Post-Release Service Intensive Level 3 Case Manager; PRS Intensive Level 3 Case Manager

Post-Release Service Intensive Level 3 Case Manager (PRS Intensive Level 3 Case Manager)

GET TO KNOW US:

For over 100 years, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services (VDM) has taken great pride in providing exceptional programs and services for children and families throughout LA County. VDM envisions a community where all children and families are equipped and prepared to live productive, fulfilling lives. We serve the most vulnerable in Los Angeles, many of whom have faced multi-generational inequities.

Vista Del Mar is guided by core values of empowerment, equity, and excellence.

CULTURE:

At Vista Del Mar, our success is empowered by our staff, families, residents, and clients. We believe in the inclusion and liberation of marginalized communities, standing in unity for justice and recognizing long-standing systemic oppression. We acknowledge we are part of an unjust system and strongly advocate to change oppressive systems and the unconscious bias that affect staff, clients, and families in all communities.

Vista is committed to developing a culture of healing, community care, and creating a sense of belonging. Our actions will be louder than our words.

Folks who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+, of a marginalized gender, disabled, parents, are/have been system-impacted, are immigrants, and anyone who has experienced systemic oppression, and/or gender-based violence are encouraged to apply.

MISSION:

Vista Del Mar provides a trauma-responsive continuum of services to empower children, youth, and families in Southern California to lead fulfilling lives.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Vista Del Mar UAC and Family Services-Vista Safe Homes HSPRS is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Post-Release Service Intensive Level 3 Case Manager (PRS Intensive Level 3 Case Manager) who is a flexible thinker and takes initiative to independently problem-solve in crisis situations. In this crucial role, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive case management services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who have been released from federal custody and placed with approved sponsors.

The intensive nature of Level 3 post release services reflects the UAC’s higher level of interventions needed to ensure their safety and stabilize the UAC in the home and within their community. Culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions and supportive services are provided to the UAC and the families they are placed with through weekly in-person contacts for the first 45 to 60 days depending on needs(s).

Following the end of weekly contacts, monthly contacts will be provided for 6 months from date of acceptance. PRS Intensive Level Case Managers will carry a minimum caseload of (3) Level 3, (3) Level 2 and (3) Level 1 PRS cases.

Essential Job Duties(other duties may be assigned):

• Assessment and Planning: Conduct weekly and then monthly in-person, thorough assessments of each unaccompanied UAC’s needs, strengths, and challenges. The in-person assessments are crucial for determining the UAC’s affect and ability to be a reliable self-reporter. This clinical assessment approach is part of ongoing efforts to build a viable support system, reliable communication conduits and constructive collaboration with the UAC, sponsor, and other household members.
• Crisis Intervention: Be prepared to respond to crises and emergencies affecting UAC, working in collaboration with emergency services and appropriate agencies as necessary. PRS Intensive Level 3 Case Manager will regularly interact with UAC Protection Services, Trafficking Victims Assistance Program and behavioral healthcare providers.
• Case Management: Provide crisis-intervention and ongoing case management services to, including assistance with accessing education, medical care, mental health services, legal assistance, and other essential resources. Conduct UAC centered needs assessments, develops individualized strength-based, goal-oriented service plans, and monitors progress of goal completion. Provides ongoing case management with a focus on screening and making appropriate referrals to address UAC's needs in the following domains:
  Placement issues, safety…