About Lakeview Center

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses. Learn more at Careers – Lakeview Center (elakeviewcenter.org).

About LCI with Benefits

Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic Life and AD&D • Voluntary Term Life • Employer Paid Long Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account • Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) • Employee Assistance Program •Accident Insurance • Group Critical Illness Insurance • Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance • Paid Time Off

The Mobile Response Team (MRT) provides 24/7 call rotation mental health services for adults and children in our communities dealing with emotional and behavioral challenges. MRT is prepared to offer services in a variety of ways to ensure that those in distress are quickly and appropriately offered effective intervention. This can occur by telephone, telehealth, or face to face contact.

The Mobile Response Team is comprised of experienced mental health professionals who are ready to respond within 60 minutes when necessary. The team can deploy to area hospital emergency departments, schools, and elsewhere in the community as each situation dictates. The goal of this team is to provide communities a means of serving those in distress with valuable, sensitive response and quick access to appropriate treatment and linkage to community resources. The purpose of this team is to divert the individual from unnecessary hospitalization and/or incarceration and to link to appropriate outpatient services.

Position Summary:

The purpose of case management is to assist clients in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services. The primary goal of case management is to optimize the functioning of individuals who have complex needs by coordinating the provision of quality treatment and support services in the most efficient and effective manner. The desired outcomes for persons using the service system are self-sufficiency, and satisfaction in the living, learning, work and social environments of their choice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field (a related human services field is one in which major course work includes the study of human behavior and development).
• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of full time or equivalent experience working with: adults experiencing serious mental illness. 
• OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and three (3) years full time or equivalent experience working with: adults experiencing serious mental illness.
• Must be able to travel locally to clients’ homes, training locations and other locations as necessary.
• Ability to complete approved mental health targeted case management training within three months of initially providing case management services.
• Must have knowledge of available resources in the service area for adults with serious mental illness.
• Must have knowledge of and comply with state and federal statutes, rules and policies that effect the target population.
• Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co- occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
• Must be able to use a computer.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work within the guidelines established in the policies and procedures of the agency and program.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff.
• Ability to recognize signs and symptoms of abuse.
• Ability to effectively relate to a variety of individuals, including persons living with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder, persons with developmental disabilities, family members of persons served, and co-workers.
• Ability to problem solve and advocate for persons served.
• Ability to assist in maintaining a therapeutic milieu.
• Ability to provide in home and in community services.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.

Compensation

Base pay is $19.75 an hour with an additional supplemental pay (up to 10% of base pay) for Mobile Response Team members.

To Apply

Interested applicants please visit https://elakeviewcenter.org/about-us/careers/ and complete the on-line application. If you require additional assistance, please call Human Resources at 850-469-3729.

LCI is putting our employee health and safety first by following guidance from local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Lakeview Center is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Drug Free Workplace Employer, DRUG TESTING REQUIRED