Case Manager - Strengths - Community Support Services

Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $20.00 to $27.00 per hour. Full time, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Responsibilities: The primaryresponsibility of the Case Manager-Strengths is to coordinate case management servicesfor adults in the community with recurrent mental health issues, developindividualized treatment goals, and aid in accessing treatment. Specific dutiesinclude but not limited to:

• To helpclients to understand the symptoms of their mental illness and to minimize theeffect of those symptoms in all the significant areas of their lives.
• Assist clients in learning and practicing newskills that contribute to their recovery as specified in the treatment plan.
• Providesupportive counseling, solutions focused interventions; behavioral analysis toincrease client's ability to function in all life domains.
• Providing outreach and crisis interventionservices to clients and prospective clients to enable timely access to thoseservices appropriate and necessary for crisis stabilization with the purpose ofdiverting the client from hospitalization and allowing the client to maintainindependent living;
• Complete strength assessment with client andidentify strategies or treatment options associated with the consumer's mentalillness with the goal of minimizing the negative effects of mental illnesssymptoms or associated environmental stressors.
• Develop individualized crisis plan withclient and review during treatment plan review time.
• Additionalresponsibilities that may be assigned as circumstances warrant specificallyrelated to supportive housing facilities and clients; and
• Regular and predictable attendance is anessential function of the job.

Qualifications: The Case Manager-Strengths positionrequires but not limited to:

• BA/BS degree or four years of equivalenteducation and/or experience working in the human services field.
• Reliabletransportation; and a valid, unrestricted driver's license and proof of currentcar insurance
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills in working withdiverse publics
• Flexibility in assigned working hours
• A commitment to interdisciplinary andcommunity mental health center approaches
• An energetic and positive approach to therapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex workplace.

Bert Nash Center requires proof of Covid-19 immunization prior to starting any position. Covid-19 vaccine series must be completed or in process to be cleared for new hire orientation.