Case Manager; School ; WB

Case Manager (School Contract) Position Type

Full Time

Travel within service area is required.

Monday – Friday, hours vary based on school needs and summer responsibilities

None

The school contract Case Manager position serves as a school liaison, assisting students in attaining a level of personal and social adjustment that facilitates achievement of their academic goals. This position works closely with school staff and administration, families, and community agencies to provide a successful educational experience for each student.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as a student advocate and responds to their social and emotional needs.
• Assists in determining and eliminating obstacles to student learning by providing insight into the social, emotional, physical, and educational status of students and families. Assists in establishing a positive learning environment.
• Consults and effectively communicates with parents, teachers, administrators, and supporting agencies concerning the needs and progress of students.
• Collaborates with colleagues to improve the quality of learning in school.
• Assists in facilitating the Student Improvement Team process as assigned.
• Helps to address student attendance problems through collaboration efforts.
• Leads collaborative teams in discussing student strengths, needs, services, and supports.
• Assists with the development of student intervention plans and Section 504 Plans regarding mental health support.
• Identifies appropriate mental health referrals for the team to engage.
• Acts as a liaison between the school district and Cross Winds and serves as the point person for communication between the two groups.
• Helps Cross Winds staff understand and negotiate the school district system and procedures.
• Triages prospective referrals and works with Cross Winds staff to decide how to prioritize interventions for identified students.
• Helps school personnel understand the role of Cross Winds staff in this project.
• Facilitates connections between identified students’ families and Cross Winds staff.
• Gathers outcomes to monitor the effectiveness of the program.
• Follows up with child welfare contacts if a child has moved schools, to get educational history.
• Is an active part of the school intervention team and relays information back to Cross Winds staff.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of all client services, as defined by state licensing agencies, funding agencies, and Cross Winds standards and requirements. Submits progress notes, treatment plans, client status reports, timecards, and all work-related paperwork in a timely manner and in acceptable format as determined by agency requirements.

This job operates in a community setting, as well as in a professional office setting. This position primarily works with clients out in the community and within the agency’s residential facilities. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; handle objects; grasp and reach for items with hands and arms; manipulate hands and fingers; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is required to become certified in Managing Aggressive Behaviors (MAB), which includes training in proper restraint/physical intervention techniques to be utilized as a last resort.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Language skills are required, including the ability to read, write, comprehend, and speak the English language. This…