The Healthy Start Case Manager will Provide Healthy Start Lullaby League educational services to pregnant women residing in Onondaga County. Coordinate and implement all case management services include: Instruction of Lullaby League/Partners for Healthy Babies and Healthy Start Assessments, development of a service plan, service monitoring, and follow up.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Teach Lullaby League weekly infant care course, maintain class attendance records and paperwork, and co- facilitate the parent support group Life after Lullaby League.
• Conduct weekly face to face contact with clients as agreed upon by case manager and supervisor while maintaining client confidentiality at all times.
• Facilitate prenatal care appointments for clients and provide patient navigation services. Also, assist in making appointments for postpartum and pediatric visits. Follow up with be routinely provided to ensure compliance to these appointments.
• Conduct one on one health education on topics including smoking cessation, nutrition, prenatal care, SIDS risk reduction, and interconception care.
• Providing screening services for domestic violence and perinatal depression and complete all required assessments and data collection forms with Syracuse Healthy Start’s recipients.
• Collaborate with Onondaga County Health Department to ensure immunizations, WIC, lead screening, and Early Intervention Services are offered.
• Provide referrals, collaboration, and linkages to community resources and other organizations.
• Completion of required documentation and maintaining up to date case files.
• Meet with supervisor weekly to discuss case progress, challenges, receive guidance and support, and attend monthly team meetings.
• Maintain guidelines established by the funding sources and Catholic Charities policies and procedures.

Education and/or Experience Required at Entry: Associates degree in Human Services or related field with 2 years of case management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in facilitating educational groups with vulnerable populations preferred. Experience working with expectant mothers and parents of children under two years of age preferred.
*As a subcontracting agency of the Onondaga County Health Department (OCHD), must meet all health standards for health department personnel.

Skills and Abilities: Ability to utilize electronic database system. Proficiency in MS Outlook, and MS Office. Customer service skills. Oral and written communication skills.

Licenses/Certifications/Clearances: Valid N.Y.S. Driver’s License, N.Y.S. Child Abuse Registry clearance.

Working Conditions and Environment/Physical Demands: Mobility sufficient to drive to and participate in meetings at client’s homes and/or community facilities which may not meet Federal accessibility standards for disabled individuals. Manual dexterity sufficient to work with children/adults in a challenging and active environment.

Required Trainings: VIRTUS, Corporate Compliance, Defensive Driving, Mandated Reporting, and all required OCHD – Healthy Start trainings.

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.