Case Manager

Summary

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Join Calaveras County Behavioral Health and help empower individuals, strengthen families, and build healthier communities. As a Case Manager, you’ll provide compassionate, recovery-oriented support to individuals navigating behavioral health needs while helping connect them with services, resources, and ongoing care. You’ll work closely with clients, families, providers, and a dedicated multidisciplinary team to support stability, independence, and meaningful progress in a supportive environment that values connection, integrity, and professional growth.

Why Join Our Team? Supportive, collaborative work environment Opportunities for professional growth Meaningful work serving your local community Competitive salary and comprehensive County benefits A recovery-oriented culture focused on hope, respect, and whole-person care.

Under general direction, provides case management services, crisis intervention, individual and group rehabilitation services and psycho education to adults with severe mental illnesses and/or children and youth with serious behavioral and emotional disorders and/or substance abuse disorders for Behavioral Health Services.

This is the entry-level position in the Case Manager series. Individuals are expected to possess knowledge regarding the provision of case management services and community resources related to mental health and/or substance abuse and related issues. Individuals are expected to acquire additional knowledge of case management services, rehabilitation methodologies and community resources, and the management of emotional and behavioral disorders as additional experience is gained.

Incumbents may become eligible for promotion to the Case Manager II level upon demonstration of progressively responsible job assignments and performance, independence of action, decision making and attainment of required experience.

This is the journey-level position in the Case Manager classification series. Individuals are expected to possess considerable knowledge regarding the provision of case management services and community resources related to mental health and/or substance abuse and related issues. Individuals are also expected to understand the principles of behavioral health and/or substance abuse services, principles and practices of case management, rehabilitation methodologies, social aspects of mental illness, addiction and substance abuse and the scope of activities of public and private health and social services agencies.

This is the advanced level Case Management position. Individuals are expected to possess extensive knowledge and skills regarding the provision of case management services and community resources related to mental health, substance use disorder, conservatorship, and related issues. Individuals are also expected to understand the principles and practices of behavioral health and/or substance use disorder services, principles and practices of case management, rehabilitation methodologies, social aspects of mental illness, addiction and substance use and the scope of activities of public and private health and social services agencies.

Incumbents are also expected to understand the basic principles of leadership as they may act as a subject matter expert and/or provide supervision to lower-level staff assigned to a program or worksite as needed. This position is different from a Case Manager I/II as individuals will generally be assigned to a specialized program in house or with a partner agency/department.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the duties listed and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Conducts reviews of consumer functioning as directed and supervised.
• Assists with daily living needs.
• Provides recommendations to staff and/or family members involved with consumer.
• Meets with consumers to monitor their status and to assist with recovery from mental illnesses and disorders.
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