Case Manager III - Heartland Bridges (part time)
Summary Description Of Program
Heartland Bridges houses two programs, Bridges Transitional Living and Bridges Crisis Care.
Bridges Transitional Living is a short-term transitional housing program enriched with supportive services designed to assist people with a diagnosed mental health or co-occurring condition while they transition to stability in the community.
Bridges Crisis Care is a residential stabilization service designed for individuals who need a safe, secure environment for three to five days while stabilizing from a crisis before returning to the community where they live.
Summary Description Of Work
The Case Manager III serves as a direct care staff that provides intensive case management services to Bridges clients. This role facilitates supportive services designed to meet the needs of the client. Decision making, problem solving, and highly developed interpersonal skills are critical.
Compensation
between $19.74 and $23.54 per hour (wage is determined by total years of relevant experience)
Work Hours
24 hours per week (Monday, Friday, and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate degree in human services field (including but not limited to, psychology, social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or a related field), Bachelors preferred
- Two years of experience in behavioral or mental health services
- One year of experience working with adults with serious mental illness or substance use preferred
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Responds to crisis care referral calls, assesses individual by gathering information and provides appropriate and accurate application verdict, maintaining strict confidentiality
- Completes enrollment/intake on eligible Crisis Care clients
- Develops supportive relationship with clients and responds to client needs during shift
- Documents client activity per established record keeping procedures
- Maintains monitoring of client self-administration of medication and follows procedures of recording
- Executes full medication count on nightly basis
- Conducts nightly housing lead searches
- Psycho-educates clients on life, social and coping skills
- Provides problem solving and crisis intervention services to empower clients to develop self-sufficiency
- Utilizes trauma-informed care, person centered and culturally competent principles in providing services to clients
- Demonstrates knowledge of current community and HFS programs and resources to meet client needs
- Completes monthly client record reviews
- Conducts client room searches per program protocol
- Helps ensure room readiness for new clients
- Orients clients to Bridges protocols and addresses client non-compliance as necessary to create a safe and secure environment for all residents and staff
- Absolutely attends All Staff meetings as scheduled
- Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of facility
- Able to work both independently, with little supervision, and as a part of a team
- Always displays a courteous and caring attitude to the clientele, volunteers, and visitors of the Agency
- Abides by all specific program and Agency procedures, policies, and requirements
- Cooperates and collaborates with program area staff, volunteers, and other Agency staff
- Develops personal and program related skills through participation in internal and external training opportunities including printed material and audio and/or visual media
- Create, maintain, and share as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan