CASE MANAGER - SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -THE BROOK

Company: BronxWorks
Location: Bronx
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work, we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and is guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences.BronxWorks is hiring (1) Clinical Case Manager for The Brook program.RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct services to clients, including engagement, intake, assessment, service plan development, referral, advocacy, therapeutic counseling, reassessment, and exit summaries
  • Manage a case load
  • Monitor and document client progress toward service plan goals; document all interactions with, or on behalf of, clients
  • Provide group counseling as assigned by the program director
  • Teach parenting classes as required
  • Maintain familiarity with program resources available on- and off-site
  • Coordinate client services with mental health, medical, employment, educational, child care and other social service providers
  • Review and sign off on service plans and psychosocial assessments as assigned
  • Conduct regular home and field visits as required
  • Conduct regular case conferences with clients and service providers as required
  • Assist with special projects as assigned including representing agency at interagency events
  • Act as program contact person for inquiries concerning clients
  • Assist with the supervision of paraprofessional staff
  • Supervise all office functions in the supervisor's absence as assigned
  • Report to and meet with the supervisor on a regular basis
  • Complete program reports
  • Perform additional duties as assigned
    Program Specific Responsibilities
    • Provide timely services to the resident that are consistent with those recommended and described in the HRA-approved application (as applicable), service plan and reviews.
    • Develop service plan reviews with the consumer that contain relevant and measurable goals and objectives, including the resident's expressed goals, based upon strengths, problems, and expressed needs of the resident.
    • Complete reviews that contain recommended services and/or service interventions and frequency of each service or service intervention.
    • Demonstrate collaboration with the resident in the service plan review process.
    • Complete service plan reviews within the required time frames.
    • Have signatures of the supervisor and other staff who participated in the development of the service plan reviews.
    • Demonstrate in contact notes that services and interventions are related to the goals and objectives of the service plan reviews and indicate the resident's progress toward the stated goals and objectives.
    • Document changes in recommended care or services in the service plan reviews and other case record documentation.
    • Coordinate services with the resident's treatment and other service providers and make referrals and linkages to additional services for the consumer when necessary.
    • Maintain information on all current psychotropic medications prescribed to the resident by qualified health professionals outside of the program, to include: the name and telephone number of the qualified health professional, list of prescribed medications, dosages and dosing intervals of each medication.
    • Actively engage the resident who is absent or stops participating in services by conducting appropriate outreach based on the resident's needs, to maintain continuity of services.
    • Document in each contact note that services provided to the resident are consistent with the program's goals and services, and include: the date of contact; description of the services
      QUALIFICATIONS
      
      • Masters Degree in Social Work, Mental health Counseling, or other Masters in a Social Services field
      • Licensure optional. If obtained within 6 months, opportunity for salary increase
      • Proficiency in English required; proficiency in a second language preferred
      • Proficiency in modern business communications including personal computers, electronic mail, voicemail, facsimile and copier equipment. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSMust be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) and, if hired, present proof of vaccination by start date.
        • Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods
        • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
        • Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time
        • Ability to climb five flights of stairs, if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork
        • Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents
        • Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation
        • Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather, including inclement weather, if required to conduct home visits and/or field work
        • 'TB Test required with the first 120 days of employment' for Shelters and Homeless Outreach programsBronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.Keyword: INDEEDHP

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