Case Manager​/Family Support Worker, Springfield

Case Manager/Family Support Worker, Springfield

CSO is looking for a Case Manager to join our Family Support Services team in Springfield.

Family Support Workers provide community-based direct care services to children, adults, and families. This includes crisis stabilization, ongoing support and case management through the state's Children's Behavioral Health Initiative. The main focus of these services is to alleviate the youth's mental health issues and strengthen the family structures and supports. Family support services are distinguished from traditional therapy in that services are delivered in the home or community and the frequency and duration matches the need and is not time-limited.

Starting Salary: $38,000-$44,000/year

As a Case Manager/Family Support Worker:

• Provide skills training and assistance in areas of daily living activities including basic living, interactive and parent skills. Assist in developing communication and conflict resolution skills and act as a role model for interpersonal relationships
• Help parents meet children's daily needs; observe and document child growth and development
• Assist with family advocacy needs; facilitate "mediation" as appropriate
• Provide counseling and intensive support to consumers during psychiatric crises or periods of transition
• Assist consumer with identifying appropriate mental health and medical services and accessing services of choice
• Provide assistance with developing and maintaining a "natural support network" of family and friends
• Provide transportation for consumers as appropriate, following program guidelines
• Maintain appropriate contacts with family members, others in the "natural helping network," outpatient therapists, and others as necessary to support consumers

Your Background:

• Bachelor's Degree in a mental health field
• Experience working with children and families
• Valid Driver's license and reliable transportation

Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We also seek applicants who embody CSO's values by being:

• Positive - maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
• Respectful - collaborating and effectively communicating
• Insightful - demonstrating self-awareness and effectively priority setting
• Conscientious - taking accountability and applying feedback

What We Offer:

Competitive salaries, full health and dental coverage, free CEUs for in-house training, ample paid time off, a 403B retirement savings plan, employee referral bonuses, group rate supplemental insurances, a premier employee assistance program, personal cell phone plan discounts, and a flexible, supportive work environment fostering collaboration.