Join our Team!

If you enjoy helping others, then this is the place for you to start your career! Community Options has an exciting opportunity within the Behavioral Health Services department as a Case Manager. In this position, you will provide strengths-based intervention for families with children ages 2 through 17. The intervention aims to promote positive family management and addresses child and adolescent adjustment problems. We're seeking case managers to join our team as we set the standard for client care with our compassionate, person-centered approach. The ideal candidate will share our passion for improving people's lives by providing access to the best resources possible. From Day 1, this person will have an impact on facilitating care coordination, with an underlying objective of enhancing outcomes and client success. This role demands exceptional active listening and decision-making skills.

Who are we?

Community Options is a statewide organization with ten offices across North Dakota and countless programs tailored to individuals. Through our person-centered approach, we can assist many people to recognize their potential.

Community Options works with individuals from all walks of life. Through our person-centered approach we offer support services to aid people who have experienced:

• Mental health diagnosis
• Addiction
• Single parents
• Low-income or poverty
• Homelessness
• Justice Involved

Why Community Options?

• Health insurance starting at $100/month* (individual plan)
• Vision and dental insurance
• Paid leave time
• Paid Holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Rewarding work impacting the lives of those you serve!

The working location is flexible for this position and will be considered in the following North Dakota cities: Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, or Grand Forks. Other locations may be considered upon the hiring manager's approval. The salary for this position is $21-$23 an hour depending on experience (DOE).

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, nursing, sociology, counseling, special education, human development, child development and family science, human resource management (human service track), criminal justice, occupational therapy, communication science/disorders, or vocational rehabilitation. (Transcripts and degree are required at the time of offer, copies may be submitted with the application or interview); AND two (2) years of work experience in a related field required or a master's degree in one of the fields listed above.

Knowledge of Medicaid programs:

Essential Qualifications

• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, customer service, and networking skills
• A valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance for the vehicle subject to the statute of the licensing state will be required based on assigned job duties
• Review and comply with the competencies for standards of practice in The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Core Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care
• Successfully pass a criminal background check, and drug screening, and obtain ND Department of Human Service (DHS) pre-employment approval.
• Team player
• Excellent time management skills
• Demonstrates ability to manage resources and multiple projects while meeting regulatory and program requirements
• Knowledge of community resources
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Reporting to this position: None

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 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 accommodation(s) may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, employees are required to have the ability to climb (stairs), balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach (above shoulder), bend, twist, sit, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, fine motor manipulation, talk, hear, and complete repetitive motions; swimming may be required. Must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees may be subject to working with customers that exhibit behaviors that would require the employee to use possible physical de-escalation techniques.

* Work Environment: Employees work in indoor and/or outdoor environments, i.e., office, home, or community setting. Employees are required to operate a motor vehicle and travel as deemed necessary. Assigned work shifts and locations will vary depending on the customers' and/ or agency needs.

NOTE: The duties listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities assigned to any individual employee are at the discretion of the appointing authority.

The employee is expected to adhere to all department policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.

Community Options exists to help people live individually and be active in their community.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Community Options does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.