Case Manager I Phoenix Center

Organization Phoenix Rising Pay $18.97 Pay Frequency Hourly Full Time / Part Time Full time Job Summary Under general direction, coordinates and supports services provided to students, their families and staff at Phoenix Rising Alternative School. Acts as a liaison between probation, intake, and Phoenix Rising School by performing the following duties. Job Description All candidates conditionally offered transfer, promotion or initial hiring into a DOT/safety-sensitive position shall submit to testing for drugs and alcohol and test negative before performing any job functions that are safety-sensitive or require a CDL. External job applicants with a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test result shall be denied employment and shall be required to wait one year before applying for another position within Tulsa County. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Develop a comprehensive assessment for each student to identify needs and strengths. Implement best practices programs for students, their families and staff to create a positive learning environment. Examples of activities can include; support groups for students, community mentoring, and parent support groups, community service projects, participation in community events. Referral and collaboration with community services for students and their families such as: substance abuse treatment, mental health services, crisis intervention, community mentoring. Provide and coordinates with school staff additional needs and services to support the learning environment. Provide comprehensive family assessment to identify specific needs and strengths. Coordinate, link and become the liaison for families to receive appropriate services within the community. Serve as the liaison between school and court. Provide on-going, current status on referred students and their families to the court system. Provide advocacy and crisis management services to referred families. Perform other duties as assigned. Additional Job Description REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES Knowledge of community resources; of evidence-based, best practices model programs and interventions appropriate to students and families; and of working with representatives of the educational system. Ability to work with and maintain positive relationships with representatives of service providers within context of court referral services; to establish professional relationships and connections with students, families and staff to promote a positive learning environment; and to work with representatives from local educational systems. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job has no supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE High school diploma and one year satisfactory full-time paid employment in social work, juvenile work or a related field. Experience working with at-risk youth and families in a community setting desirable. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. COMPUTER SKILLS To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. CERTIFICATES, LICENSE, REGISTRATIONS Valid Oklahoma Drivers License possessed for at least 6 months. Defensive Driving through Tulsa County within 6 months of hired. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EEO STATEMENT Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. NOTE: Job descriptions are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions. Location Family Center for Juvenile Justice Working for Tulsa County means your expertise will be valued at a place that aims to help you succeed while empowering you to expand your skills. It also means youll get great, comprehensive benefits including: Competitively priced health care package Paid time off including vacation pay, holidays and personal time Retirement benefits, including a pension Education assistance Much more Click to learn about more of our benefits. Equal Opportunity Policy: Tulsa County is dedicated to providing an equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals. It is the policy of Tulsa County to recruit, to employ, to compensate, and to promote the most qualified persons for all classified positions within the divisions under the Board of County Commissioners and other participating County offices, solely on the basis of job-related qualifications and competency. Therefore, it is the policy of the participating County offices, including all Board of County Commissioners divisions, that there shall be no discrimination against any employee or applicant with regard to their race, color, religion, sex (including, pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, or other non-merit based factors or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. The complete text of the Countys Equal Employment Opportunity statement is available from the Human Resources Division. 918-596-5095