Intensive Case Manager
Intensive Case Manager
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Job Description
Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS)
Opening Date: May 9 2025
Closing Date: May 22 2025
Job Class Code: 5042
Grade:23 (04)
Salary:$49275.20 $69139.20 per year
Position Number:0
Location: This position is located in Augusta and will require travel throughout Kennebec County.
Core Responsibilities:
The communitybased Intensive Case Manager(s) will demonstrate expertise in working with both mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs will have knowledge of services and providers of mental health services and eligibility requirements and will have knowledge of the necessities and challenges to successful community living. They will have comfort with proactive outreach to key stakeholders to develop regional resource familiarity and develop additional resources in anticipation of needed services. Finally they will demonstrate expertise in assertive service provision with an eye toward diversion from criminal justice involvement and/or other disruptions to successful community living.
Job Duties will include but may not be limited to:
The communitybased Intensive Case Manager(s) will:
Provide professional services work in intensive case management for clients in the community who are atrisk of disrupted services or atrisk of involvement in the Criminal Justice System.
Advocate for and/or assist clients in gaining access to and maintain medical psychiatric selfhelp rehabilitation social educational psychological residential financial and other necessary support services.
Corespond with and/or respond upon referral from crisis providers and/or law enforcement to assist clients immediately post crisis to augment or maintain necessary community services.
Appropriately confer with clients professional medical/clinical personnel providers and other concerned parties in order to identify unmet needs and necessary supports/services and develop a plan of assistance based on clients needs preferences circumstances and team assessments.
Assist clients in accessing and maintaining needed services in order to support clients community integration efforts and plan.
Proactively outreach to key stakeholders to increase familiarity and anticipate needed services.
Document all clientrelated interactions and be able to provide data as requested regarding all services rendered.
Work is performed under limited supervision and regional/statewide travel including occasional overnight travel may be required.
Minimum Qualifications:
An Associates Degree in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences and 4 years experience in professional level mental health work OR a Bachelors Degree in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences and two (2) years experience in professional level mental health work OR a Masters Degree in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences. Equivalent work experience in professional level mental health work may be substituted for education on a yearforyear basis.
Candidates must have or be eligible for a Mental Health Rehabilitation Community Certification (MHRT/C).Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working with justice involved clients.
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Agency information:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.
The Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) within DHHS is responsible for providing leadership and active partnership in Maines comprehensive system of support to communities and individuals with substance use and mental health conditions through a network of community providers.
The OBH takes responsibility for a behavioral health continuum of care that serves the whole person the whole community. We promote a population health approach that includes a full spectrum of services from early intervention treatment crisis care to recovery. Our role is to ensure Mainers with mental health substance use and cooccurring disorders are not just symptom free but living a life of dignity hope and meaning. We partner with providers communities and citizens to offer support resources education training technical assistance and services.
Application Information:
For additional information about this position please contact Jim Jarosz at
To apply please upload a current resume and cover letter along with copies of postsecondary transcripts.
Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.
To request a paper application please contact
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
- WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 85%100% of employeeonly premiums ($11196.96 $13172.88 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employeeonly dental premiums ($358.08 annual value).
- Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a childincluding fathers and adoptive parentsreceive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
State employees are eligible for anextensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated foranything less than fulltime.
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
