About the Role
The Rehabilitative Services Case Manager provides mobile, person-centered, and recovery-oriented psychosocial rehabilitation services to adults enrolled in the CORE program, focusing on addressing psychosocial barriers in community-based settings to enhance daily living, housing, employment, education, relationships, and community integration.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized, recovery-oriented support services in community, home, office, and virtual settings.
- Partner with individuals to identify personal goals and develop plans to achieve greater independence and community participation.
- Teach and reinforce skills related to daily living, communication, problem-solving, organization, self-advocacy, and wellness management.
- Support individuals in developing and maintaining meaningful social, recreational, educational, vocational, and community connections.
- Assist individuals in accessing and navigating community resources, public benefits, transportation, healthcare, housing, employment, educational, and other support services.
- Help individuals identify strengths, overcome barriers, and develop strategies to achieve personal recovery goals.
- Provide psychoeducation related to mental health, substance use, wellness, stress management, coping skills, and recovery.
- Support individuals in developing crisis prevention strategies and recognizing early warning signs that may impact goal attainment.
- Assist individuals with building independent living skills, including budgeting, time management, household management, technology use, and community navigation.
- Collaborate with family members, natural supports, healthcare providers, care managers, and other service providers, as appropriate and authorized.
- Conduct outreach and engagement activities to maintain participation in services and support continuity of care.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and person-centered documentation, including assessments, service plans, progress notes, and other required records.
- Participate in supervision, staff meetings, trainings, and quality improvement activities.
- Adhere to agency policies, program requirements, Medicaid documentation standards, and all applicable confidentiality regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Participate in MHA’s committees as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, human services, or related field
- Minimum of two years' experience providing services to individuals with a serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and harm reduction approaches
- Experience providing employment support, education support or vocational assistance
- Experience using motivational interviewing and trauma informed practices.
- Experience navigating an Electronic Health Record.
- Bilingual Spanish / English highly preferred.
- Person-centered and recovery-oriented practice
- Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently in community settings
- Effective collaboration and communication
- Cultural humility and responsiveness
Location
- New Windsor
- Orange County
- Newburgh
- Middletown
- Port Jervis
Work Type
- Mobile
- Community-based
- Non-Exempt
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of two years' experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $24/hour
- $1/hour add-on for bilingual capabilities
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Vacation leave
- Personal leave
- Wellness leave
- Sick leave
- Training opportunities
- Educational opportunities
- Agency vehicles
- Mileage reimbursement
About the Company
- Services are delivered primarily in community-based settings and focus on addressing psychosocial barriers that impact daily living, housing, employment, education, relationships, and overall community integration.
- Services are individualized and focus on skill development, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and removing barriers that may interfere with recovery and community integration.
- The Rehabilitative Services Case Manager collaborates with individuals, natural supports, and service providers to promote successful goal achievement while maintaining accurate documentation and adhering to program, agency, and regulatory requirements.
