Child and Adolescent Mental Health Case Manager I (Bilingual - English/Spanish Speaking)

Washburn Center for Children is a leading children’s mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children’s needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.

The 142-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves nearly 4,800 children ages 0-18 and approximately 11,000 family members each year. Washburn Center’s three office locations – Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis – serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 65+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, District 191, Columbia Heights, Centennial and Minneapolis school districts. 

The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.

Washburn Center’s case managers work collaboratively with families and across multi disciplines internally, to develop a care plan and ensure access to needed services, including mental, social, educational, health, vocational and recreational assistance. Our case managers advocate on behalf of the child and family’s needs and coordinate care across multiple providers.  These services are provided for children age 3 through 17.

The case management professional will be actively present in the community and the home life of the client.  We encourage independent working for all our case managers to allow for the best client care and services. 

1.       You will be managing a caseload of 17-18 children or youth and their families with all client service expectations that accompanies this caseload.

2.       At Washburn Center for Children we are committed to provide culturally based, individualized targeted Children’s Mental Health Case Management to children/students and families in their home, schools and community based on each family’s needs. 

3.       You will coordinate mental health and other health related services.  The purpose of this involvement in the child and family’s life is to improve or maintain child/student’s emotional and behavioral functioning at home and in the community, to help the family access needed resources for the child including obtaining or maintaining third-party insurance or Medical Assistance coverage, and to reduce the risk of out-of-home placement, risk of maltreatment, or the need for protective services.

4.       You will be expected to complete timely documentation and planning including Individual Family Community Support Plans, Progress Notes and case management authorizations.

Treatment - Case Managers will provide services to educate and support families to become empowered to better self-advocate and navigate the various systems with more confidence and skill, as well as the following services:

Assessment – for your clients you will complete a functional assessment of the medical, social, educational, and other services and resources the child will need to address their mental health needs.

Service Plan Development – You will be developing an Individual Family Community Support Plan (IFCSP) based on the functional assessment and diagnosis.

**All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.**

Due to the unique nature of the work, we are considering individuals with:

·    A bachelor's degree in one of the behavioral sciences or a related field including, but not limited to: social work, psychology, human services, or sociology from an accredited college or university

·   An LSW (License of Social Work) is required, should you have a BSW

·    Fluency in both English and Spanish

·    1 year of experience with mental health compromised children and families

·    Valid Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required

·    A successful candidate should be able to demonstrate knowledge of cultural diversity and the role of culture in the therapeutic process

·    A flexible, resourceful approach to the work with experience or in-depth knowledge of home and community-based services

Salary Bracket: $46,000 - $50,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education)

Why work in our Case Management Program? https://youtu.be/z8SJzvvDtfQ

Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long-term disability insurance.  Additionally, we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA). 

Vacation:  Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.

Sick Leave:  Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.

Holidays:  There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.

***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***

Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.

To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.