Case Manager Project Based

$23 - $23/Yr

The People Concern - Sun Valley, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Sun Valley, CA

Social Assistance

About the position

The Case Manager supports Clients' housing stability, self-sufficiency, and community integration through evidence-based practices such as harm reduction, housing first, and trauma-informed care. The Case Manager partners with Clients who are currently homeless to assess and address barriers to housing placement. Once Clients locate best-fit housing, the Case Manager implements interventions with recently housed Clients to support housing retention and coordinates multiple services to meet individualized needs. The Case Manager collaborates with Clients to learn independent living skills and other life-skills vital to successful transition from homelessness into permanent housing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of approximately 20 high acuity Clients for intensive case management services (up to 40 if low acuity).
• Develop relationships with Clients focusing on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
• Collaborate with LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Health Services (DHS) programs to enhance coordination within Clients' treatment team.
• Engage Clients and implement interventions emphasizing Client choice, harm-reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation within a trauma-informed care setting.
• Assist in the screening, intake, and enrollment of Clients including orientation to program policies and goals.
• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and functional needs assessments to guide individualized treatment planning.
• Complete quarterly collaborative goal plans with Clients targeting areas that will improve quality of life and health outcomes.
• Write and maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date progress notes and data in electronic databases as required by the program and its funding sources.
• Ensure all Client documents within physical charts are complete, accurate, current, and filed as guided by agency, department, and funder expectations.
• Maintain confidentiality of Client information per HIPAA and internal agency guidelines.
• Assist Clients in applying for and obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled.
• Coordinate appointments, transportation, and follow-up services for Clients to improve access to primary health care, mental health care, substance use services, and other local resources.
• Directly transport Clients in personal vehicle to various agencies and healthcare providers in the greater Los Angeles area.
• Support Clients by teaching and modeling life skills such as budgeting, housekeeping, meal preparation, appointment scheduling, health maintenance, and socialization.
• Communicate effectively with property managers and other third party partners.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with multidisciplinary team including participation in weekly staff meetings, direct individual supervision, and trainings.
• Adapt workload as directed by supervisor in response to funder expectations.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred; or a minimum two years' experience working with homeless individuals, preferably those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver's license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record.
• Willing and able to transport Clients in your personal vehicle.
• Demonstrated knowledge of case management, preferred.
• Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with Clients experiencing multiple barriers.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation Days
• Paid Sick Days
• Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
• TELUS Health
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More
• The People Concern University & Certificates
• Corporate Discounts