children s Long Term Support Program (CLTS) to children diagnosed with physical, emotional, or cognitive disabilities.
• Screens and evaluates individuals to determine appropriate services based on individual consumer needs.
• Engages consumers in a recovery-based process and develops and implements service plans that provide appropriate mental health/co-occurring services to consumers and their families.
• Provides primary case management for assigned consumers, including assessment, treatment planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Ensures application of client rights, grievance and dispute resolution processes and procedures.
• Completes authorizations for purchase of service and obtains supervisory approval in line with service plans.
• Monitors contracted services to assure high quality and appropriate extent of services provided.
• Assists families with the transition to adulthood and connects them to resources related to needs.
• Completes and maintains accurate and timely documentation according to applicable requirements, codes, contracts, and policies.
• Maintains the confidentiality of consumer and business information; complies with local, state, and federal laws governing the rendering of services.
• Provides consultation to staff of other human service departments and agencies.
• Attends in-service meetings and outside agency training sessions.

• Knowledge of case management principles and methods, family dynamics, human development, and behavior.
• Knowledge of social work assessment principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of community resources and utilization; ability to assess problem situations, specifically in the area of mental health, and determine the need for services.
• Knowledge of client rights, grievance and dispute resolution processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws, codes, procedures, and policies pertaining to Medicaid and Wisconsin Long-Term Care program delivery.
• Knowledge of community resources and the needs and dynamics of those with disabilities.
• Ability to establish priorities for service coordination and consider alternative treatment plans.
• Ability to use and provide feedback; be decisive and make sound decisions under pressure; plan and organize work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with consumers, family members, staff, contracted providers, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to work the required hours of the position (37.5 hours weekly) with core hours 8:00am–4:30pm.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

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