CASE MANAGER

CASE MANAGER

Posting Number: SRGV6605
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Department: School of Medicine / Counseling Center
FLSA: Exempt

Scope of Job:
Responsible for coordinating and facilitating referral process between students in need and support services for the Counseling Center's grant project: UTRGV Mental Health Frontline.

Description of Duties:
• Coordinates and facilitates the referral of students in need to various support services on and off campus.

• Assists in organizing and tracking students’ utilization of support services.

• Provides ongoing communication with the grant project leader and attends grant project meetings.

• Provides casework services to include the assessment of need, formation of plan, intervention, and follow-up monitoring of individual student status.

• Responsible for establishing relationships with students while providing general support and individual case management services for students receiving Counseling Center services from entry through discharge.

• Interviews and screens students to gather information to assess service needs.

• Assists in the development and implementation of treatment plans to meet students needs.

• Coordinates and monitors services, including comprehensive tracking of students activities in relation to care plan.

• Maintains case history and progress records; prepares reports as needed.

• Facilitates and coordinates access to campus and community social service resources.

• Conducts periodic reviews and follow-ups to evaluate quality of clients’ referral experiences and subsequent care.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with referring campus and community agencies.

• Serves as liaison between campus/community providers and students.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General direction from the assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given:
May supervise assigned staff.

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:
N/A

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:
One (1) year of experience in the delivery of services and/or support to individuals experiencing mental health issues.

Preferred Experience:
N/A

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required.

Other:
Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities. Knowledge of community resources; of case management principles, objectives, standards, and methods. Ability to assess clients’ needs, to coordinate clients’ services, to communicate effectively.

Physical Capabilities:
Employment Category: Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 04/03/2023
Grant Funded Position: Yes
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date: 08/31/2024

EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/37693 jeid-b2f5b810f71fcc45aacd72a760528b40