Social Services Case Manager
Company: Epilepsy Florida
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
The Social Services Case Manager provides a range of intensive
and individualized customer-centered case management services
requiring advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning
acquired through a prolonged course of specialized intellectual
instruction and training. The Case Manager regularly exercises
discretion and independent judgment to assess the needs of active
client cases in their assigned territories and decide upon a course
of action to be followed and to coordinate, organize, and address
the needs for social services including making a determination of
how best to fill any existing gap in providing such services. The
Case Manager educates customers and their families about proper
epilepsy care; counsels them concerning appropriate actions to be
taken; and guides and puts them in contact with available resources
and identifies and assists them in obtaining appropriate social
services within the context of applicable policies and procedures.
The Case Manager prepares all required reports, documentation, and
plans for service.Responsibilities:
- Evaluate, analyze, and review newly open cases completed by the
Centralized Intake Team to determine action to be taken. Ensure
timely and appropriate continuation of services via phone,
internet, mail and/or face to face.
- Develop an individualized comprehensive plan of care, including
the social, psychological, epilepsy education, living, vocational,
educational, transportation, financial and medical needs for people
with epilepsy, which incorporates the customer's limitations, needs
and capabilities.
- Ensure that accurate customer records are maintained in a time
efficient manner, including completing detailed progress notes and
maintaining current documents.
- Provide ongoing support by determining and using strategies,
intervention, internal and external referrals, and solicitation of
community resources to generate goals and objectives as delineated
in the plan of care.
- Provide customer follow up if needed at regular intervals to
measure progress and assess needs for modification/adjustments to
current plan of -care.
- Capability to meet customers face to face as requested in
locations of mutual agreement.
- Network with community agencies to explore and keep abreast of
new information and resources available.
- Provide data and reports as required and/or requested.
- Assist in promotion of summer camp for children with epilepsy
and other department/agency related activities.
- Provide office management including deposits, petty cash,
approving invoices, ordering office supplies, ensuring office
equipment is functional, staffing the office, etc. when
needed.
- Participate in EAF fundraising activities, staff, and
department meetings.
- Abide by all EAF and state policies, procedures, and
mandates.
- Perform any other related duties as assigned from time to
time.
- Always represent the agency in a positive manner.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in human services discipline including
Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
- 3+ years' experience in social services
- Ability to work independently in an offsite location with
minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication skills, orally and in writing.
- Bi-lingual English and Spanish, preferred.Compensation: $25,000
- $50,000No Third Party Agencies or Submissions Will Be Accepted. -
-Our company is committed to creating a diverse environment. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or
expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics,
disability, age, or veteran status. DFWP -Opportunities posted here
do not create any implied or express employment contract between
you and our company / our clients and can be changed at our
discretion and / or the discretion of our clients. Any and all
information may change without notice. We reserve the right to
solely determine applicant suitability. By your submission you
agree to all terms herein.Powered by JazzHR
Keywords: Epilepsy Florida, Gainesville , Social Services Case Manager, Executive , Gainesville, Florida
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