<p>DYS is seeking a Case Manager (Correctional Program Specialist) to serve as part of our unit management team at Indian River JCF. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a passion to habilitate youth.</p> <p>The Case Manager will be responsible for planning and delivering habilitative programming such as case planning, individual and/or group engagement programs, and crisis intervention. Duties include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Develop and implement programming, discharge, and reentry planning to assigned caseload of youth; perform tasks in Juvenile Justice Case Management System (JJCMS) and other related DYS applications; prepare and complete assessments (e.g., reclassifications, OYAS)Provide professional nursing care to youth; observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress of clinic out-patients </li><li>Serve as liaison with family, community, and internal staff (e.g., regional office, juvenile parole officers, courts); provide facility orientation material to parents/guardians of newly committed youth; create, approve, and manage visitation list and collect personal and family information </li><li>Represent habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT); coordinate and facilitate IDT meetings (e.g., attendance and participation of all team members); gather necessary documentation and reports; participate in case staffing; document IDT meeting case notes </li><li>Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities and support services; contact parent/guardian regarding treatment progress, status, emergencies, crisis, etc. </li><li>Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies and ensure compliance with DYS policy, American Correctional Association (ACA), and Ohio Standards; ensure all unit activities are compliant with unit plan; serve on various facility committees concerning assigned caseload </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications…</p> <ul> <li>Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma-responsive, and solution driven. </li></ul> <p>18 mos. exp in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies.</p> <ul> <li>Or completion of associate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services; 6 mos. exp in one or more of the following: report writing, record keeping, interviewing, counseling or contact with social service agencies. </li><li>Or completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science or criminal justice or human services. </li><li>Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. </li></ul> <p>Technical Skills: Counseling and Rehabilitation,</p> <p>Professional Skills: Problem Solving, Interpreting Data, Confidentiality, Ethics and Values, Collaboration</p>