Senior Student Support Case Worker

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Provide a safe, welcoming, and clean environment for our clients and families.
• Work in collaboration with team members, clients, and families to implement person-centered and family-centered, recovery-oriented, evidence-based and trauma-informed care.
• Perform intake interviews, needs assessments, and individual service planning.
• Provide psychoeducation and advocacy as appropriate.
• Conduct case management meetings regularly with parents/caregivers and other stakeholders to discuss progress toward client-centered goals and to modify individual service plans as needed.
• Maintain proper and complete documentation of meetings, releases, communication, referrals, and other paperwork.
• Advocate on behalf of the youth and their family.
• Design and implement individualized youth development strategies to ensure that recommended support services are provided in a logical, timely, and effective manner.
• Develop and maintain mutually respectful long-term relationships with families.
• Identify resources in partnership with youth and families, establishing a referral system among community agencies and resources, and supporting youth and families in accessing these resources.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly data.
• Conduct community outreach by planning and executing social and educational events and outings.
• Visit the homes of participating families as appropriate.
• Coordinate with the school to ensure educational requirements are being met.
• Utilize evidence-based interventions, including motivational interviewing skills to empower clients and families with improving their overall health and wellness.
• Monitor and track appropriate outcome measures.
• Maintain case record expectations as required by the agency, funding sources, and accreditation authorities.

Cultural Competency Qualifications

• Awareness of personal attitudes, beliefs, biases, and assumptions about others.
• Knowledge of the various dimensions of diversity, including gender, race, and ethnicity.
• Understanding of key populations that will be served to address disparities in service delivery.
• Positive attitudes towards cultural differences by showing respect and openness towards people whose social and cultural background is different from one's own.
• Skills for communication and interaction across cultures, including the ability to recognize and manage personal behaviors, moods, and impulses to create an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming climate within the agency.