Would you like a rewarding career that can make a positive difference in the lives of others? If you have a passion for helping others, then the Lycoming

• Clinton MH/ID Program is interested in talking to you

This professional social services position is assigned to the Community Support Services Unit.

This caseworker will provide a wide array of cross-agency services to students and their families in a variety of settings.

Responsibilities include assessment of needs, short-term interventions, referral to appropriate community services and follow-up. This position will act as the mental health liaison to the Student Assistance Program Teams in assigned schools. The position will provide services intended to reduce the need for more formal agency intervention. This position is supervised by the Community Support Services Supervisor.

Essential Functions

• An individual must be able to successfully perform the essential functions of this position with or without a reasonable accommodation._
• Provide information, assessment, referral, prevention and shortterm intervention services for all identified children and families in the East Lycoming School District.
• Serve as the SAPliaison for mental health assessments and followup services in the middle and high schools of the East Lycoming School District and provide liaison services to Lycoming Children and Youth Services and Lycoming-Clinton Mental Health.
• Participate in individual and treatment team discussions to prioritize referrals, develop strategies, provide updates on existing referrals, and recommend transition plans.
• Conduct individual and/or group sessions for children and/or families based on identified needs.
• Work with the school, child and family to address identified concerns by providing short term intervention and referral to appropriate community services.
• Develop positive working relationships with existing community resources, coordinating, negotiating the provision of needed services for identified youth, and provide education to faculty, students and families regarding services.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule that is responsive to the child, family, school and community's needs providing outreach services in natural settings such as the family home, school or neighborhood.
• Follow up on requests from the Joinder Assessment Services Unit to gather relevant information on students attending assigned SAP schools.
• Assess and provide shortterm intervention services for truancy cases referred by the School Districts.
• Keep logistic and statistical information on truancy cases and other service interventions for quality assurance, outcome measures, and continuous service improvement.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and appropriate trainings to further develop skills.
• Maintain working knowledge of all policies, procedures and regulations pertaining to the provision of child welfare and mental health services.
• Maintain all relevant information on students using JCIS

This will include:

referral information, reason for referral, secondary problem codes, school information, student information, parent information, case notes, recommendations and truancy numbers.

• Maintain appropriate records of contact, nature of service provided, outcome and followup needed along with any State reporting requirements and data input into the applicable State and/or Joinder computer systems.
• Maintain mandated client confidentiality.
• Assure Agency clients coordinated access to services and provide transportation to Agency clients when appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

Physical Activities

• The following physical activities are necessary to perform one or more of the essential functions of this position._
• Communicate effectively in person or by using telecommunications equipment.
• Input and gather data on a computer.
• Proofread documents accurately.
• Understand oral and written information
• Move and relocate work related items and, if applicable, assist clients with personal items without assistance.
• Move and/or relocate child(ren) without assistance, if applicable.
• Provide transportation to clients when appropriate.
• Enter, exit and move about multiple residential and office settings
• Travel to client's homes/residences in order to serve and meet their needs in their own environments as appropriate.
• Operate standard office machines

Pay:
From $47,548.80 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Social work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

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