Case Manager/Family Support-37.5 Hrs, Mix Shift

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The Family Support and Stabilization team provides strength-based services to families, children, and youth under 21 years old who have significant behavioral health needs, and are identified by the Department of Children and Families. Services include clinical, family and youth support as well as parenting classes.

A Case Manager works as part of a treatment team to assess a client/family's functioning and identify tasks, resources, and services that will be helpful to stabilize and support the client/family.

This position offers a wonderful opportunity to join an expanding team that's passionate, and dedicated to providing quality therapeutic interventions to youth and their families, as well asexposure to multiple behavioral and child welfare systems. CHL provides a supportive and energetic work environment, as well as some flexibility in creating your own schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Provide home-based family support and connection to community resources for families of diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.

• Provide support and community-based activities for adolescents and children with severe emotional difficulties.

• Work effectively with treatment team.

• Co-facilitate teen groups (if needed and assigned.)

• Maintain client records.

• Assess client and family service needs and refer to appropriate services.

• Attend trainings and staff meetings.

• Must be willing to provide services within the community, utilizing outreach model.

• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

Qualifications:

• Grade C02: Case Manager I: High School Diploma/GED/HiSet required; Associates degree preferred

• Grade C04: Case Manager II: Bachelors degree required; degree with coursework in psychology, social work or related field preferred

• Desire to serve others required.

• Demonstrated strong work ethic, ability to work independently and ability to contribute to team objectives required.

• Current valid US-issued driver's license and ability to provide registered, inspected and insured automobile for work-related purposes including transporting clients in your own vehicle
• Experience in social services and/or working with program's population preferred.
• Some computer skills and desire to learn computer program used to maintain client records.

• Must be able to pass a CORI background check

Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.