LIAISON CASEWORKER

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Liaison Caseworker is responsible for providing liaison services for the children residing in the Residential

Program for Youth who range from birth to 17 years old. This position provides personal and professional liaison

services, in concert with other services offered by the Gila River Indian Community

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Coordinate with clinical staff and other service provider to ensure appropriate psychological, social, and

economical services are acquired and provided; provide regular and frequent updates to other members of

the line staff on the status of clients and completes all related documentation and forms.

 Provide liaison services between local public schools, which includes attending parent teacher conference,

providing transportation to school, and advocate for education services to ensure resident needs are met.

 Provide transportation for residents to appointments as necessary (i.e., medical, educational, public

assistance, etc.) which also can consist of but not limited to parent teacher conferences, transportation to

school, medical or dental appointments and any as needed medical needs that may arise

 Collaborate with interdepartmental members in order to provide individualized resident(s) updates at

monthly Child Family Team (CFT) staffing’s for case managers and service providers; Works closely

with internal Behavioral Health Technician(s), Counselor, and Youth Development Specialists to present

detailed documentation of resident updates, education, needs and services.

 Collaborate with Gila River Health Care (GRHC) in order to maintain individualized medical services

needed of each resident which consists of scheduling, transportation, and communicating prescription

medication, dental appointments, annual physicals, or as needed appointments.

 Work directly with residents to ensure appropriate forms are completed for assistance programs as

required; Make appropriate referrals to other agencies and programs when necessary; Notify management

of all significant issues affecting client/residents and take steps necessary to ensure full resolution of

issues.

 Perform other related duties as assigned.