Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more. 

*This position will remain open for seven (7) calendar days, or until filled. Posted 3/19/2024* 

Salary: "Please note that the job posting rate for this position is $20.85 to $23.12, the salary offered will follow the starting salary guidelines which are typically made at or near the minimum of the salary range. However, a salary may be negotiated above the minimum range depending on applicable years of experience and qualifications."

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description
PATHcaseworker will serve as a liaison between homeless individuals and mainstreamcommunity service system. Services willbe mobile in nature contacting homeless persons in the community to identifyservice needs to reduce homelessness by linkage to appropriate agencies withinthe community. Ongoing services will beprovided to the homeless population identified as having a mental illness. Understandsand implements trauma informed care practices. Responsible for delivery of casemanagement. Identifies clients' rehabilitation needs and provides the necessaryinstruction in teaching self-help, self-care, or other skills according to theneeds outline in client's recovery plan. Crisis prevention and interventionwill be carried out. Services will be provided in the community with the goalto successfully mainstream this population into community services. Individual improvement of homelessindividuals is based on the following functioning scales: decrease the numbersof incarcerations; stability of mental health functioning; decrease housinginstability; decrease of substance use; and engage individuals and link toservices to improve perception of recovery. Works under PATH supervisor withlimited supervision and considerable latitude for the use of initiative andindependent judgment.

Minimum QualificationsBachelor's or advance degree from an accredited college or universitywith a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation,counseling, sociology, human growth anddevelopment, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educationalpsychology, early childhood education or early childhood intervention. Knowledge of community resources of case managementprinciples, objectives, standards, and methods of program policies andprocedures. Ability to assess client needs, coordinate client services andcommunicate effectively. Must have a Valid Texas Driver's license with a gooddriving record and reliable transportation. Preferred: One year of workexperience in social services. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Abilityto communicate effectively
• Skillsin interviewing
• Knowledgeof mental illness and emotional components of physical illness; ofrehabilitation methods; of casework principles of community resources; and ofprinciples, methods, techniques, and practices of case management
• Computerliterate
• Ability to participate as a teammember

MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. 

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• career ladder incentives/opportunities
• mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work

• employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Student Loan Repayment

• MHID is a qualified employer for the PSLF program to repay student loans https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Education

• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees 
• Free LPC-A supervision

We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA

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