Clinical Case Manager-TRC

Center for Community Alternatives • Brooklyn, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) is seeking a Clinical Case Manager for its Trauma Recovery Center (TRC). The TRC provides mental health and assertive case management services to individuals impacted by various forms of interpersonal violence. These individuals often have histories of trauma and may also have concurrent medical, psychosocial, and substance use needs. The Clinical Case Manager will be responsible for providing direct individual and group trauma-informed mental health counseling and other appropriate mental health services to men, women, and young adults enrolled in the TRC.

Requirements

• LMSW or LCSW.
• Commitment to and experience in working with adults and young adults with diverse cultural backgrounds who are involved, or at risk of involvement, with the criminal/juvenile justice system, HIV/AIDS, and/or substance use.
• Extensive knowledge of effective evidence-based mental health interventions and types of modalities used to treat mental health disorders.
• Must be a compassionate analytical person who feels comfortable collaborating with other treatment and clinical staff.
• ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT COVER LETTER WITH RESUME.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish Preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health, trauma, and other appropriate assessments for program participants.
• Assess participants’ mental status through interviews or observations and develop treatment plans, including identifying presenting problems, psychosocial history, mental status exam, and DSM-5 diagnosis.
• Complete clinical intakes of new participants who are eligible for TRC services.
• Complete pre- and post-inventories to measure mental health outcomes.
• Provide short-term individual and group psychotherapy, clinical case management, and crisis intervention.
• In collaboration with participants, develop a comprehensive and individualized treatment and service plan that integrates knowledge from a wide range of human service resources.
• Perform extensive community outreach and home visits to participants.
• Perform outreach to a wide range of human service resources, which may include conducting community presentations.
• Remain abreast of new programs in Downtown and Central Brooklyn.
• Facilitate referrals, coordination of services, and follow up.
• Monitor participants’ treatment progress and maintain written records of all participant interactions in accordance with program(s) requirements.
• Maintain written records of interactions with participants’ family members, when applicable.
• Participate in clinical staff meetings, case conferences, and supervisory meetings.
• Assist in processing Quality Improvement and data collection requests.
• May participate in program development meetings.
• Participate in in-house and external training.
• May provide supervision to clinical interns.

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays per year
• 20 days of earned time off (ETO) for full-time staff, with the ability to use it after 90-days of employment.
• Time off is earned starting on your first day.
• 7 days of paid sick time
• 100% paid family leave
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level