LISA Inc. a division of Community Solutions, Inc. is seeking a dedicated and passionate individual to join our Case Management team. You will be working Wednesday and Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday and Saturday 8am-6pm. You will be a part of a team helping to guide clients in their development and assist them to become a positive influence in the community. General duties would include conducting intake assessments, participate in and lead group counseling sessions, case management, Service and discharge planning for young women. Case Managers work very closely as a team and regularly collaborate with the Program Directors. They will also ensure that the tenets of a strength-based, relational, trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally competent approaches are maintained within the program and services offered.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Includes but are not limited too:

• Ensures that the tenets and philosophy of a strengths based, gender responsive, relational, trauma informed program are developed and maintained in the program and services offered;


• Supports in the development of an emotionally and physically safe environment for staff and residents;


• Maintains a caseload and facilitates duties related to intake, screening and assessment, orientation, service and discharge planning, and facilitation of services for assigned residents, including:
  
  
  
  • Manages referrals and intakes with the Program Director/Care Manager;
  
  
  • Aids in the selection of appropriate assessments and screening tools;
  
  
  • Facilitates individual screens/assessments and develops individualized service and discharge plans collaboratively with residents;
  
  
  • Actively collaborates with families, schools and all providers serving residents;
  
  
  • Initiates regular, individual case management sessions with residents;
  
  
  • Collaborates with staff to ensure that each resident’s individual goals are attended to, particularly related to life skills-building;
  
  
  • Contributes to facilitation of the program’s behavior motivation system (TIER);
  
  
  • Brokers services in the community as needed;
  
  
  • Aids in the selection of group offerings, plans regular groups/services, and facilitates groups;
  
  
  • Assist in the planning/facilitation of service team meetings and actively participates in other meetings with families, DCF, and other providers;
  
  


• Participates in the implementation and interpretation of policies and procedures:
  
  
  
  • Assists the Program Director in assuring compliance with all internal and external mandates and guidelines, policies, inspections and reporting requirements;
  
  
  • Participates in quality improvement processes as requested;
  
  


• Collaborates with the Care Manager to provide guidance and direction to program staff and to identify any gaps in services and areas of improvements;


• Provides quality supervision, coaching, and support to subordinates;


• Completes logs, reports, and data entry as required/requested;  


• Maintains the confidentiality of the residents and their families according to the agency's policy;


• Provides appropriate role modeling for staff and residents at all times, including dress, managing personal emotions, behavior, etc.;


• Identifies and provides emergency crisis interventions in accordance with policy and procedures;


• Participates in all meetings as required;


• Adheres to a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the residents and program;


• Perform additional, related tasks as assigned by the Program Director or Care Manager;


• Rotates on-call responsibilities.

• Bachelor’s degree required, plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar capacity. Preference given to those with advanced degrees in Education, Social Work, Psychology, and other related fields.


• Must have a requisite understanding and commitment to the principles of strengths based, relational, trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally competent approaches in the delivery of programming and services for abused/neglected and adjudicated youth.


• Knowledge of Spanish in oral and written communication is desired.


• Additional certifications may be required upon incumbency. 

BENEFITS:

CSI offers great benefits which include:

• Two (2) weeks’ vacation accrued within the first year, bumped to three (3) weeks accrual after 1 year of service.


• Sick time (7 days accrual basis), floating holiday time (4 days/year).


• Medical and Dental plans.


• Voluntary plan options for: Vision, FSA, voluntary STD, Accident, Hospital, Life insurance and AD&D.


• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.


• Tuition reimbursement after 1 year service.


• Ongoing training.

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.