What are the responsibilities and job description for the PATH Outreach Worker/Case Manager position at Kenosha Human Development Services?
KENOSHA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC.
3536 52nd Street Kenosha, WI 53144
Division/Department: Housing Assistance Services
Location: Main Office
Job Title: PATH Outreach Worker/Case Manager
Reports To: Homeless Services Program Manager
Type of Position: Full-time
Schedule: 40 hours per week or as demanded by the job
Pay Rate: $22.60 per hour
Position Summary
Provide outreach and case management services for individuals in the community who are experiencing homelessness and living with a severe and persistent mental health issue or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder who are not service connected.
Responsibilities
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3536 52nd Street Kenosha, WI 53144
Division/Department: Housing Assistance Services
Location: Main Office
Job Title: PATH Outreach Worker/Case Manager
Reports To: Homeless Services Program Manager
Type of Position: Full-time
Schedule: 40 hours per week or as demanded by the job
Pay Rate: $22.60 per hour
Position Summary
Provide outreach and case management services for individuals in the community who are experiencing homelessness and living with a severe and persistent mental health issue or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder who are not service connected.
Responsibilities
- Provide outreach in the community
- Conduct outreach activities in the community where people who are experiencing homelessness and living with mental illness congregate
- Conduct in reach activities at the local homeless shelters, the ELCA, and Grace Welcome Center
- Go into the community and search for people who are living outdoors to assess for need and help people connect to appropriate resources
- Meet with adults with MH/SA issues at places they are familiar with to help them access needed resources and services
- Conduct appropriate assessment to engage with Kenosha’s Coordinated Entry System for information and referral to
- Inform and assist individuals connect to the services provided by the KHDS Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resource Center
- Provide advocacy to people with MH/SA issues in receiving needed services
- Participate in the bi-annual Point-in-Time Event
- Provide information to staff of community agencies on mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) to better serve individuals who are at risk of homelessness
- Utilize HMIS as required to capture data and generate reports to account for services being provided
- Keep current with all required trainings
- Ensure documentation is complete and accurate
- Use Client Tracking System to document participant contacts and progress
- Complete data entry to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) as required
- Complete and maintain participant files and ensure the information matches the data entered in HMIS
- Complete and file discharge plans appropriately
- Use the Homeless Assistance Services (HAS) Document to record outreach notes for unknown clients and other non-client activities
- Provide individualized case management services to eligible program participants on a regular and consistent basis as determined by the individual’s case plan
- Enroll eligible people into the PATH program in accordance with program requirements
- Assess, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate the overall service delivered to the participant
- Help the participant locate housing and learn to live in housing, maintain their housing in a safe manner, and get along with fellow tenants and the landlord
- Create a comprehensive service plan with the participant and provide appropriate interventions to assist with goal achievement
- Help participants create support systems and participate in the community, as they desire
- Provide individualized budgeting and money management services to program participants as needed
- Teach basic, intermediate and advanced social skills based on need
- Collaborate with Landlords and other Community Service Providers
- Coordinate opportunities for educational advancement, such as GED preparation and attainment, post-secondary training, and vocational education as needed
- Assist with job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling, job preparation training, dress and grooming, job placement and job maintenance
- Provide assistance in accessing mainstream benefits, including but not limited to food stamps, SSI/SSDI and health insurance
- Assist participant in accessing Mental Health, AODA and medical services as needed
- Ensure participants have access to food and clothing
- Provide transportation using your own personal vehicle or an available agency vehicle and assist in developing transportation skills
- Work with the participant to establish a discharge plan prior to program exit and work with that participant intensively to ensure exit to self-sufficiency and housing stability
- Required to facilitate 10 groups each grant cycle
- Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, in the English language
- Must have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license with good driving record
- Must carry own auto insurance with at least 100,000/300,000/100,000 coverage
- Ability to maintain records and document case notes daily
- Ability to give and accept feedback as a part of a team
- Ability to traverse within the workspace and community frequently
- Be willing to learn and work with the treatment philosophies
- Bilingual in Spanish a plus
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