Case Manager Downtown Day Services Center
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 55000 - 58000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Pathways to Housing DC (Pathways DC) is an innovative and nationally recognized nonprofit organization committed to ending homelessness for individuals with serious mental illnesses co-occurring substance abuse disorders and/or other medical challenges in our Nations capital. Pathways is one of the originators of Housing First in which services are provided to those in need without conditions and pre-housing requirements such as curfews mandated sobriety or compliance with medication.
The Case Manager for the Downtown Day Services Centerwill be responsible for providing support services both at the center and at times in the community. He or she will provide brief therapeutic interventions and assessments wraparound services not limited to entitlement counseling and linkages daily living skills and referral to mental health health and housing providers. This position requires work in close collaboration with other agencies and vendors the other Outreach and DDSC Pathways team as well as the program and executive directors. The selected applicant will play a key role in nurturing the ethos of presence attentive care and accompaniment that is at the heart of Pathways to Housing DCs service to adults experiencing homelessness.
Responsibilities:
Provide outreach case management counseling advocacy and other needed services to clients seeking services in Center.
Collaborate with client in the formulation of an Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) that is reviewed and modified with client on a regular basis;
Provide therapeutic counseling and support services to each client in a broad range of areas including (but not limited to) housing training & work opportunities activities of daily living health wellness self-management relapse prevention self-help and empowerment problem solving family life and social relationships and integrated treatment for substance abuse;
Coordinate and monitor referrals to community services and advocate clients participation in them. Ensures warm transfers and facilitate introductions to new service providers
Maintain written and computerized records compile reports and complete other program documentation (e;g; progress notes incident reports on-call logs letters psychosocial assessments);
Perform related work as assigned;
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Social Work Psychology or related field required.
2 years experience in mental health services/human services preferred.
Patience creativity flexibility compassion and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations;
Career experience in social services supported housing or with persons with disabilities; Excellent communication writing and computer skills;
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus;
Hours: 40 hours per week; 8am-4:30pm
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Portfolio Management
- Motivational Interviewing
- HIPAA
- Computer Skills
- Intake Experience
- Lean Six Sigma
- Conflict Management
- Case Management
- Team Management
- Program Development
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
