Case Associate

PURPOSE:The Jewish Boards Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate high quality evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally affirming person-centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning to instill hope and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resiliency of our OVERVIEW:The PROS Case Associate provides program participants with supportive and psychiatric rehabilitation services. The program aims to help each participant achieve a psychiatric rehabilitation goal related to housing work education and/or socialization and help participants integrate into the ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Responsible for assessment service planning and provision of services for assigned caseload under the supervision of the social individually with participants to provide PROS progress notes for the record and for appropriate referrals to other agencies as part of discharge and facilitating wellness skills-building and rehabilitation readiness groups under the supervision of the social in program activities aimed at helping individuals reach their information advocacy support and outreach/engagement services to clinically-focused case management activities including linkage and referrals coordination of plans between various service providers and involving family in structure to the client evaluate and assess usage of independent living skills and provide guidance in these areas to the in staff meetings and material for and participation in treatment conferences. May participate in intake assessment discharge and follow-up treatment in a timely responsible way with other members of the treatment team for purposes of appropriate client duties as COMPETENCIESfor the position include:Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practicesStrong communication skills ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary teamEDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:BA or BSW Degree with some experience in a community or social service working with adults who are mentally ill strongly preferred. Good writing REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:Minimum work experience of two years related work experience preferably working with adults with mental knowledge in job development and job securing is strongly organizational skills leadership team work and communication skills. For vocational focused positions related vocational experience is SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook and Word required. Experience working in an electronic medical record AND MANUAL DEXTERITY: The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions. To perform the essential functions of this job the candidate is routinely required to sit (90% of the time) and stand (10% of the time)