What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager II, MHY, Pos. #481, Corpus Christi, TX position at Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities?
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 12/16/2024*
Hourly Wage: $22.20
Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly
General Description
Performs moderately complex rehabilitation planning and instructional work. Responsible for delivery of rehabilitative training for assigned caseload; coordination of consumer's needs to maintain stability in the community and achieve independence; crisis prevention and intervention. Provides skills training to address negative behaviors that are symptoms of emotional disturbance to help youth function independently in school, home and in the community. Collects, prepares, and reviews case data used to determine client eligibility for financial, medical, and/or social services. Services provided to children ages 3 to 17 with a diagnosis of mental illness who exhibit serious emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders. Community-based services. Requires travel within the city and flexible hours.
Minimum Qualifications
A minimum of a bachelor's or advance degree from an accredited college or university with a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education or early childhood intervention. Must have reliable transportation. Will use personal vehicle to conduct business. Must have a valid Texas driver's license at all times, liability insurance and a good driving record.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstration of the clinical competencies required by agency-approved, standardized training
- Valid Texas driver's license
- Computer literate
- Ability to participate as a team member
- Experience in the use of teaching techniques and rehabilitation services
- Considerable knowledge of assessment techniques and tools
- Knowledge of client care techniques, and of treatment, therapy and of developmental programs
- Ability to plan individualized instruction with the client
- Ability to work with others and to gain and retain the confidence of people being instructed, guided, or directed
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to formulate, organize, and implement a plan of action.
- In the course of being employed, understands, and implements trauma informed care practices.
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
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters
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