Who is Olive Crest?:
Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 200,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. We work tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents throughout Southern California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. Olive Crest is dedicated to preventing child abuse by strengthening, equipping, and restoring children and families in crisis… One Life at a Time.®
Why join Olive Crest?:
Olive Crest offers an exciting opportunity to use your God-given talents and education to support our most vulnerable clientele. Olive Crest provides clinical supervision and a great opportunity to build your career.
Overview:
Full Time Role, 40 hours/week
Rate of Pay: $26/hour
Location: In-person
In this role, the Case Manager will provide field/home and/or office-based services to clients including assessments, treatment planning, individual & group and family therapy, discharge planning, and participation in Child and Family Team meetings.
While this role is based out of our Glendale office, it is a field-based role serving clients throughout LA’s Service Planning Area 2. This area includes, but is not limited to: Calabasas, Glendale, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Agoura Hills, Castaic, Chatsworth, Northridge, Pacoima, Reseda, Saugus, Sherman Oaks, Sunland, Tujunga, and Van Nuys.
To view a map of SPA 2, please visit the link: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/chs/SPAMain/ServicePlanningAreas.htm
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage and supervise a caseload of 23 families/clients, and facilitating monthly, face-to-face home visits scheduling to best meet the needs of the client and family.
• When needed, respond to and attend to details of crisis situations that may arise during working (and non-working hours, if appropriate).
• Conduct intake assessments to obtain information necessary to determine which services are appropriate and available to address the family’s needs.
• Develop, in partnership with the family, a written Individualized Service Plan (ISP).
• Supervise the implementation, progress, and completion of the ISP.
• Ensure linkage referral is complete and able to be accessed by client and provide other community resources to promote family health and stabilization.
• Cultivate contacts and relationships with outside agencies and individuals that have both direct and indirect bearing on the case.
• Provide intensive home-based mental health services, if deemed appropriate by treatment team.
• Attend, as needed, client-focused meetings such as IEP meetings, Wrap Around meetings, CFTs, target behavioral specialist meetings and psychiatry appointments.
• Assist with coordinating events or special services and supports, as needed.
• Attend/facilitate/co-lead support groups, as requested.
Required Qualifications:
• Bi-lingual (English and Spanish)
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following: social work; marriage, family and child counseling; child psychology; child development; counseling psychology; social psychology; clinical psychology; educational psychology; or education with emphasis on counseling.
• Experience working within child welfare and family systems, and/or trauma-informed work.
• Adoption-related experience is preferred.
• Must obtain and maintain record clearance free from criminal convictions.
• Must have and maintain a valid California Driver License and clean driving record in accordance with Olive Crest’s auto insurance policy.
• Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Just some of the Perks:
Health Benefits include:
• 2 Cigna Medical HMO's and 2 PPO's to choose from
• A Dental HMO and PPO through Cigna to choose from
• A vision plan through VSP
Time Off Benefits include:
• Up to 48 hours of sick time per year that caps at 120 hours
• Flexible use of sick hours for personal time
• Up to 1 week of vacation time for the first year, 2 for the second and an increased schedule every 5 years there after
• Up to 40 hours per year for Jury Duty or Trial Witness
• Up to 48 hours per year for Bereavement with death in immediate family
Other available benefits for FT employees:
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Pre-Taxed Child Care
• HSA/FSA options
• 5 AFLAC Options to choose from
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Referral Program
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