Internal Housing Case Manager

Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent • Sarnia, ON

21h • Onsite

About The Position

At Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where all employees, volunteers, students, and clients feel valued and respected, regardless of their background. We embrace a non-discriminatory and unbiased approach to inclusion in our practices, environment, and communication. We value diverse life experiences and cultures, ensuring all voices are heard.

Reporting to the Manager of Housing and Client Care, the incumbent will be responsible for providing client needs identification through ongoing assessment and client-directed care planning. This role involves implementing client-centered plans of care focused on strengths, wellness, and empowerment to support recovery and goal achievement. The Case Manager will work cooperatively with clients and their Clinical Case Managers to address housing needs, and will develop, seek out, and recommend potential market-based landlords. Key functions include implementing client-centered approaches to promote housing stability, providing crisis prevention and intervention planning to prevent relapse and/or hospitalization, offering short, non-intrusive monitoring support, and operating under the Housing First model.

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree in Social Work from an accredited university with current registration with the O.C.S.W.S.S.W; a Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse with current registration with the C.N.O. Bachelor’s Degree with a Social Service Worker Diploma and a current registration with the O.C.S.W.S.S.W; or Bachelor’s Degree with an applicable college diploma in Addictions and current registration with the C.A.C.C.F.
• Experience and a detailed knowledge of serious mental illness, usually gained by several years of working with this population.
• Valid Ontario Driver’s Licence and access to a vehicle are required.

Responsibilities

• Providing client needs identification through ongoing assessment and client directed care planning
• Implementing client centered plan of care that focus on strengths, wellness and empowerment to support recovery and goal achievement
• Working cooperatively with clients and their Clinical Case Manager to address housing needs
• Developing, seek out and recommend potential market based landlords
• Implementing client centered approaches to promote housing stability
• Providing crisis prevention and intervention planning if needed with the hope of preventing a relapse and/or hospitalization
• Providing short non-intrusive monitoring support
• Program functions under the Housing First model

What This Job Offers

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