About the Role
The Case Manager will provide support and service linkages to consumers who reside within the Abbey Manor CR/SRO. Coordinate services and ensure quality care to the consumers. This position may have supervised / unsupervised contact and or conversational interaction with consumers while working in the residences, day treatments and habilitation facilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care services to consumer, including planning and implementation of goals and training, which will develop and enhance activities of daily living skills.
- Monitor consumer’s progress.
- Responsible to coordinate evacuation and ensure consumers’ safety in emergency situations (i.e., fires, fire drills).
- Responsible for all necessary written documentation including: Functional assessments; initialed and updated Medication updates Progress notes Quarterly service plans Completion of progress reports and other assigned paperwork
- Assist consumers in planning and coordination of recreational/social activities.
- Responsible for the maintenance and updating of all consumer files on a monthly basis.
- Attend all area case management meetings.
- Responsible for immediate reporting and documentation of all incidents to immediate supervisor and/or the Deputy Director of MHS and documentation of the incident report within 24 hours.
- Responsible for crisis intervention, providing incident reports and follow-up as required.
- Participate in consumer meetings and conduct all 30-day follow-ups on discharged consumers.
- Must be able to transport self to various sites.
- Required to participate and attend meetings/trainings at various sites that require following different route of travel to worksite.
- Communicate information with all staff and supervisor(s) verbally and in writing for the purpose of giving instructions, providing feedback and adjusting work practices.
- If deemed necessary must be able to participate in these programs at various sites and varying times.
- Participate in activities of other staff members in their absence or during periods of staff shortage.
- Represent the agency at meetings, trainings not otherwise specified.
- Drive facility vehicle when the need arises (escort, field trips, etc.).
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Requirements
- Ability to count, add, subtract, and manage money.
- The ability to complete the following training offered and perform the techniques taught in each area a required function of the position; CPR/First Aid, Medication Supervision, Cultural Competence, CPI, TIP-42, Motivational Interviewing, and Suicide Assessment and Prevention.
Skills
- Budgeting
- Grooming
- Nutritional planning
- Use of public transportation/travel training
- Use of community resources/community integration
- Shopping/menu planning
- Housekeeping
- Sexual development/socialization skills
- Physical health maintenance
- Assertiveness/self advocacy training
- Seeing
- Hearing
- Observing consumers
- Performing manual tasks
- Reading
- Writing (documentation)
- Lifting
- Climbing and descending stairs
- Traveling
- Boarding and utilize public transportation (bus, subway)
- Use of telephone to make and receive calls
- Ability to exit in emergencies
- Ability to climb and descend fire escapes
- Assist others to do the same
- Escorting consumers
- Participate in moderate physical activities
- Immediate reporting and documentation of all incidents
- Crisis intervention
- Conduct all 30-day follow-ups on discharged consumers
- Transport self to various sites
- Participate and attend meetings/trainings at various sites
- Following different route of travel to worksite
- Communicate information with all staff and supervisor(s) verbally and in writing
- Giving instructions
- Providing feedback
- Adjusting work practices
- Participate in programs at various sites and varying times
- CPR/First Aid
- Medication Supervision
- Cultural Competence
- CPI
- TIP-42
- Motivational Interviewing
- Suicide Assessment and Prevention
- Participate in activities of other staff members in their absence or during periods of staff shortage
- Represent the agency at meetings, trainings not otherwise specified
- Ability to work flexible schedule
- Drive facility vehicle
- Maintain confidentiality
Location
- Eastchester Road - New York, NY 10461
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year working with homeless, mentally ill chemical abusers
- 2 or more years working with special populations
- 3 years experience with special populations
Education Level
- 2 Year Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Associate Degree
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $26.24 - $26.24 Hourly
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k retirement plan (with matching)
- Paid time off
- holidays
- personal days
- Free and low-cost gym and wellness access and support
- Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities
About the Company
- WellLife Network is one of the region’s most impactful nonprofit human services organizations, serving more than 25,000 individuals each year.
- Our work spans behavioral health, developmental disabilities, addiction recovery, housing, employment, and family support.
- We believe every person deserves dignity, respect, and the opportunity to thrive—and we reflect that in everything we do.
