Adult Case Manager

Elizabeth Layton Center Inc•Paola, KS

11d•$25 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Elizabeth Layton Center is seeking a Case Manager for its Community Support Services (CSS) team in Paola, Kansas. The CSS Case Manager provides case management and therapeutic services to consumers with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). In coordination with therapeutic staff, the position provides information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes, with the goal of increasing consumers’ independence, productivity, self-determination, integration, and inclusion in the community. Most services are provided in consumers’ homes, vocational or program sites, and other community settings; time at the Center is minimal. The role also provides SOAR case management for clients seeking Social Security benefits and reports directly to the CSS Director or designee.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience necessary to meet State of Kansas licensing regulations.
Possess the minimum qualifications documented in the Kansas Case Management Program Standards.
Familiarity with mental health theory and practice.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Ability to pass all required background checks.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, community agencies, and consumers.
Ability to be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences.
Ability to safely perform major job responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Relates a positive approach to complex mental health issues.

Responsibilities

Participate in treatment planning based on best-practice theories and apply interventions.
Develop personal plans and goal sheets in conjunction with consumers’ needs.
Identify the location of resources and how to obtain them, and coordinate with area agencies.
Participate directly in planning and advocacy related to education and vocation, residential needs, finances, health, leisure, and social supports.
Educate families about symptoms, relapse indicators, and crisis response.
Assist with collecting program data and provide reports as necessary to the immediate supervisor.
Work in conjunction with other mental health center staff.
Provide transportation to and from program activities while maintaining a good driving record.
Meet direct-service expectations and deadlines for daily paperwork and reports.
Provide quality documentation.
Provide supportive intervention when needs arise outside scheduled hours.
Assist other case managers and consumers as needed to help meet agency needs.
Provide SOAR case management for clients seeking Social Security benefits.
Perform other duties as deemed appropriate by the immediate supervisor or designee.
Complete required trainings as assigned.
Comply with Elizabeth Layton Center policies and procedures.