Case Manager
Why CMHA?
As a 2022 Hartford Courant Top Workplace and one of the largest behavioral health care providers in Connecticut, we have 40 years of experience in delivering mental health and addiction services to over 7,300 children, adolescents, and adults annually.
We care about our employees by offering Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages that help you strike a harmonious work-life balance. Our time off policy offers 9 paid holidays, 2 CHMA/Personal days for you to have the opportunity to celebrate the important traditions of the year with your loved ones and up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service. CMHA offers company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability. CMHA also provides student loan repayment plans and employee discounts for shopping, travel and entertainment. We also care about your future with a 403(b) retirement plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.
Internal mobility is a focus at CMHA with 6 members of our leadership team growing from individual contributors to Senior Leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire a Case Manager for our Intensive Family Preservation. This position will be located in Waterbury.
Position Summary: The Family Support Specialist provides support, education, and intervention in the home, community or office setting to assist caregivers in optimizing functioning in order to minimize family risk factor. Family Support Specialists (FSS) will work independently and part of a team in a solution-focused manner to help families develop the skills necessary to ensure a safe and secure home environment for their children. Such tasks may include, supporting families to access basic needs, household organization, parenting strategies and attachment, support around mental health and substance use challenges and reintegration of the children back into the family. FSS candidate should have a passion for supporting families outside of a traditional behavioral health office setting, ability to independently problem-solve in times of crisis, flexibility in scheduling and decision-making and strong organizational and documentation skills.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- Valid DMV License
- Certified in BMT, First Aid, and CPR
- Accredited Triple P Parent Educator
- Successful experience working with children and families in child welfare, daycare, school settings; preferably a minimum of three years
- Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook
Preferred qualifications:
- Bilingual in Spanish or Portuguese
- Bachelor's Degree in behavioral health field
- Experience in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
COMPENSATION RANGE-$18-$22 an hour
Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sec, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Company’s Human Resources Department.