Description

Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Would you enjoy being part of a team working to change the world for the better?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. Devereux provides extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with intense supports for their social and emotional health. We also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child.

Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor and, during the short time they are with us, have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey.

Being a Bilingual Assistant Lead Case Manager has many advantages

As a Bilingual Assistant Lead Case Manager at Devereux, you will be a critical part of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated, experts who share your passion for helping children in need. We offer:

• A culture that upholds a Servant Leadership perspective

• A group of like-minded peers to share knowledge, thoughts and ideas within the field of Behavioral Health

• The opportunity to become a part of one of the leading fee for service agencies

• Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team

The Bilingual Assistant Lead Case Manager is responsible for oversight of case managers and case aides. This position allows for support of all case managers to ensure compliance with state and federal standards with a focus on safe, timely reunification. Assist with intakes and discharges and facilitates weekly staffing meetings with stakeholders. Assistant Lead Case Managers report to the Lead Case Manager. Experience in 24 hour, youth facility preferred.

What Devereux Will Offer You:

• A Servant Leadership culture, where employees feel welcomed, valued and empowered to voice ideas that will benefit the individuals and families we serve.

• Multi-disciplinary team setting with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports.

• ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k annually for undergraduate and $25k annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

• Best available, highest quality, low-cost benefit options – learn more at benefits.devereux.org.

Keywords: Assistant Lead Case Manager, Case Manager, Youth Case Worker, outpatient clinics, therapy, human services, adolescents, case management, mental health, bilingual, Spanish, non-profit, case aides

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, or social services fields

• 3 years of experience in assessment and treatment planning development

• Bilingual in English/Spanish in writing and speaking business/legal documents

• Be compassionate, empathetic, and maintain sound boundaries

• Have the ability to create and maintain a therapeutic treatment environment

Additionally:

• Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza & COVID-19 prior to starting.

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)

• Valid Connecticut Driver's License

• Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 3 weeks ago (8/31/2023 5:39 PM)

Requisition ID 2023-32510

Category Clinical

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.