Case Manager (42258) at TrueCore Behavioral Solutions, LLC Hastings, FL 32145
Position Definition &
Summary:
Coordinates youth designated caseload.
Ensures that youth and family are provided orientation to the facility, aPosition Requirements:
Education:
Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measure of therapeutic techniques such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance, and counseling.
Other Requirements:
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the state where the work site is located only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic theory and practice of human behavior and problems of group living.
Knowledge of the nature of common behavior and mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence, and the appropriate responses.
Knowledge of programmatic approaches to behavioral management including the principles of behavior modification.
Knowledge of individual and group counseling techniques.
Ability to maintain an attitude of objectivity and open-mindedness concerning new approaches and methods of dealing with children's problems.
Ability to keep abreast of new ideas, attitudes and skills relevant to working with problem children.
Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in an emergency or potentially dangerous situation.
Ability to understand complex concepts of learning and behavior modification and their application to the client population served.
Ability to participate in recreational activities.
Knowledge of the rules and equipment used in popular games, sports and other leisure activities and their therapeutic applications.
Ability to prepare required records and reports.
Ability to maintain essential records, reports and files.
Ability to participate in escape apprehension activities and to respond to emergency situation requirements.
Knowledge of basic first aid and emergency medical care.
Knowledge of governmental and private agencies that can offer treatment and rehabilitation assistance.
Knowledge of and familiarity with techniques used in group and individual counseling.
Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective and efficient work methods.
Ability to interview persons who may be emotionally upset and antagonistic.
Ability to comprehend and adjust to frameworks of references other than one's own cultural and educational standards.
Ability to relate and adjust to individuals of varied types, including staff, residents and their families.
Ability to acquire knowledge to analyze, comprehends, interpret and apply basic laws, rules, regulations and procedures to specific situations.
Ability to learn to collect and make appraisals of factual information and the social relationships of individuals and families, to learn quickly the essential and significant facts in an individual or family situation, to weigh and evaluate such facts and to take appropriate action.
Ability to maintain a firm, correct and professional attitude at all times.
Ability to comprehend the problems of persons who are physically and/or emotionally maladjusted.
Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to demonstrate judgment and discretion in dealing with sensitive information and to function independently within a team- oriented atmosphere.
Ability to move among work site buildings; occasional travel required.
Ability to work with a variety of behaviors.
Ability to tolerate verbal and mental abuse while maintaining a professional demeanor.
Ability to perform appropriate crisis intervention, including physically breaking up fights.
Ability to complete pre-service and annual in-service CPR and first aid certification training and self-defense and physical intervention training.
Ability to pass drug and TB screening and testing.
Ability to work under pressure; meet inflexible deadlines; set priorities; deal diplomatically with difficult individuals; supervise others; ability to manage multiple programs; lead small program management teams and work independently.
Adherence to the highest ethical standards essential.
Equipment UtilizedAbility to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
Talking:
Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey details or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
Hearing and Vision:
Ability to perceive the nature of sounds with no less than 40 dB loss at Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable employees to complete clerical tasks, and observe youth.
Dexterity:
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of an object such as size, shape, and temperature.
Movements frequently and regularly required using wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Physical Strength:
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
Position is mainly sedentary work (office work), but may on occasion include physical force execution.
Employee may be subject to temperature changes, but the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.
Language:
Ability to write complex sentences, using proper punctuation, and ability to communicate in complex sentences using normal word order with present and past tenses.
Processing and Reasoning:
Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations such as in verbal and physical confrontations.
Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions and noise.
Ability to assist youth with problem solving and maintaining self-control in volatile situations.
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions as they relate to travel.
The noise level is usually moderate as the primary work environment is a standard office setting.
Work environment may involve exposure to noise, dust, fumes, dangerous machinery, chemicals, body fluids, falling objects, and aggressive verbal and physical behavior from students and weather and temperature extremes.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.
If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the company undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Summary:
Coordinates youth designated caseload.
Ensures that youth and family are provided orientation to the facility, aPosition Requirements:
Education:
Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measure of therapeutic techniques such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance, and counseling.
Other Requirements:
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the state where the work site is located only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic theory and practice of human behavior and problems of group living.
Knowledge of the nature of common behavior and mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence, and the appropriate responses.
Knowledge of programmatic approaches to behavioral management including the principles of behavior modification.
Knowledge of individual and group counseling techniques.
Ability to maintain an attitude of objectivity and open-mindedness concerning new approaches and methods of dealing with children's problems.
Ability to keep abreast of new ideas, attitudes and skills relevant to working with problem children.
Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in an emergency or potentially dangerous situation.
Ability to understand complex concepts of learning and behavior modification and their application to the client population served.
Ability to participate in recreational activities.
Knowledge of the rules and equipment used in popular games, sports and other leisure activities and their therapeutic applications.
Ability to prepare required records and reports.
Ability to maintain essential records, reports and files.
Ability to participate in escape apprehension activities and to respond to emergency situation requirements.
Knowledge of basic first aid and emergency medical care.
Knowledge of governmental and private agencies that can offer treatment and rehabilitation assistance.
Knowledge of and familiarity with techniques used in group and individual counseling.
Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective and efficient work methods.
Ability to interview persons who may be emotionally upset and antagonistic.
Ability to comprehend and adjust to frameworks of references other than one's own cultural and educational standards.
Ability to relate and adjust to individuals of varied types, including staff, residents and their families.
Ability to acquire knowledge to analyze, comprehends, interpret and apply basic laws, rules, regulations and procedures to specific situations.
Ability to learn to collect and make appraisals of factual information and the social relationships of individuals and families, to learn quickly the essential and significant facts in an individual or family situation, to weigh and evaluate such facts and to take appropriate action.
Ability to maintain a firm, correct and professional attitude at all times.
Ability to comprehend the problems of persons who are physically and/or emotionally maladjusted.
Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to demonstrate judgment and discretion in dealing with sensitive information and to function independently within a team- oriented atmosphere.
Ability to move among work site buildings; occasional travel required.
Ability to work with a variety of behaviors.
Ability to tolerate verbal and mental abuse while maintaining a professional demeanor.
Ability to perform appropriate crisis intervention, including physically breaking up fights.
Ability to complete pre-service and annual in-service CPR and first aid certification training and self-defense and physical intervention training.
Ability to pass drug and TB screening and testing.
Ability to work under pressure; meet inflexible deadlines; set priorities; deal diplomatically with difficult individuals; supervise others; ability to manage multiple programs; lead small program management teams and work independently.
Adherence to the highest ethical standards essential.
Equipment UtilizedAbility to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
Talking:
Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey details or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
Hearing and Vision:
Ability to perceive the nature of sounds with no less than 40 dB loss at Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable employees to complete clerical tasks, and observe youth.
Dexterity:
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of an object such as size, shape, and temperature.
Movements frequently and regularly required using wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Physical Strength:
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
Position is mainly sedentary work (office work), but may on occasion include physical force execution.
Employee may be subject to temperature changes, but the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.
Language:
Ability to write complex sentences, using proper punctuation, and ability to communicate in complex sentences using normal word order with present and past tenses.
Processing and Reasoning:
Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations such as in verbal and physical confrontations.
Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions and noise.
Ability to assist youth with problem solving and maintaining self-control in volatile situations.
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions as they relate to travel.
The noise level is usually moderate as the primary work environment is a standard office setting.
Work environment may involve exposure to noise, dust, fumes, dangerous machinery, chemicals, body fluids, falling objects, and aggressive verbal and physical behavior from students and weather and temperature extremes.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.
If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the company undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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