Job opening: EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM CASE WORKER
Salary: $57 000 - 67 000 per year
Published at: Aug 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
Duties
Serves as the Installation non-clinical Case Worker for the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) and manages services that include intake, identification, assessment, evaluation, tracking and referral of eligible family members in the EFMP. Serves as a liaison to and works closely with health care professionals on provision of available services and resources at the command to ensure best possible care in accordance with community, national and Marine Corps standards. Facilitates referrals to appropriate specialists. Assists in identification of community resources. Manages and monitors the member's progress from enrollment to assessment.Personally contacts each EFMP family upon notification of assignment to offer support services. Conducts interviews with clients and their families. Establishes and maintains a case file for each assigned EFMP family that includes the Installation Support Privacy Consent Form and detailed contact notes. Assesses individual client and family circumstances upon and during enrollment to track progress of activity and provide updated information on services to improve quality of life. Serves as an advocate for and assists Marines and their families in accessing available resources and services to support individual needs. Participates in meetings between Marine families and special needs support professionals to develop the Individual Education Plan (IEP). Assist families in assertively pursuing rights to resources available to them. Prepares evaluations and recommendations to assist eligible members in connecting with appropriate resources and services. Assists in coordinating referral for care and resources with internal and external referral sites in the local area. Educates referral sources, community agencies and service organizations regarding scope and management of the EFMP. Maintains a detailed and consolidated portfolio of services for special needs families at the command and in the local community. Participates in coordination and execution of special needs camps, support groups for EFMP families, special events and workshops coordinated by the EFMP. Assists in checking that EFMP staff complete training in compliance with Marine Corps Order (MCO) 1754.4.Maintains personal records of staff training completion for review by the respective manager. Participates as assigned in the Special Needs Evaluation and Review Team (SNERT) as outlined in MCO 1754.4. Participates in the maintenance and development of a library of special needs educational, referral and resource materials. Works with assigned families to coordinate use of the EFMP Respite Care Program. Works in concert with the EFMP team to ensure the program works effectively to support families while maintaining compliance with all legal and regulatory guidance. Organizes work and sets short- and long-term priorities.
Requirements
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Qualifications
Bachelors degree in a Behavioral Health or a related social science, or combination of equivalent education and experience, or four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences and working in a case management capacity with families who have members with special needs.
Contacts
- Address QUANTICO MCCS
MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES
ATTN: PERSONNEL OFFICER
QUANTICO, VA 221345001
USA
- Name: QUANTICO MCCS
- Phone: 703/784-3454
- Email: [email protected]
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