Case Manager/Employment Specialist - Individual Placement & Support

Davis Behavioral Health•Layton, UT

1d•$19 - $26

About The Position

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is actively recruiting a full-time Case Manager/ Employment Specialist to work on the Individual Placement and Support team. This position will be based out of the DBH Layton office; however, the majority of the work will be conducted in the community throughout Davis County. The Case Manager/Employment Specialist is a professional position, which promotes the IPS Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation to clients with severe and prolonged mental illness to work at regular jobs of their choosing. This position will spend 60% of work hours in the community developing jobs for clients. Marketing and/or job development experience is beneficial to assist with this task. The IPS Case Manager/Employment Specialist carries out the services of the IPS Supported Employment program by assisting clients to obtain and maintain employment consistent with their vocational goals. This role also assists clients with education goals by enrolling in school/technical programs, accessing disabled student services, and assisting with scheduling concerns. Working as a team to best serve the clients is a critical role for this position.

Requirements

While no previous experience is required, previous experience working in the social work field and/or working with people who have serious mental illness is strongly preferred .
Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field is required .
Strong preference for active licensure as a Social Service Worker (SSW) in good standing in the State of Utah.
The ability to obtain Behavioral Health Case Management (BHCM) certification within 90 days of employment is required, if unlicensed.
Knowledge of community resources
Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage clients in mental health treatment
Knowledge of techniques and principles of human behavior and development
General understanding of mental health and substance use disorders
Ability to work independently and effectively
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community partners
Computer knowledge
The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening.
Those eligible must no longer be in active treatment at DBH and have one year of stable recovery.
DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system, so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required.
Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.
The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.
IPS Training - Department of Health & Human Services
PREP Training
Welle Electronic Health Record (Credible)
First Aid & CPR
BHCM (if not licensed as a Social Service Worker)
Due to the independent nature of this position when in the community, the IPS Job Coach/Case Manager must be self-motivated, organized, honest, and energetic.
Must be an effective team player.
Professional communication and collaboration with IPS Team Lead and other IPS team members is critical.
Must be able to exercise judgement, work independently, and effectively with a team under general direction.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with marketing and/or job development is strongly preferred.
Bi-lingual English/Spanish skills are highly beneficial .

Responsibilities

Engage clients and establish trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in the community.
Assess clients' vocational functioning on an ongoing basis utilizing background information, work experiences, and job skills.
Develop jobs and job search activities directed toward positions individualized to the interests and uniqueness of the clients.
Conduct a minimum of six (6) employer contacts per week to learn about the needs of the business, to describe supports that are offered by the IPS program and describe the client's strengths relevant to the position.
Provide individualized follow-along support to assist clients in maintaining employment.
Negotiate job accommodations and follow-along contact by the employment specialist with the employer.
Participate in weekly meetings with mental health treatment team and communicate individually with team members between meetings to coordinate and integrate vocational services into mental health treatment.
Meet clients at community locations such as home, workplace, coffee shops, meeting with potential employers, library, vocational rehabilitation (voc. rehab) office, family home, and/or takes clients to apply for jobs.
Provides supported education, using principles like supported employment, for clients who express interest in education to advance their employment goals.
Complete required clinical documentation within established timeframes.
Meet the established direct service standard.

Benefits

Medical Insurance - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share. High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution. H.S.A. administered by HealthEquity.
Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Delta Dental.
Integrated Primary Care Clinic - Nice Healthcare. Every day care whenever you need it.
Vision Insurance - Offered by VSP
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Administered by APA Benefits. Annual healthcare spending limit: $3,300 Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000
Retirement Utah Retirement System participating agency
401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance - Administered by USAble. Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts Employee: 2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000 Spouse : $10,000 Child(ren) : $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Long-term Disability - Administered by USAble.
Health Reimbursement Account (H.R.A.) - Offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical insurance. Administered by APA Benefits. Up to $2,600 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution.
Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Assurity. Voluntary Accident Voluntary Critical Illness Voluntary Hospital Indemnity
Voluntary Identify Theft Protection - Administered by Allstate Benefits.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Administered by Intermountain Healthcare.