Intensive Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention

Directions for Living•Largo, FL

4d•$34•Onsite

About The Position

This is a professional position providing case management services to clients involved with the Housing First Division. The Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention program provides counseling and case management services to individuals, youth, and families who have experienced homelessness and have a severe and persistent mental health condition or co-occurring disorder. This program is focused on formally homeless individuals, youth, and families who have recently been housed in permanent or permanent supportive housing and are at continued risk of homelessness. The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention will ensure that case management services focus on providing case management interventions that increase skills related to managing mental health and substance use issues as well as skills that increase housing stability The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention will utilizing natural supports, community supports, and input and resources from other community partners or professional agencies. The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention functions as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT) consisting of the Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention, a counselor, and an IDT facilitator. In additional to case management interventions, the Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention is responsible for ensuring the youth and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team during the IDT session. The treatment plan, risk level, and case management interventions are developed by the Integrated Decision Team that consists of the family, natural supports, and formal supports that care about and know the youth and family best. Each IDT member, including the youth and family, contributes valuable knowledge, expertise and perspective that informs the treatment plan and clinical response. In addition, the Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention is responsible for reporting and discussing at IDT's the youth or families progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving the safety concerns that bring the youth and family into treatment. The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention ensures services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles, and that plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning, and that plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills. The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention ensures that services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and are tailored to the unique culture of the child and family. The Case Manager Behavioral Health Homeless Prevention will ensure that case management services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the youth and family. This is a field position. Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living employees must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic or other disaster situation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, criminal justice or related field required, with a minimum of two years of previous experience in crisis intervention, case management and supportive interventions to those who have severe or persistent mental illness.
Any of the following certifications will be accepted and count toward 1 years of experience: MCAP, CAP, CBHCM, CBHCMS, CMHP, CWCM, CWPI with 1 year of case management experience.
Hours will be flexible, to include evening and weekend work will be required at the discretion of the Supervisor of Behavioral Health and Homeless Prevention.
Must be knowledgeable of community resources available to individuals living with severe or persistent mental illness and housing unstable.
Must be proficient in Avatar or other electronic health record.
Must be proficient in HMIS or other homeless management information system.
Must have reliable transportation and be able to use personal vehicle to transport clients if and when needed.
Must have and maintain clear driving record, must have valid Florida Driver License, maintain required automobile insurance coverage.
EOE/ADA/DFW Smoke Free Campus
For the safety of all clients and team members, please remember that Directions for Living is a private business and weapons or firearms are not permitted in any of our facilities. If you carry a weapon, it must remain secured in your vehicle (ref: Fla. Stat. 790.251).

Responsibilities

Ensure that case management services focus on providing case management interventions that increase skills related to managing mental health and substance use issues as well as skills that increase housing stability
Utilizing natural supports, community supports, and input and resources from other community partners or professional agencies.
Functioning as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT)
Ensuring the youth and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team during the IDT session.
Reporting and discussing at IDT's the youth or families progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving the safety concerns that bring the youth and family into treatment.
Ensuring services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles
Ensuring that services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and are tailored to the unique culture of the child and family.
Ensuring that case management services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the youth and family.