Mental Health Case Manager - Central MN

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as a Mental Health Case Manager!

Shift Details: Full-time – 40 hours/week

Compensation: $44,000-$54,500 annual salary - based on experience

Location:2700 1st Street N, Suite 201, St. Cloud, MN 56303 – includes travel throughout Central MN

About the job:

VOA is hiring a Mental Health Case Manager to provide coordination of services to support adults and children with mental illness and their families throughout Central Minnesota (Benton, Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Chisago, Isanti, and Mille Lacs). Case Managers help coordinate services to support areas such as mental health, social, education, health, vocation, recreation, volunteer, advocacy, and transportation.

Essentials:

• Provide services in the four core case management components-Assessment, Service Plan Development, Referral and Linkage and Monitoring, and Coordination of Services.
• Coordinate with a mental health professional to assure the completion of a mental health assessment of client needs and to develop individualized plans.
• Develop and update the client's individualized plan and functional assessment. Coordinate, monitor, and evaluate services that are outlined in the plan for appropriateness, progress, and continued service need.
• Coordinate services with the client, their family, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist clients and families in connecting with community resources.
• Develop and utilize available area resources and make appropriate referrals.
• Meet with the client as described in the client’s individualized plan and program policies.
• Provide an appropriate professional role model for families.
• Keep necessary case notes documenting contact with the client, their family, and collateral contacts and complete monthly billing documentation
• Maintain client case files.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related, required
• 2,000 hours of supervised experience delivering mental health services to adults with mental illness or children with a severe emotional disturbance, preferred
• Computer proficient
• Ability to drive throughout Central Minnesota. Must have own vehicle and have valid driver's license.
• Proven skills: Prioritizing, Multi-tasking, Organizing, Interpersonal skills, Networking

About Us:

Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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