FULL-TIME - BENEFIT ELIGIBLE

2023 starting salary: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 salary, depending on qualifications and experience.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Provide Adult Mental Health Targeted Case Management which includes

• Conduct Client interviews via telephone, home visits, and office visits to determine need for services and financial assistance; advise of possible resources to meet needs.
• Complete functional assessment, Individual Community Support Plan (ICSP) within 30 days and every 180 days following. Monitoring diagnostic assessment requirements needed for ongoing case management services and other services.
• Provide clients access to services and community resources; attend outside agency staffing with clients and care teams; provide or coordinate transportation; advocate for clients and families.
• Intervene in crisis situations; coordinate with law enforcement, medical personnel, and other community agencies to protect individual and community safety.
• Maintain case records that meet State and County guidelines; prepare regular correspondence and special reports including petitions for commitment.
• Consult with other medical, psychological and legal professionals in conjunction with case objectives; prepare for court appearances; provide legal testimony as needed.
• Prepares information and recommendations with court cases and proceeding, consults with attorneys, interprets and implements judicial findings, and assists the court in determining the need for commitment by screening persons to determine their need for treatment as MI, CD, or MI&D.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, Human services, or related field and moderate experience with mental health, social services and/or chemical dependency. Knowledge of resources and services for mental health/chemical dependency. Knowledge of Rule 79 case management, crisis de-escalation preferred.

Special Qualifications

2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of mental health services

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of social work.

Knowledge of the principles of mental and chemical health and the ability to identify psychological disorders of infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

Knowledge of medications commonly used to treat mental/emotional disturbance and the implications.

Ability to organize work effectively.

Knowledge of Federal and State Laws and programs relevant to human service programs.

Knowledge of social and economic problems.

Knowledge of human behavior and psychological implications.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Knowledge of the operations, procedures, and services of the County, the schools, community resources, and the functions of other social service and financial agencies.

Knowledge of the current Federal and State laws relevant to human service programs and an understanding of the State Human Services programs and the County’s relationship to these programs.

Ability to adapt and change to meet complex needs and law changes.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, clients, and the community in general.

Ability to adhere to and promote the agency mission statement, values and goals.

Regular and timely work attendance.

Ability to work independently, manage time productively, and prioritize case loads

Ability to plan, select, and utilize a variety of appropriate residential and other treatment facilities and psycho-social interventions, including individual and group treatment techniques and processes, to provide the opportunity for behavioral change and psychological/emotional growth.

Ability to exercise judgement in making decisions.

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements and Activity

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work frequently standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions and occasionally requires using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling;

Sensory Requirements

work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound;

Sensory Utilization

work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities

Environmental Conditions

Work occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

The statements in this class description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbent(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person