Case Manager - Justice Involved Services

Oaks Integrated Care; Mount Holly Township (NJ); On-site; USD 28,929 - 30,582; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Opportunities for personal and career growth

Team-oriented environment

Job summary

A mental health services organization in New Jersey is looking for a qualified Case Manager to work with nonviolent mental health consumers, facilitating their access to health services. The role requires a Master's degree in social work or related field, alongside strong assessment skills. Responsibilities include providing intensive support, maintaining clinical records, and offering crisis intervention. Medical benefits and opportunities for growth are included in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• MSW or a Master’s degree with clinical training required.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 1 year post-degree relevant experience also acceptable.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive community-based services to consumers.
• Coordinate and integrate services from multiple providers.
• Maintain accurate consumer clinical records in an electronic format.
• Provide on-call crisis intervention and collaborate with the Clinical Team.

Skills

Assessment and interpretation skills

Knowledge of mental health symptoms

Population-specific communication skills

Education

MSW or a Master's degree with clinical training

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

$21 USD to $22.20 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job‑related reasons.

Description

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

Oaks Integrated Care is actively seeking a qualified Case Manager for our JIS program. JIST works closely with local law enforcement to divert nonviolent mental health consumers from the jail system to appropriate mental health services in the community.

The Case Manager will have the ability to assess and interpret information related to population; have knowledge of the symptoms of the disability/disorder and ability to recognize exacerbation of symptoms; have a general understanding of treatment needs; knowledge of available treatment resources and appropriate use; population‑specific communication skills.

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:30p-5:00p with 30 minute unpaid lunch.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive community-based services to seriously and persistently mentally ill consumers in the community.
• Facilitate service linkage in the mental health and non‑mental health health system, coordinating and integrating services from multiple providers.
• Provide direct service support including transportation, coordinating treatment team meetings, filing applications for services, aggressive advocacy, escort to appointments, daily living skill remediation and money management.
• Maintain a consumer clinical record (electronically) that accurately reflects all services provided on a timely basis and meets Agency and funding source standards.
• Complete Daily Activities in the Electronic Clinical Record.
• Provide 24 hours/7 days a week on‑call crisis intervention on a rotating basis, including evenings and weekends.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Team.
• Drive and travel within Mercer, Camden and Burlington Counties.
• Medical and dental insurance.
• Opportunity for personal and career growth.
• Team‑oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy.

Qualifications

• MSW or a Master’s degree with clinical training.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus (1) year post‑degree relevant experience.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing.

Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap unrelated to performing the tasks of the job. All applicants must submit to a drug screening, background check and fingerprinting.

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