Case Manager – Loveland Street Outreach

Role Overview

Responsible for coordinating integrated (i.e. substance abuse and mental health) case management services for our unhoused and unsheltered populations. Case managers engage, assess, plan, advocate, coordinate and link clients to formal/informal activities, services, and/or support within the community that promote wellness and safety. Case managers provide crisis therapeutic interventions.

Essential Duties

• Coordinates a wide variety of services for clients to receive benefits from internal and external service providers regarding government-based benefits.
• Provides assistance and coaching to clients with daily life activities such as bill paying/managing finances, expense tracking, completing applications for services, and other needs.
• Coaches clients on behaviors to maintain daily life activities.
• Interacts regularly with federal, state and local entities to create opportunities to deliver services to clients.
• Represents clients with these entities to obtain services, amend services, or re-instate services.
• Performs case management services as needed to assist clients to meet their goals as stated in their service/treatment plans.
• Refer clients to supportive services such as vocational, medical, social security, housing authority, etc.
• Afford clients with the tools to improve their well-being and quality of life by coaching in behavioral skills; educate clients to make informed choices; develop clients coping skills; help clients learn to problem solve and negotiate tasks of daily living.
• Documents services in Health Record by completing progress notes, case management notes, letters, faxes and phone calls.
• Maintain close and cooperative relationships with community agencies and other public agencies and private business such as landlords and banks in carrying out supportive services.
• Advocate for clients in many different forums including at the federal, state and local court systems, with family, school system etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science required
• At least one year of experience in directly relevant experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorder Field required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with homeless population and/or street outreach
• Experience in coordinating services with other agencies preferred
• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred

Location

Location: Loveland, Colorado in the downtown area

Status

Status: Full time, 40 hours per week

Hours

Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am-4pm

Shift Differentials

Employees working at locations operating 24/7 earn a differential. Shift differentials are also available for evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Pay

The salary range for this position is SummitStone’s good faith belief and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this position at the time of the posting. SummitStone may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including the applicant’s education, training, skills, experiences, and other job-related information and how relevant those are to SummitStone’s needs, aspirations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs and delivery of services to the community that it serves.

Total Rewards

At SummitStone Health Partners, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our team members. Eligibility and pro-rated benefit levels are based on FTE (full-time equivalent) status. Below Are Some Of The Benefits We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage — including options for eligible dependents
• Mental health and wellness resources
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• Paid time off (PTO): Accrued vacation and personal leave based on FTE status and length of service
• Paid Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
• A range of voluntary benefits available to all employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Health & Safety Requirement All employees are required to receive an annual flu vaccination or have an approved exemption in place and wear a mask during flu season

Contact Information

Reach Out SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know. Questions? Please email us at hiring@summitstonehealth.org. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and/or until a top candidate is identified.