Case Manager (336)

Essential Duties

• Promotes optimal health for individuals through routine, preventive, and emergency health care.
• Ensures that work environments and Life Enhancement activities are safe, secure, and where individuals are free from harm.
• Supervises, trains, and coaches across all settings including Life Enhancement Program activities, increasing the individual’s self-sufficiency and independence.
• Supports employers as necessary and ensures quality and consistency of work performed by these individuals.
• Provides education, training, counseling, guidance, and physical assistance when necessary to achieve individual’s goals in areas such as employment, education, social growth, health and wellness, communication skills, community mobility, and volunteerism.
• Develops, writes, and presents annual Individual Support Plans (ISPs) and supporting paperwork in consultation with supervisor.
• Affirms and ensures that ISP plans are implemented to achieve individual’s goals through employment and the Life Enhancement Program.
• Performs case management duties including documentation of training and activities, maintenance of individual confidential files, and submission of required paperwork to supervisor according to agency procedures.
• Attends regular meetings as necessary.
• Maintains flexibility regarding necessary changes in work schedule and tasks as assigned by supervisor to cover the needs of the individual supported.
• Maintains regular communication with individuals and all ISP team members and other persons significant to the person served (i.e., family, guardians, advocates) to facilitate consistency of programming and support.
• Acts as a liaison between Lifeworks, employers, volunteer sites, and community supported sites to ensure that individuals are meeting all expectations in the community.
• Maintains confidentiality and professional demeanor with regards to all individuals and staff members.
• Provides transportation to and from various sites in the community by either Lifeworks or personal vehicles as necessary.

Requirements

• Experience working with Individuals with ID/DD
• A Bachelor's degree or an associate degree in a related field with two years of experience, or a HS diploma and five years of related work experience in Human Services.
• Must be able to pass Fingerprint background check, CORI, DPPC, and Driving background checks.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Valid MAP certification is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• 403(B) matching up to 3%
• $2,000.00 Staff Retention Bonus after 1 year
• Health Insurance with 2 plan choices and a 75% employer contribution
• 7.5 weeks of Paid Time Off in your first year of employment
• Long-Term Disability insurance & Life Insurance free for employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending account