Case Manager/Vocational Specialist (Young Adult ACT)
About The Position
The Young Adult Assertive Community Treatment Team is a unique and nontraditional licensed outpatient psychiatric clinic for individuals, 18-28 years old with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who have demonstrated a high service need with multiple hospitalizations, emergency room visits and difficulty maintaining stability in the community. ACT is a nationally recognized model and an evidence-based practice. The ACT Team serves all of Manhattan and occasionally the outer boroughs. Position Summary: The Case Manager/Vocational Specialist is responsible for providing counseling, case management services, vocational rehabilitation and daily support to the ACT clients. The case manager is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive psycho-social services designed to improve or maintain client’s ability to function in the community.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Experience working with the seriously and persistently mentally ill population preferred
- One year of training and/or experience in vocational assessment, job exploration, and skills development in choosing, securing, and maintaining employment, employment counseling or vocational rehabilitation preferred
- Knowledge of models of supported employment/Individual Placement and Support (IPS) preferred
- Able to work in the Microsoft Office Suite, should especially be proficient in Word and Outlook
- Able to use or learn to use AWARDS database
- Able to use or learn other electronic databases, programs, and funder-related software as needed
- Working knowledge of Google applications
Nice To Haves
- Ability to speak Spanish, French, Creole, American Sign Language or other languages is a plus
Responsibilities
- Provide case management services
- Carry a caseload of ACT clients
- Perform client assessments and formulate treatment goals
- Facilitate client participation in entitlement programs, psychiatric services, medication management, rehabilitation and other activities
- Refer clients to community health services
- Accompany clients to appointments as needed
- Communicate regularly with clients’ families about their needs and progress
- Serve as liaison to other service providers
- Maintain up-to-date client case records according to program guidelines
- Visit clients in residential facilities, on the street and in other locations
- Rotate on-call service after outside work hours
- Serve as Vocational Specialist
- Counsel clients in developing vocational goals
- Develop vocational and employment resources for the purpose of vocational skills’ development and generating competitive employment opportunities
- Assist in preparing clients for the transition to vocational/employment opportunities
- Provide employment retention services for employed clients
- Participate as an ACT team member
- Attend staff meetings, case conferences, and training programs to upgrade skills and knowledge
- Attend supervision meetings to review client progress and case management strategies
- Work collaboratively with ACT team staff in a team case management model
- Other duties as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
