Case Manager - Mental Health Services jobs in Corpus Christi, TX

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 3/19/2024*

Salary: "Please note that the job posting rate for this position is $20.85 to $23.12, the salary offered will follow the starting salary guidelines which are typically made at or near the minimum of the salary range. However, a salary may be negotiated above the minimum range depending on applicable years of experience and qualifications."

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description
PATH caseworker will serve as a liaison between homeless individuals and mainstream community service system. Services will be mobile in nature contacting homeless persons in the community to identify service needs to reduce homelessness by linkage to appropriate agencies within the community. Ongoing services will be provided to the homeless population identified as having a mental illness. Understands and implements trauma informed care practices. Responsible for delivery of case management. Identifies clients' rehabilitation needs and provides the necessary instruction in teaching self-help, self-care, or other skills according to the needs outline in client's recovery plan. Crisis prevention and intervention will be carried out. Services will be provided in the community with the goal to successfully mainstream this population into community services. Individual improvement of homeless individuals is based on the following functioning scales: decrease the numbers of incarcerations; stability of mental health functioning; decrease housing instability; decrease of substance use; and engage individuals and link to services to improve perception of recovery. Works under PATH supervisor with limited supervision and considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Minimum Qualifications
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. Knowledge of community resources of case management principles, objectives, standards, and methods of program policies and procedures. Ability to assess client needs, coordinate client services and communicate effectively. Must have a Valid Texas Driver's license with a good driving record and reliable transportation. Preferred: One year of work experience in social services. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Skills in interviewing
• Knowledge of mental illness and emotional components of physical illness; of rehabilitation methods; of casework principles of community resources; and of principles, methods, techniques, and practices of case management
• Computer literate
• Ability to participate as a team member

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

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