Position: Youth Empowerment Services Case Manager [1279]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – YES (Youth Empowerment Services) Waiver

Salary range:

Case Manager II: $43,305.60 Annually

Case Manager III: $46,009.60 Annually

Shift available: Full-time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
Coordination and implementation of YES Waiver Medicaid Comprehensive services and adhering to all contract requirements
Serve as primary Community Living Skills Provider to provide mental health case management and skills training for children and families in the YES Waiver
Provide skills training as needed for children and families in Children's Behavioral Health Department
Duties include assessment & treatment planning, linking to community services, referring, and teaching coping skills training in the home, office, school, and work environments
Travel as needed to regional clinics to provide client-based services as needed
Adheres to the TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concern if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a major in psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, or other related human services field for QMHP credentialing
For Case Manager II, minimum one (1) year of experience providing case management or social services
For Case Manager III, minimum two (2) years of experience providing case management or social services
Graduate work in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of experience
Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents: www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/careers
Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy
Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

Bilingual
Experience working with youth and families

At TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees:

Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits
501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone

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