Case Manager - Central Scatted Site - 10926

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• Additional Requirement
• Valid driver’s license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business and/or role.

Coalition Benefits • Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options

• full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
• Milage reimbursement at $0.725 per mile (it is the employees responsibility to track and submit form)

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

• Essential Job Functions
• Manages a caseload of clients with high-service utilization and disabilities including substance use and significant primary and behavioral health care needs.
• Maintain positive and co-working relationships with community partners and health providers.
• Works under direct supervision, with set department parameters. Works collaboratively within a team and supports collective problem-solving efforts.
• Support clients with a wrap-around care management model to ensure consistent communication, engagement, and supports clients through crisis or disengagement.
• Acts as a liaison between internal program management, client referral, and community partners.
• Respond promptly to crises involving residents, providing de-escalation, support, and appropriate referrals.
• Work with individuals to develop and implement crisis and safety plans tailored to their specific needs.
• Mediate conflicts helping to resolve issues and maintain positive relationships.
• Tracks client data, client engagement, and client outcomes. Focus on individual client outcomes.
• Transports clients, as needed, using a CCH vehicle or an approved personal vehicle. Accompany residents to appointments, meetings, and other necessary engagements to provide support and advocacy. Outreach individuals to assess basic needs, safety, and mental health resource needs.
• Builds rapport and maintains on-going professional relationships with individuals in need of services to get connected to longer-term care.
• Assist clients in applying for and securing benefits, such as Social Security, Medicaid, and food assistance.
• Facilitate referrals to external agencies and coordinate care with other service providers as needed.
• Contributes to enhancing and ensuring safety by identifying and sharing relevant information related to safety concerns, emergencies, or threats to individuals and others.
• Stays current on applicable community resource list. Provides resources to community members in appropriate situations.
• Participates in community collaboration meetings to address barriers faced by clients and advance the Coalition’s efforts in supporting clients.
• Attends trainings related to the position with intent to bring on-going training and educational opportunities to team.
• Ensure timely & accurate recording of all clinical/non-clinical services, communications, and tasks in the EHR and other systems as required while maintaining complete up-to-date charts and any future upgrades as directed.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Summary Job Competencies
• Strong understanding of housing first principles, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with residents.
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload, prioritize tasks, and work independently while also being a team player.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of local housing resources, benefits programs, and social service agencies preferred.

Experiance

• 1-2 years of experience working with a diverse population who are experiencing mental health challenges, particularly those individuals diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) preferred
• Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, or substance use disorders preferred.
• Must have and maintain in good standing, a Colorado drivers license within 30-days of hire.
• Bilingual or multilingual skills preferred.

• Education
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, Criminal Justice preferred
• A combination of education and experience may be substituted for position requirements on case-by-case basis.

\n $20.64 - $25.14 an hour where a candidate is placed in the compensation range depends on total relevant years of experience \n

• Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• Employee will perform job according to applied laws.
• The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• We offer a full suite of benefits for our eligible employees and their dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Health Insurance - HMO or PPO
• Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
• Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.