Dominion House Case Manager

Mohawk • Schenectady, NY

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Dominion House Case Manager Responsibilities of the Dominion House Case Manager is the development of all individual service plans for the 12 adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and are living in a stabilization group home located in Schenectady, NY. In addition, this person will provide supportive, goal-oriented counseling with a focus on decision-making and problem-solving skills and developing and implementing all resident service plans.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in human services, BA preferred.
• 1 years’ experience in case management,
• Excellent communication skills and organizational skills,
• Ability to multi-task and follow through,
• Valid and insurable driver’ license

Responsibilities

• Development of client service planning to ensure that the client’s services are creative and specifically designed to meet the client’s goals, needs, and desires.
• Spend individual time with the clients to develop a strong understanding of the clients’ individual goals, needs, and desires and how best for the clients learn new skills.
• Coordinate regular service planning meetings with the clients and primary counselors.
• Assist clients in applying for benefit entitlements.
• Connect clients to all appropriate funding sources upon admission to program, including but not limited to Department of Social Services (DSS) and Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Advocate with or on behalf of clients to other agencies to ensure access to needed service.
• Complete financial paperwork and input all pertinent information on case management notes.
• Communicate regularly with the Finance Dept including requesting client’s checks and reconcile clients’ accounts.
• Providing supportive, goal-oriented counseling with a focus on decision-making, problem-solving skills; and developing and implementing service plans.
• Providing supportive counseling to assist in stabilization; crisis prevention skills and coping skills; crisis intervention.
• Teaching of daily living skills including medication supervision and teaching of medication management.
• Socialization skills and recreational activities.
• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for clients to become independent which includes cleaning.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits
• staff training
• generous paid time off
• 30-minute paid meal break
• Supportive work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees