LifeSet Case Worker

YVLifeSet Case Worker

The YVLifeSet Case Worker provides individual services to 6-8 young adults, ages Eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) in the home and community setting to assist the young adult with transition to adulthood, meeting a minimum of one time per week face to face with the young person and providing additional support via phone, text, or in person as needed. When indicated, a YVLifeSet Case Worker may see a young person daily to ensure safety and stability.

Additionally, the YVLifeSet Case Worker is directly responsible for all interventions associated with a specific young adult and their family. This includes case management and collaboration with external key stakeholders and referral sources, such as probation, child welfare workers, therapists, etc. The specialist conducts ongoing assessment of the young person's needs from a strength focused, solution-based perspective and develops service plans on a monthly basis.

The specialist also documents all service contacts with the young adult within the timelines required by the organization.

The Case Worker is expected to attend all meetings related to the young adult and/or family with the purpose of gathering information specific to intervention development and advocating in the best interest of the young adult's long-term stability.

The Case Specialist is on call 24/7 (rotating on-call at night and on weekends) and expected to respond in person at any time when it is determined to be necessary by the Team supervisor, clinical consultant and program director.

In addition, the Case Worker is expected to attend and actively participate in individual and team supervision sessions and trainings and to follow up and/or implement feedback and recommendations received from the team supervisor, program director, and clinical consultant. The specialist is expected to adhere to all ethical and legal guidelines, including confidentiality and mandated reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Document all case management activity and use information in up-to-date case entry notes
• Promotes a youth guided, family centered, and strengths-based environment at all times
• Assists youth in developing family resources or adult's connections.
• Write and submit timely reports for juvenile court and administrative case reviews, etc.
• Takes leadership in the planning and evaluation of staffing's/conferences
• Takes responsibility for presenting intake material to employees and presenting to Intake Committee for final decision as applicable
• Provides data, information, and goals to team. Works with treatment, collateral staff, and families in coordinating efforts to reach goals
• Requires knowledge of typical child and adolescent development and an understanding of trauma exposure and traumatic stress signs and symptoms.
• Practice will include using strategies that support healing, recovery, and that resist re-traumatization
• Engage caregivers, parents, family members and others by sharing strengths and challenges experienced by program participants
• Attends agency and other professional seminars and conferences to increase professional knowledge and skills
• Liaison to DCFS or other agencies (courts, school districts, etc.), communicating goals and progress toward their accomplishment
• May provide counseling (if appropriate)
• Locates and evaluates resources, facilitates referrals and supportive services
• May cover ACR/court and other duties during employee vacancies/absences
• Documents contact with young people, family, court sessions, etc. for statistical purposes
• Uses active and reflective listening skills and affirmations to demonstrate respect and empathy, avoiding negative and derogatory labels that foster disrespect
• Understand that behaviors, responses, attitudes, and emotions are a collection of survival skills often developed in response to traumatic experiences
• Maintain confidentiality of employees, volunteers, and program participants to provide a safe environment
• Attend at least two trainings related to being trauma informed in a twelve-month period
• Ability to work effectively with program participants and family members, employees and vendors in a culturally diverse environment to support healing and recovery
• Participates in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement activities as assigned
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree is the Human Services field

Experience:

Knowledge of youth development, adolescent issues, and positive youth development/strength-based…