Aftercare Case Manager

ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATION

Mission

To provide recovery to women children veterans and families impacted by homelessness poverty addiction and mental health challenges.

Belief

Every person must have a loving relationship with God self and others.

Value

Every woman and child God sends through our doors.

Commitment

We work together to get the job done.

Truth

All things are possible

POSITION OVERVIEW

The mission of Mary Hall Freedom Village Inc. (MHFV) is to empower women children veterans and families to end the cycle of homelessness addiction and poverty. Headquarters are in Sandy Springs GA and with seven facilities across metro Atlanta Mary Hall Freedom Village has been transforming the lives of participants in need for the last 26 years. We strive to break the cycle of homelessness addiction mental illness and poverty. If you believe in the empowerment of women children veterans and their families please consider the employment opportunity below.

The After Care Case Manager provides treatment to individuals who have completed day treatment and Intensive Outpatient Treatment or a comparable level of care. The Aftercare Case manager provides services to participants that demonstrate motivation to remain abstinent with treatment and community support. The program allows participants to apply newly learned skills within their homes work and community environments while dealing with life situations.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures that the program is designed to allow participants the opportunity to a recovery-focused work-life balance
• Facilitation of after care group two nights per week for a minimum of 1 1/2 hour each
• Completing individualized group notes within 24 hours
• Completing individualized treatment plan reviews
• Use a strength-based and trauma-informed approach to work collaboratively with participants and internal and external treatment team members to help support clients in their treatment and recovery
• Evaluates behavioral and emotional needs of participants and shares information as necessary
• Attending training staff meetings and supervision as needed and according to program standards.
• Maintains a safe orderly and therapeutic physical environment for clients including crisis intervention.
• Maintains ethical boundaries with participants
• Identifies and manages risks that could affect the stability of the participants
• Providing guidance support and resources that helps participants adjust to new living arrangements and address any challenges that arise
• Identify and share recovery activities and events to promote abstinence based social skills
• Ability to support other programming in the office as needed and as appropriate
• Aid as needed in recovery housing component
• Other duties as deemed necessary

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must have knowledge of substance abuse treatment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REQUIRED SKILLS CAPABILITIES KNOWLEDGE

• CARES or CPS experience and/or certification.
• 3-5 years experience facilitating substance use disorder groups.
• 3-5 years experience working with persons with SUD (substance use disorder) mental health and/or co-occurring disorders.

Employment Requirements and Expectations

• Drug Testing
• 3- Year Motor Vehicle Report
• TB Test
• Background check
• Work performed in office environment
• Standard Work Schedule: Monday and Thursday: 11:00am -8:00pm; Tuesday Wednesday and Friday 10am-7pm
• Face mask worn in workplace when with others

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

GENERAL PERFORMANCE

• Resource Management - Provides appropriate use of resources including company property supplies people and cost reductions.
• Quality of Work - Delivers quality work; takes ownership and accepts responsibility for work outcomes and makes suggestions to improve effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
• Customer Service - Provides employees participants and the public with appropriate service in a timely courteous and efficient manner.
• Time Management - Coordinates assigned tasks and activities to maximize the effectiveness of efforts. Prioritizes the order to do tasks and makes sure that they are done on schedule.
• Attendance - Employee is expected to adhere to the attendance and break policy and communicate with your supervisor about anticipated time off or modifications to break times.
• Communication Skills - Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats which include writing speaking reading listening and interpersonal skills.
• Customer Service - Committed to increasing customer satisfaction sets proper customer expectations assumes responsibility for solving customer problems ensures commitments to customers are met.
• Integrity - Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions.
• Job Knowledge - Understands duties and responsibilities possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills maintains job knowledge current.