YV LifeSet Case Specialist

About the role

The YV LifeSet Case Specialist will assist youth by providing transportation, community mapping education, mentoring, and administrative support.

Responsibilities

• Provide transportation to appointments and community events for youth assigned.
• Monitor high acuity youth’s interactions while in the community to ensure appropriate and safe boundaries and limits.
• Provide community base mapping education while transporting youth around to show them local neighborhood resources.
• Transport and role model appropriate community and social interaction while escorting high acuity older youth for psychiatric, psychological evaluations, and doctors' appointments when necessary.
• Transport and assist pregnant and parenting youth to prenatal and childcare appointments when necessary.
• Perform office duties such as printing, copying, faxing, scanning, and direct mail.
• Complete filing for the legal case management team.
• Avoid performing LifeSet, Utilization reviews, and COA.
• Keep accurate and complete documentation on client interactions and service delivery.
• Become familiar with team members’ responsibilities and the opportunities and challenges presented by the youth served in the program.
• Participate as a member of the LifeSet team to provide administrative support to LifeSet team members as assigned by Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field preferred.
• Car and valid Illinois Drivers license and Insurance required.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and classified information.
• Ability to communicate with older adolescents, young adults, and children in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to work with high acute older adolescents with mental health and severe behaviors.
• Experience and the ability to use computers for data entry, communication, and report writing.
• Ability to transport children in accordance with IDCFS regulations.
• Ability to drive and extended distance if necessary.
• Bilingual preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a high functioning team.

Skills

• Confidentiality and security.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Driving and transportation skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Knowledge of IDCFS regulations.
• Ability to work with high acuity youth.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

UCAN offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more details, please refer to the summary provided.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in this posting.