Community Employment Case Manager

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Community Employment Case Manager shall coordinate the provision of Community Employment Services: provide case management, vocational evaluation and job training to persons served. The case manager also authors and/or directs the implementation of persons’ vocational plans through monitoring of the methods employed coordination of services and documentation of results. The case manager serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in planning individualized programs and evaluating service effectiveness. The case manager is also responsible for maintaining case records according to licensure/ certification/accreditation standards and Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI) policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a member of the IDT, the Community Employment case manager provides basic training/job coaching to persons at their work site as required or requested following the recommendations of the IDT and/or the employer while serving as a role model and encouraging independence and self-directed decision making skills; observes all local, state, and federal laws, licensure/certification/accreditation standards and agency policies and procedures. This responsibility requires the use of a phone, computer and vehicle.
• Completes job/task analysis of potential job responsibilities, including methods, equipment and accessibility issues to determine an appropriate job match and to maximize individual job performance, satisfaction and job retention.
• Monitors adherence to DHS/DRS contractual agreements for Community Employment Services.
• Monitors the provision of training/evaluation of persons served while supporting the progression of work skills and (re)habilitation efforts in the person's work setting or community placement.
• Market employment services and activities to community employers for all placement services (Supported Employment Program (SEP), On-the-Job Eval (OJE), Placement, job coaching, job modification/accommodation, etc.), to promote employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
• Plans, develops, coordinates and manages services which meet applicable local, state, and federal laws; licensure, certification, and accreditation regulations and meets the needs of individuals served. This responsibility requires the use of a phone, computer, word processing software, E-mail and the filing system.
• Provide information/direction to employers in identification, modification, and/or removal of architectural, attitudinal and/or procedural barriers to the employment and advancement of persons with disabilities.
• Obtains data/information pertaining to each individual's written Individual Vocational Plan (IVP), completes all documentation including; IVP, program evaluation, chronological notes, Accident/Incident Reports, intake documentation, disenrollment documentation, etc., according to MRI policies and procedures and established time frames.