Case Manager - Assertive Community Treatment​/ACT

Job Summary

Join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) as a full‑time Case Manager and make a difference in the lives of adults diagnosed with serious mental illness. The ACT team provides a wide range of services, from peer support to medication management, directly within the client’s environment. As the ACT Case Manager you will have direct client contact, coordinate care, manage SSI/SSA payee funds and serve as an essential resource for clients and the team.

This position is fully onsite/in‑person. Monday − Friday, 8:30am − 5:00pm.

$21.03 $ 31.56 per hour, paid bi‑weekly.

Employees who successfully pass a language assessment are eligible to receive bilingual differential pay: $3,000 per calendar year, paid on a bi‑weekly basis across 26 pay periods and prorated based on hire date and full‑time equivalency.

• Serve as payee for clients who require assistance to manage their finances.
• Help clients meet basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety and general health care, and assist them with applications for income, medical, housing or other benefits.
• Ensure clients’ access to needed services and community resources by arranging for transportation.
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services designed to improve or maintain clients’ abilities to function effectively.
• Help clients evaluate strengths and symptoms, and facilitate in clients setting their own goals and plan for appropriate services.
• Guide clients in daily living skills such as medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, use of transportation and other community services.
• Help clients develop social skills, interests and leisure time activities, including opportunities for age‑appropriate activities.
• Help clients find and make use of appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services or supported work environments where appropriate.
• Offer support, assistance, consultation and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies and others who come into contact with clients to maximize benefits and minimize problems.
• Identify, work with and fully utilize potential natural support systems such as neighborhood networks, churches and community organizations to encourage treatment program engagement.
• Reach out to eligible clients, inform them of and educate them about available services in the community.

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or a related human services field.
• Or a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field with at least one year of behavioral health experience.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license with a clean driving record; reliable personal vehicle.
• Must possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Demonstrated interest in the behavioral health field.
• Ability to assess crisis situations and intervene appropriately.
• Knowledge of community resources and understanding of differing behavioral health presentations.
• Effective organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred: bilingual.

All employees must receive an annual influenza (flu) shot and provide a negative TB test result before their first day of hire. Proof of the flu shot and TB test will be required upon the first day of employment.

• Health insurance:
  Kaiser.
• Dental, vision and flexible spending accounts (dependent care & health care).
• Company‑paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Long‑term disability coverage*.
• 403(b) retirement plan with 100% vesting immediately and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment.
• Accrued…