Youth Diversion Team Case Manager Greater Waterbury YMCA Waterbury, CT Job Details Full-time $19 - $21 an hour 9 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance Flexible spending account Paid time off Vision insurance 403(b) Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Computer operation Driver's License Cultural competency Practical assistance for crisis intervention Full Job Description Job Summary This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Youth Diversion Team Case Manager provides assessment of issues, referrals/follow-up, scheduling, panel recruitment and linkages with appropriate community resources in order to support the Youth Diversion Team and its goals.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Criminal Justice, Social Work or a related field.
• Effective organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with children and/or families and group facilitation skills a plus
• Strong counseling, crisis intervention and problem solving skills
• Respect for and understanding of diversity issues
• Computer experience
• Must have and maintain a clean CT Driver's License, state registration and be the policy holder of full auto insurance coverage
• Clean Department of Children and Families and CT state police checks
• Working knowledge of available community resources
• Previous experience working with juvenile justice programs
• Demonstrated cultural competence
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred Responsibilities
• Responsible for maintaining and collecting data for outcome measurements (JRB/ SDE spreadsheet, DMC data).
• Participate in internal and external task forces, committees, and coalitions as assigned (DMC, LIST)
• Provide ongoing support of interns and staff case management duties
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures
• Responsible for adhering to budgetary guidelines including Enhancement funds
• Receive and process referrals, request and obtain additional documentation needed from referring agency and assign cases to case managers
• Conduct regular quality assurance and case reviews with case managers including documentation completion, data entry, and exit surveys
• Attend and facilitate all JRB panel meetings.
• Send bi-weekly and/or monthly case progress updates to each referral source
• Performs intakes with youth
• Maintains a case file on all youth assigned
• Maintains appropriate contact with clients for service delivery
• Maintains regular and timely contact with all involved service providers for monitoring, case-collaboration and follow-up
• Attends and participates/presents in consultation and staff trainings as scheduled by the supervisor
• Provides written and/or verbal reports and/or documentation as required by referral sources, assist the Team Leader as requested in a timely manner

Pay:

$19.00 - $21.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

403(b) Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person