Case Manager

About us

The vision of STAR Girlz is to equip our young ladies for society, future education endeavors, and personal change.

Our Mission is to Mentor, Empower, and ultimately Transform the lives of female youth and young adult women through providing mental health services, personal development classes, transitional housing, entrepreneurship training, and educational exposure to create jobs and promote healthier lifestyle choices.

Why envision having a career with STAR Girlz? Why work here?

We are rewarding, collaborative, engaging and our goal is to be a guiding light for girls and young adult women when they face challenging times: transitioning from victim to recovery, surviving traumatic experiences, and much more. Our programs and services are open to young ladies ages 10-25, and each STAR has access to a variety of Mentoring, Empowering, and Transformational experiences to remind them that they are STARZ, and it's time to S.H.I.N.E (Self-Esteem. Healing. Inspire. Navigate. Elevate)! In addition, we are mission-driven with a foundation built by vision, supported by values, and pillared by belief.

• Achieve equilibrium: Being able to balance body, mind, and the essence of what life gives, which includes a variety of effects. We are always continuing to grow and improve this area.
• Be part of making an impact beyond limits of ordinary: You are impacting our community and empowering girls and women for years beyond our own existence.
• Expand knowledge, experience and skills: As we grow, you grow with us; we support continued trainings, opportunities for promotion, performance evaluation, and recognition.

New aspirations and work adventures:

We are looking for a Case Manager like you who can work 15-20 hours a week, help contour our Mission, and support our Values. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience with being responsible for providing comprehensive case management services, coordinating resources, and advocating for the well-being and success of our clients. The Case Manager will develop and implement individualized care plans, connect clients with essential services, and empower them to overcome challenges and achieve positive outcomes. Following various grant requirements within the company. Provides mental wellness support within the different programs.

Here is what some of your responsibilities will look like:

• Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy.
• Assess and address needs and strengths through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning.
• Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths.
• Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, skill acquisition, and psycho-educational services.
• Provide weekly psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development.
• Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports.
• Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Colorado Regulatory Codes.
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, peer mediation, classroom support, and the coordination of risk assessments.
• Provide care (case) management services, including connection to transportation services when needed, field trips and other extracurricular activities, maintain a safe environment in the program, collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls’ care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources.
• Provide strength-based behavior modification and ensure appropriate use of the Growth and Change System, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed.
• Partner with the empowerment team to ensure holistic, cohesive care.
  

Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring

• Participate in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team using a multidisciplinary framework
• Collaborate with the empowerment team to support decision-making about program enrollment
• Document progress and complete assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
• Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and with the collection of data to support the change process of girls
• Utilizing Case Management Data Collection System (Case Mgnt).
• Follow and create clinical workflow procedures to ensure maximum efficiency.

• Attend one-on-one weekly check-ins.
• Attend bi-weekly staff meetings.
• Other duties as Assigned.

What you will bring:

Education Required: Bachelor's degree with a major in Counseling, Social Work, Substance use Rehabilitation, Psychology, Special Education, Health Education or a related human services field or equivalent related experience.

• Minimum one year prior experience.
• Knowledge of case management practices.
• Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills.
• Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software.
• Current Colorado driver’s license.

Education preferred: Master's Degree; Major in Social work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or related field with a minimum of 1-year prior experience.

• Knowledge of laws relating to children and families.
• Experience working with at-risk youth.
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.

Experience, knowledge skills, and ability: Assisting populations in crisis, trauma-informed care evidence-based practice. Social services data collection systems and community engagement. Background in casework, ideally with youth. Demonstrates support for the company’s Mission, Vision and Values. The position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of early childhood mental health, including typical child development and parallel process. Familiarity with community resources available to children and families. Ability to maintain firm boundaries and confidentiality. Ability to manage professional relationships. Ability to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing. Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions. Must be able to establish good working relationships with supervisors, partners outside and inside the company, employees, clients, and executives. Organized with the ability to prioritize. Must have the ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Excellent communication and computer skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and others to complete and perform the job.

Licenses/Certifications:  A valid driver's license and proof of current auto insurance will be required for any position requiring driving.

Synergistically we will be: Uplifting and Supportive of each other and the company's Mission to reach our goals individually and together as an organization.