DCS Case Manager/ Life Skills Specialist - Cummins Behavioral Health Systems - Greencastle, IN

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Do you have the skills required to be a vital member of our team of DCS Services Case Managers / Life Skills Specialists?

We are looking for Case Managers/Life Skills Specialists with a background in social work and/or mental healthcare to work with our DCS services program within Greencastle, IN (Putnam County). Reporting to a Team Leader, the DCS Case Manager/Life Skills Specialist will be responsible for working with families referred by the Department of Child Services. The DCS Case Manager/ Life Skills Specialist primarily provides persons served with face-to-face contact for the purpose of coaching, teaching, or assisting persons served in meeting Person-Centered Treatment Plan goals to improve functioning in major life domain areas.

The DCS Case Manager/Life Skills Specialist’s duties will include but not be limited to:

1) Communicate and collaborate with DCS worker on a consistent basis via telephone, email, face-to-face, and monthly progress reporting to address needs of family;

2) Attend and participate in family team meetings when requested by DCS worker and/or family;

3) Provide parent education and training for individual families;

4) Coordinate transportation with foster families and consumers and assist in providing supervised visits when necessary;

5) Assist families with budgeting and money management;

6) Assist family with meal preparation and nutrition education;

7) Provide monthly reports on families’ progress and submit to DCS worker in a timely manner;

8) Provide community referrals;

9) Make court appearances and provide testimony when requested;

10) Respond to crisis calls from consumers; and

11) Provide on-call intervention covering evening, nighttime, and weekend hours.

Education / Experience

The ideal candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or a directly related human service field. The DCS Case Manager/Life Skills Specialist must have persuasive communication skills, as well as great time management and organizational skills. If you meet the qualifications and are committed to quality consumer care as we are; then we want to talk to you about joining our team.

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Keywords: case manager, social services, social worker, life skills specialist