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Alleghany Highlands Community Services

<div>** $2,000 sign-on bonus available, according to AHCS policy**
Position Summary
This position is for School-Based Case Managers who will provide case management services to qualified children and adolescents with AHCS' School-Based Services program. Responsibilities include linking, coordinating, assessing, referring, and consulting during the school day. Case managers will collaborate regularly with school personnel, therapists, and guardians, and may provide some brief crisis/supportive level counseling as needed. Meets with clients to provide 1:1 interventions for support, de-escalation, problem-solving, social skills enhancement, anxiety reduction, anger management, et. al. Weekly supervision, and opportunities for training are included.
Required Education and Experience<ul><li>
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an applicable human services field with ability to obtain QMHP.</li><li>
A minimum of one year of relevant mental health, developmental disability, or substance abuse work experience or a combination thereof that demonstrates the candidate possesses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; and an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the individual has the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.</li></ul>
Related Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Services, systems, and programs available in the community including primary health care, support services, eligibility criteria and intake processes, generic community resources, mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use treatment programs; The use of medications in the care or treatment of the population served; The nature of the serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance use depending on the population served, including clinical and developmental issues; Different types of assessments, including functional assessments, and their uses in service planning; Treatment modalities and intervention techniques, such as behavior management, independent living skills training, supportive counseling, family education, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and service coordination; The service planning process and significant components of a service plan; All applicable federal and state laws, state regulations, and local ordinances. Identifying and documenting an individual's needs for resources, services, and other supports; Using information from assessments, evaluations, observation, and interviews to develop individual service plans; Identifying services and resources within the community and established service system to meet the individual's needs; and documenting how resources, services, and natural supports, such as family, can be utilized to achieve an individual's personal habilitative/rehabilitative and life goals; Coordinating the provision of services by public and private providers.
Must possess a valid driver's license. May be called upon to travel to any AHCS worksite; transport clients, and provide services to clients at other locations. Regular attendance at training and AHCS meetings may require travel to a variety of AHCS sites; To participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed; Willing and available to work modified schedules as required; Demonstrate positive regard for individuals and their families (e.g., allowing risk-taking, avoiding stereotypes of developmentally disabled people, respecting individuals' and families' privacy, believing individuals can grow).</div>

School Based Case Manager

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School Based Case Manager