Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify and provide outreach and engagement functions to shelter and transitional living program residents with mental health, addiction and co-occurring disorders including identification of behavioral health concerns, education of residents in group and individual modalities and assistance in gaining access to needed are in the behavioral health system.
• Identify clients in need of case management and/or outreach engagement services and link clients with those services.
• Develop comprehensive assessments (intakes) for clients eligible for services at CRMHC, present clients for disposition for CRMHC services.
• Provide clinical consultation and education on behavioral health issues.
• Provide clinical documentation of client assessments and contracts as required by CRMHC and MSP and Open Hearth.
• Provides comprehensive planning and active supports for the care, treatment, and safety of the agency’s clients.
• Demonstrates understanding and evaluates clients by acknowledging individual psychological difficulty, ethnicity, and history.
• Assists clients with the development of individual plans and goals and provides supports for achievement.
• Mediates client disagreements and provides crisis interventions.
• Recognizes varied needs of individuals and plans programs to accommodate differences and to support a healthy group dynamic.
• Assists clients with the coordination of health services and, as necessary, schedules client appointments for and provides transportation to physicians, clinicians, and other health care professionals.
• Maintains communication with clients’ families and conservators if appropriate.
• Acts as liaison with other parties and advocates for client needs.
• Maintains current records, logs and files and completes other reports and correspondence as necessary.
• Acts as liaison with other agencies, i.e., DSS, SSI, CRMHC, and other social and vocational agencies to advocate for and assist clients.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, safe environment including staff areas and agency vehicles.
• Attends and participates in meetings, conferences, seminars, and trainings as appropriate.
• Participates with planning activities for clients, program, and agency.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Duties & Responsibilities:

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  Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field preferred; plus, three to five years of experience in social work, rehabilitation therapy, or behavioral science.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Clinical background with the ability to work with multicultural clientele.
• Knowledge of case management principles, practices, and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge and experience in the dynamics of individual and group behavior.
• Computer proficiency (i.e., databases, Microsoft Word, Excel), required.
• Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) preferred.

• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record and proof of current automobile insurance, and reliable transportation required.
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required.

• The physical demands associated with the essential functions of this job are intermittent physical activity, such as walking, sitting and occasional lifting.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.