Case Manager, Project ELECT

$32,000 - $32,000/Yr

Allegheny Intermediate Unit - Duquesne, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Duquesne, PA

About the position

The ELECT Case Manager position involves working closely with pregnant and parenting teens and their families, providing case management services and mobilizing resources to support their educational and personal development. The role emphasizes a strengths-based approach to help students graduate or attain a GED while improving their parenting skills. The Case Manager is responsible for maintaining student files, completing necessary documentation, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure comprehensive support for enrolled students.

Responsibilities

• Provides support and case management for a minimum of twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) pregnant/parenting students
• Provides resources and makes all necessary referrals to agencies and professionals
• Recruits and helps to retain eligible students
• Collaborates with school nurses, social workers, teachers, counselors, and administrators to provide comprehensive support
• Provides mandated ELECT services according to guidelines including vocational/career planning and health care instruction
• Completes home visits with enrolled students
• Creates and maintains individual case files on all students enrolled in the program
• Submits monthly attendance reports and other required forms in a timely manner
• Exhibits an ability to work with families, teen parents, adults, children, and diverse groups
• Maintains case files for each student with clear documentation
• Nurtures and supports families and peers
• Encourages families to enroll and participate in groups and activities
• Helps supervise field trips and summer groups along with the ELECT Coordinator
• Implements and participates in weekly teen groups
• Establishes and maintains relationships with providers, school districts, and social service agencies
• Completes paperwork in a timely fashion
• Assists in clean-up of Center and school areas following groups and activities
• Works collaboratively with school district and community human service providers
• Helps coordinate information on home study/homebound for eligible pregnant/parenting teens
• Shows computer proficiency for case notes and resource/referrals
• Communicates effectively in verbal and written form
• Participates in weekly staff meetings and required professional development workshops

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Associate Degree in psychology, counseling, child development, social work, family relations, education, or a related field strongly preferred
• Two years working with teens, infants, and/or children strongly preferred
• Experience working with parents, children, and school personnel in both home and school environments strongly preferred
• Community services experience preferred
• Ability to travel to schools for weekly groups and to student homes for quarterly home visits, and access to an automobile required
• Ability to comply with the AIU Conduct policy

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with diverse student populations and community and school providers
• Understanding and experience with the specific needs of pregnant and parenting teens

Benefits

• FACES 260 Benefit Guide