On Call Case Manager (Per Diem)

at  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark is currently seeking Per Diem On Call Case Manager for our Mobile Response and Stabilization Services Program located in Jersey City, NJ.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor Degree in social work or a related field
• Valid driver’s license

• Is the second person of a team of two who responds to the dispatches after business hours
• Provide support to the first person on call (full time staff of the MRSS program)
• Provide crisis de-escalation/intervention, and safety planning to families and children when a child is experiencing an escalating behavioral, emotional issue.
  The length of service ranges from a minimum of 72 hours and up to 8 weeks thereafter. All service interventions and supports are determined according to the families’ individualized service needs. The Mobile Response Worker/on call is not responsible for coordination of services after the dispatch time. His/her responsibility ends at the end of scene when the family is stable. Calls are received through a centralized screening entity that determines the need for MRSS services. Once calls are received and information documented, the MRSS worker and the Mobile Response/On call worker must respond to the call within 1 hour, as per contract requirements. The program provides services 24/7/365 days a year, within 1 hour of the referrals received.