Bilingual Lead Case Manager - St. Gabriel Long-Term Group Home - Des Plaines

Bilingual Lead Case Manager - St. Gabriel Long-Term Group Home

• Minimum of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university, or bachelor’s degree with three years’ progressive supervisory and case management experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish language competency required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be over the age of 21

Join the Maryville Academy Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter and improve the lives of children and families! We have a full time opening for a Lead Case Manager in our Long-Term Group Home.

About Maryville Academy

Maryville is a human services organization established as an orphanage by the Archdiocese of Chicago following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. As a childcare organization rooted in Catholic social teaching, Maryville is dedicated to the preservation of the dignity of children at every age. Our mission is to help children and families to reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual, moral and emotional growth. Our six service areas include: Behavioral Health, Early Childhood, Educational Services, Family Services, Jóvenes Adelante (Youth Moving Forward) and Residential Services. Our services are offered in Chicago, Bartlett and Des Plaines. We offer many opportunities for growth, a rewarding experience and an excellent benefits package.

About the Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter

The Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter is home to adolescent boys and girls through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This program provides a safe setting for children during their first days in America until a permanent setting can be established for them.

About the Lead Case Manager Position

Provides leadership, direction, and coordination for the Case Manager position that is necessary to develop and implement the Maryville philosophy and ARC Model. Provides coordination and consultation to each home’s Case Manager to ensure organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Has detailed knowledge of the prevailing standards of youth care as specified in the guidelines and regulations of the licensing, regulatory, and certifying bodies as well as the policies, procedures, rules, and timelines set by ORR for the specific program under his/her supervision. Engages primarily in the performance of managerial duties. Directs and supervises two or more other employees on an ongoing basis. This position is related to and existent for the term of the grant funding for the Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter as funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and any successor funding solely for this program.

Essential Functions:

• Provides leadership and direction to the Case Manager on services and documentation for clients in care at Maryville Academy. Collaborates with the Treatment Teams and Program Director in setting up mechanisms to ensure that the Admission Notes, Mental Health Assessments, and Individual Service Plans are developed and implemented by the treatment teams. Encourages the Case Manager to think and act therapeutically.
• Takes a leadership role in maintaining up-to-date and accurate knowledge of all required documentation for the case Manager under his/her supervision. Conducts formal reviews of files and computerized records looking for content, applicability, and accuracy within their work. Contributes to the implementation and consistent application of the Maryville quality standards, and requirements governing each specific program under his/her supervision.
• Conducts regular meetings with Case Managers, treatment team members, and administrators to facilitate resources and services for youth.
• Provides leadership in facilitating effective interagency working relationships.
• Evaluates the services being provided by the Case Managers in the programs as it relates to specific goals and standards and recommends modifications where appropriate. Keeps up to date with the standards of care concerning the population that each program services. Maintains up to date knowledge about the current literature, clinical trends, and direction that the field is taking as it relates to case management.
• Works collaboratively and professionally with outside consumer and ORR staff. Cooperates fully with program review and evaluation and is open to suggestions that would improve the delivery of services for our youth.
• Develops and maintains a treatment team approach to the day-to-day functioning of the Case Manager in his or her program. Demonstrates skills in team development, collaboration, and open communication.
• Maintains an active presence within the agency and educates the Case Managers about new ORR policies and Procedur