Case Manager/Service Coordinator

Case Manager: Taos, Espanola

Hours: Full-time / Part-time regular employee at 18 - 36 hours/week

The DreamTree Project provides housing & compassionate support services to youth in crisis. If that mission aligns with you, please apply today.

All Staff Requirements:

• Provide service with integrity, respect, empathy, and confidentiality
• Maintain a safe and structured environment

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field and at least 1 year of relevant work experience; or at least 5 years of relevant work experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Connect youth and family to needed resources, services, and activities while supporting youth and team-defined Personal Plan goals.
• Maintain a clear and complete Success Coach Position Folder.
• Review applications and conduct interviews to recommend to the Program Supervisor if a youth will be accepted into our TLP .
• Maintain clear, complete, and timely file documentation for each youth.
• Meet with incoming residents, and parent/guardians, to complete intake paperwork.
• Meet with each participant to set and review goals in individually-designed Personal/Transition Plans, focusing on education, employment, good tenancy, health, accessing mainstream benefits, and life skills.
• Meet with each participant at a minimum once a week for 1 hour to monitor youth progress toward goals and to support youth with barriers and setbacks and coach them toward successful accomplishment of each goal.
• Provide transportation under exceptional circumstances only (i.e., initial orientation, appointments that mandate DTP presence, scheduled group activities, and urgent medical situations).
• Implement program rules and policies, including creating appropriate behavioral contracts when needed.
• Perform urinalysis tests as required.
• Perform casita searches for prohibited items as scheduled and as needed.
• Conduct exit interviews with youth.
• Maintain satisfactory working relationships with representatives of employers, area schools, colleges, GED programs, financial aid counselors, parent/guardians, behavioral health partners, and other persons essential to success.
• Attend one-on-one meetings with Program Supervisor as scheduled.
• Attend weekly Staff Meeting, Clinical Supervision, and TLP and Shelter team meetings.
• Coordinate independent living skills classes, community events, purchasing supplies
• After Care tracking
• Participate in the on-call phone rotation schedule.
• Maintain a clean driving record based on DreamTree Project insurance requirements.
• Participate in other duties as assigned.

Additional Compensation:

• $100 = 30 Days after start date
• $100 = 60 Days after start date

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents
• Adults

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Taos, NM: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person