What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager Art Coordinator Bergen Street Residence position at Lutheran Social Services of New York?
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Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Case Manager / Art Coordinator fullfils two key roles at the Bergen Street Residence: As Case Manager, he/she promotes client wellness and autonomy through advocacy, assessment, planning, communication, education, resource management, and service facilitation. As Art Coordinator, he/she improves and enhances the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the Bergen Street residents through the creative process of art making.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Carry caseload (total # to be determined).
- Link clients with appropriate providers and resources throughout the continuum of health and human services care settings, based on clients’ needs and values.
- Escort clients to scheduled and unscheduled psychiatric/medical care.
- Advocate to ensure that clients receive safe, effective, client-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care. Maintain a non- judgmental and unbiased approach.
- Organize and facilitate (escorting as needed) on/off-site activities.
- Manage a minimum of two ongoing groups. Track client participation in client records.
- Conduct unit inspections and ensure proper follow-up to findings, assisting clients as needed.
- Maintain client records as “audit-ready” at all times as required by program funding sources. Includes, but is not limited to, recording progress notes, constructing service plans, updating medical and mental health information, and completing psychosocial assessments.
- Facilitate art groups as a means of learning conflict resolution and problem solving, developing interpersonal skills, behavior management, stress reduction, increasing self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieving insight.
- Conduct client assessments, integrating the visual arts and the creative process with models of counseling and psychotherapy.
- Prepare corresponding reports for client records.
- Research community resources and recreational activities; make individual referrals and/or organize group activities, as appropriate.
- Organize on-site art programs for holidays; coordinate decoration of facility bulletin boards and/or community areas, particularly during holidays.
- Represent Lutheran Social Service of New York’s mission, values, ethics, and uphold agency Code of Conduct at all times.
- Perform related duties, as assigned by supervisor.
SUPERVISE:
• Volunteers as needed
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or sociology with a strong emphasis on art, group, or recreational therapy.
• Bachelor’s Degree in other human service or social service field may be considered, based on experience.
EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of 2 years in human services field
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Knowledgeable about issues of homelessness, HIV, substance abuse, mental illness, and entitlement programs.
- Able to develop, organize and facilitate art groups and art therapy.
- Well-versed in the creative process of art making and interpretation.
- Enthusiastic, client-centered approach.
- Excellent communication skills, spoken and written.
- Able to establish therapeutic relationships with clients and positive working relationships with colleagues and external agencies.
- Crisis Intervention skills.
- Strong time management skills, able to handle multiple tasks and assignments at once.
- Proficient in internet navigation, E-mail, and Microsoft Word.
- Willing to participate in continuing education.
- Available to work some holidays and weekends.
Salary : $55,000
