CTS Health Services is a community mental health services center that specializes in a holistic approach to health and wellness for children, parents, and adults of varying circumstances and mental challenges. We provide one-on-one behavioral interventions for our clients and their support circles to help our clients navigate through life within their community at their highest level.

This position is part of new Trauma-Informed Care grant. We are urgently seeking passionate, authentic, and motivated individuals to provide trauma-informed one-on-one behavioral interventions with insured and uninsured children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the community.

**Traveling to west side office (Belmont Cragin) or south side office (Bronzeville) can occur based on the need at the time.

The caseworker is responsible for, but not limited to:

• Providing direct behavioral health services and supports to individual consumers based on the goals established
• Delivering services in various environments including, homes, schools, homeless shelters, etc.
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress towards goals
• Documenting interactions with consumers within 24 hours of service delivery in electronic health record (EHR) system (OnTarget)
• Maintaining the flexibility to respond to consumer needs and crisis situations beyond the agency's normal working hours.
• Participating in the person-centered planning process.
• Providing direct home-based behavioral health services and supports, including therapy for the family.
• Providing direct services for the family as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.
• Assisting the team leader in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals.
• Assisting the team leader with consulting identified non-medical providers, engaging community and natural supports and including their input in the person-center/ed planning process.
• Ensure that all information obtained while at Carolina Therapeutic Services is kept confidential and will remain confidential beyond employment.
• Ensure all trainings are updated annually.
• Responsible for ensuring services are provided in a manner, which meets all applicable regulatory licensure and accrediting regulations.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary staffing.
• Attends all appropriate in-services, workshops, or continuing education programs.
• Responsible for keeping client medical record charts and their own personnel file information up to date in a timely manner.
• Work to ensure mental health outreach, education, and prevention in the community.
• Responsible for appropriate intake, assessments, and orientation.
• Maintains strict confidentiality according to all Federal and State guidelines and requirements.
• Exemplifies personal and professional conduct.
• Upholds the Professional Code of Ethics.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with employees, medical staff and others.
• Adheres to and supports facility policies, programs and activities.
• Demonstrates tact, courtesy, and a positive approach to communication and interaction with other employees, visitors, physicians, etc.
• Responsible for personal development to ensure current knowledge in the profession, Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and drug free environment.
• Willingness to work beyond what is required periodically and travel for continuing education hours.
• Maintain service notation that meets agency notation standards, Medicaid standards, and/or any other auditing agency such as the LME. (For timeliness, quality, and completeness). This notation must include: I) the purpose of contact; 2) describes the provider's interventions; 3) effectiveness of the intervention; 4) the time spent performing the intervention; and 5) signature (degree/credentials or position) of person providing service.
• Must be available in the on-call rotation for 24/7- 365 days per year first responder coverage.
• Must maintain the flexibility to respond to client needs and crisis situations beyond the agencies normal working hours.
• Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools, jails (for state funds only), homeless shelters, etc.
• Perform any other job-related duties as specified by a supervisor.

What you get:

• Flexibility
• Growth opportunities
• Encouragement of creativity
• Holistic and supportive culture and environment
• Referral bonus!

Qualifications of a caseworker

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Masters degree with accumulated mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse (MH/DD/SA) experience with the population served,
• Two years of documented experience in the delivery of Behavioral Health treatment to children and / or adolescents

Training Requirements for a caseworker (will be completed with CTS if not already in possession):

• Trauma-Informed Care certification
• CTS Health orientation
• Rule 132
• Service Definition
• OIG Rule 50
• First Aid/CPR/AED/Bloodborne Pathogen
• HIPAA
• Client Rights
• Confidentiality
• Mandated Reporter
• Health and Safety
• Cultural Competency
• Workplace Violence and Safety
• Waste, Fraud & Abuse

To apply, click Apply Now, fill out the application and must attach your resume.