Job description

Company Overview:

WFS provides a diverse range of autism, behavioral health, education and family support services to individuals and families in western Pennsylvania. We create life-changing support by integrating our services to best meet the needs of those we serve. Our mission is to empower children, adults, and families by providing transformational care.

Job Summary:

The Options Care Management Specialist provides consumers and their family-caregivers with high-quality professional practices such as person-centered assessment and service planning, care coordination, referral, resources counseling, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of services and supports required for a safe and healthy community living, which is manifested through independence and self-determination. The development of trusting, supportive relationships with those served is critical, and it is achieved through home visits and regular check-ins, reassurance calls, resource counseling, and effective engagement of both consumers and family caregivers. The incumbent OCM Specialist works and adheres to all standing care management guidelines, policies, procedures and quality assurance standards.

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in social work, occupational therapy, psychology, or related social sciences concentration – other degrees considered as applicable.

Experience

Two (2) or more years of direct experience with care/services coordination and/or resource counseling/navigation.

Social service experience with older adults, their families/partners and service delivery practices to promote maximum self-determination, functioning, and quality of life.

Collaborative transdisciplinary teamwork (e.g., teams composed of different members and professions cooperating across disciplines or systems).

Licenses, Certifications & Clearances

Act 33/34 (PA State Criminal and Child Abuse) Clearances

FBI Clearance (prepared by DHS)

Valid PA driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the ability/willingness for local travel

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

· A passion for working with aging individual with/without disabilities and providing person-center care.

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

· Ability to communicate with a range of diverse people/professionals using a variety of communication methods.

· Excellent written and oral skills.

· Ability to work under pressure.

· Optimal time management with the capacity to prioritize their own and/or others workload.

· Working/using Microsoft Office Suite, using/navigating search engines, and familiarity with SAMs or in using database-systems.

Job Duties:

· Conduct/facilitate or direct person-centered functional and/or social determinant of health (SDH) needs assessments.

· Conduct/facilitate or direct the development, implementation and monitoring of care/service goals or plans.

· Assess, monitor, track, and report on the progress, experience and well-being of seniors and their living contexts.

· Complete all substantive assignments/tasks within the scope of their OCP responsibilities (include compliance with extant performance Matrix and record- keeping policies and procedures).

· Keep up-to-date and well-informed about the policies, practices, services, and of the health, functional and social strengths/limitations involved in caregiving situations with older adults and their informal caregivers.

· Apply problem-solving strategies (e.g., analyzes problems/issues of diverse scope/complexities and formulate strategies for their solutions).

· Effectively promote, facilitate, and empowers the engagement of seniors and their caregivers in all aspects of care/helping process.

Full Time status also includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Visions plans with low employee contribution rates
• 15 Paid Time Off (PTO) Days within your first year of employment (accrued at 5 hours per pay), increases to 20 PTO days after first year, then continues to increase based upon years of service
• 11 Paid Holidays (10 fixed and 1 floating)
• Tuition Reimbursement for continuing your education
• Employer paid life insurance, short term disability, and long term disability

How to Apply: You can initially apply through Indeed to submit your resume. Click the Apply button. You can also go to our website to complete the Wesley Family Services application: wfspa.org/careers

Wesley Family Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policies for both current and prospective employees prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender transition, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pittsburgh, PA 15238: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Senior care: 1 year (Required)
• Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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