Case Coordinator CARES School

Are you looking to grow your career within Devereux
Are you passionate about continuing your work with children in need and making a meaningful impact

If you answered YES to either of these questions then consider joining our team of Case Coordinators!

The pay range for this position is $22.00 to $25.58 per hour depending on education and experience.

Location: Fitchburg MA

Schedule: Monday Friday; 8:00 AM 4:00 PM

Devereux Massachusetts serves students with various complex psychological emotional and behavioral disorders including but not limited to Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Devereux CARES (Center for Autism Research and Education Services) School in Fitchburg MA is a small private special education school that supports students ages 8- 22 with Autism Spectrum Disorders developmental disabilities dual diagnoses and social skills deficits. Our primary goal is to teach functional and pro-social skills that can be easily generalized to the students community and home. There is a strong emphasis on functional communication and skill acquisition using Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. At The CARES School students learn academic social daily living and independent living skills as well as community and vocational skill development.

As a Case Coordinator you will:

• Work closely with the Prinicpal and the Clinician to provide case management services as a liaison between center families agencies social workers lawyers and other involved parties.
• Complete QI responsibilities for programs as well as gather clinical information and complete documentation as assigned.

• Serve as a member of individual treatment teams program milieu team and QI team. Provide and ensure therapeutic interventions in a compassionate and safe environment.

• Engage with youth in a meaningful and positive manner teaching and prompting appropriate behaviors and providing positive reinforcement for the same.
• Possess adequate organizational and communication skills needed to complete required documentation such as progress notes and incident reports.

Job Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Valid drivers license required.
• Bachelors degree in Psychology Sociology or Social Work or other related field is preferred.
• Minimum one year experience working with children/adolescents with mental health disabilities or graduate study in counseling casework social work or related field.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.

Our Culture Our Expectations

At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone web app) dental prescription drug preventative care and mental health services.

• Student loan debt assistance tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day) 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

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