Case Worker - Omh​/Hud

Description

We are Hiring!

Job Posting: Case worker
-OMH

Location: 1110 Pennsylvania Ave, Apalachin, NY
Employment Type: 20-25hr a week Part Time
Salary: $20.00 an hour

Under supervision of the Director of Residential Services, the Case Manager provides intake, assessments, and case management services related to the neighbors and communities we serve. Effectively supports clients’ mental wellness and wellbeing; provides crisis management services and resources ensuring a trauma informed care environment and collaborative communication amongst all program staff. Adheres to all applicable federal and state laws, including but not limited to those governing client’s confidentiality, privacy, program billing, reporting responsibilities, and documentations standards.

• Conducts assessments & services, serves clients referred by ACT/SOS team for OMH houses or partnering agencies for the men’s transitional house.
• Guides clients to complete applications for financial assistance, finding the best fit among community funders based on the clients’ needs, goals & abilities.
• Encourages clients to access other resources as needed.
• Refers clients to appropriate and relevant services internally and outside of CCTT.
• Maintains a caseload of clients and maintains their case files in accordance with Agency, departmental, regulator and funder guidelines.
• Completes relevant screenings and assessments such as but not limited to psychosocial, mental health, financial status, and employment status.
• Creates, implements, and monitors comprehensive safe care plans and goals. Responsible for writing case notes.
• Visits Clients at treatment center, program site, home or work site as appropriate to the individual plan of services to accomplish stated duties, assist the client in stabilization and engagement in treatment and other needed services.
• Assists in obtaining support for clients to include but not limited to home care, medical, dental, legal, Department of Social Services (DSS), Child Protective Services (CPS), and transportation, clothing and food needs.
• Ensures communication and coordination of health and mental health care.
• Accompanies individuals to appointments as required.
• Assists the client in understanding and meeting expectations of service providers, courts, landlords, and employers.
• Informs clients of opportunities for social support such as recreation, faith based, or self-help involvement.
• Monitors the transitional house and scattered site apartments to ensure they are adequately maintained, and all hazardous conditions are reported and repaired in a timely manner.
• Provides Living skills training opportunities through individuals or group work.
• May deliver instructions in various topics that support client’s ability to live independently.
• Life skills facilitation and or coordination, ensuring that living spaces are clean.
• Conducts meetings with friends and family of clients to help with their understanding of how to assist in meeting client needs and the delivery of their care.
• Collaborates with referring agencies, funders, and all related internal staff to effectively support individual client needs.
• Creation, maintenance, and delivery of reports.
• Maintains regular contact to coordinate client benefits and address all other treatment needs.
• Reports to service providers about significant individual behavior or events that will require an immediate response.
• Acquires concrete resources to meet individual needs.
• Completes letters of requests/referral forms, applications, and other required documents of eligibility or charitable organizations and public agencies to advocate for resources that the client is entitled or eligible for.
• Makes referrals, education, employment, and civil legal issues regarding entitlements, eviction, credit and debt, custody and visitation, child support enforcement or modifications, and orders of protection.
• Documents need for financial assistance or other resources such as wrap around from the project to stabilize client finances.
• Utilizes various databases and/or on-line platforms, maintains all documentation in accord with the agency and appropriate…