Case Manager

About the role

The Case Manager will work as part of our Early Intervention Day Treatment Program providing behavioral interventions, parenting workshops, and case management services to children ages 2.5-5 and their families/caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Utilize relationship-based interventions in a therapeutic milieu-based program
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing behavioral interventions, and case management services to support children and families in meeting their treatment goals
• Provide parenting workshops for education around various child development topics to support parenting skills
• Perform needs assessments in order to determine targeted case management treatment plan
• Facilitate attachment and support children’s early developmental processes with parents or caregivers in their homes, school, community, or onsite at the organization
• Collaborate and cooperate with outside child protective or family services workers assigned to children and their families
• Advocate for parents and children when making outside referrals for services
• Timely completion of documentation including progress notes using an Electronic Health Record System
• Meets or exceed client service delivery requirements
• Ride Wellnest transportation vans as necessary to support children during transportation to and from the program
• Represents the Organization at community services, funder events and events related to outreach for clients and supporters of the organization
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent (BA or BS) in psychology, sociology, child development or related field
• Experience working with children in behavioral health or mental health required
• CA driver license and insurable driving record
• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability is highly desired
• Fingerprint clearance through the Department of Justice and current TB clearance are also required
• In keeping with Wellnest policy for all employees, the successful applicant must also complete a test for TB and fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice
• Must have knowledge of community resources
• Employee must