Mental Health Case Manager

Family Counseling Center of Armstrong County•Kittanning, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Targeted Case Manager will be assisting adult individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The Targeted Case Manager will provide services to achieve the goals of independence of living, vocational education status, social supports, and reduced hospitalizations. The Targeted Case Manager will be maintaining basic needs and skills such as obtaining housing, food, medical care, recreation, education and employment. The Targeted Case Manager will also offer information, encouragement, support and assurance that help is available to the client and family members. This community-based role primarily serves Armstrong County and involves regular travel to homes, schools, and other locations (e.g., food banks) throughout the community. The Targeted Case Manager shall organize and bring in the natural supports available to the person through family, friends and neighbors, and when the client's needs cannot be met through this means, the Targeted Case Manager shall organize resources available in the local community and given service providers. When the client's needs cannot be met this way, the Targeted Case Manager shall also perform assessment, service planning, informal support network building, utilization of community resources, linkage with services, monitoring and delivery of service, outreach, and problem resolution for their clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, nursing, education, or related field.
Reliable transportation required.
PA Child Abuse (Act 33) clearance required.
PA Criminal History (Act 34) clearance required.
FBI Fingerprint (Act 114) clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Some on call responsibilities.
Positions working with both child and adult populations are available.

Responsibilities

Provide services to achieve goals of independence of living, vocational education status, social supports, and reduced hospitalizations.
Maintain basic needs and skills such as obtaining housing, food, medical care, recreation, education and employment.
Offer information, encouragement, support and assurance that help is available to the client and family members.
Organize and bring in natural supports available to the person through family, friends and neighbors.
Organize resources available in the local community and given service providers when client needs cannot be met through natural supports.
Perform assessment, service planning, informal support network building, utilization of community resources, linkage with services, monitoring and delivery of service, outreach, and problem resolution for clients.