Social Services Technician 2 - Case Manager/Med Maintenance

Georgia Pines•Pelham, GA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Exciting new opportunity to start and to join an innovative, community-based behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities services organization located in South Georgia. Georgia Pines Community Service Board is a public, not-for-profit organization with an annual budget of $25M and a diverse workforce of 300 direct-care and support staff. We provide services to 6 rural counties with several locations. We strive to provide the highest quality, evidence-based services in the least restrictive settings. Georgia Pines Mitchell County Mental Health Outpatient program is currently seeking a real leader, someone who has the passion, commitment, talent, and ability to work collaboratively with their peers to continue to advance the mission and vision of the organization. The selected applicant will have the pleasure of providing a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families. In addition, with conducting patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. Additionally, the applicant may assist in dealing with personal and social problems. Select applicant may provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social services and perform case management duties. Provides individualized interventions based on client's needs. Assists clients with enhancing and developing social and coping skills. Provide crisis intervention, short term case management, and referral services to clients with emergency situations. Provides supports based on client's needs in order to promote resiliency while understanding the effects of the emotional disturbance and/or substance use disorder and to promote functioning. Serves as the primary coordinator for behavioral health services and provides linkage to community; general entitlements, medical services, crisis prevention and intervention services. Georgia Pines believes this is a great opportunity for anyone who truly wants to make a difference in people's lives. This position is an integral part of the agency's Outpatient Mental Health program and reports directly to the Mitchell County Mental Health Team Lead with appropriate latitude for utilizing seasoned judgment to accomplish his/her responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and two years' experience in a social service-related position
Bachelor's degree in a social service-related field
One year at the lower level or position equivalent.

Responsibilities

Providing a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families.
Conducting patient/client/consumer intakes.
Participating in treatment team planning.
Performing crisis intervention.
Assisting in dealing with personal and social problems.
Providing supportive counseling to consumers and families.
Serving as a liaison for social services.
Performing case management duties.
Providing individualized interventions based on client's needs.
Assisting clients with enhancing and developing social and coping skills.
Providing crisis intervention, short term case management, and referral services to clients with emergency situations.
Providing supports based on client's needs in order to promote resiliency while understanding the effects of the emotional disturbance and/or substance use disorder and to promote functioning.
Serving as the primary coordinator for behavioral health services.
Providing linkage to community; general entitlements, medical services, crisis prevention and intervention services.