FOH Berkshire House Case Manager, Pittsfield

Clinical and Support Options, Inc; Pittsfield, Northern (MA, KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

403(b) retirement savings plan

CEUs and professional development

Job summary

Clinical & Support Options, Inc. (CSO) seeks a Case Manager for the Friends of the Homeless Berkshire House in Pittsfield, MA. The role focuses on assisting chronically homeless individuals with housing, services, and supports to improve stability.

You will coordinate treatment plans, advocate with agencies, and connect clients to health, financial, and social resources while maintaining natural supports and progress notes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mental health field.
• Two years of experience in community mental health setting preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide skills training and assistance in daily living activities such as transportation, money management, cleaning, laundry, food preparation, personal grooming, and health care.
• Assist with advocacy needs; facilitate mediation as appropriate.
• Assist in identifying and obtaining entitlements to meet consumer's needs.
• Develop individual plans to move toward self-sufficiency and secure permanent housing; monitor progress and document in case files.
• Provide resource/assistance for budgeting, job training, employment search, locating housing, medical needs, and transportation.

Skills

Counseling

Advocacy

Case management

Transportation assistance

Education

Bachelor's degree in mental health field

Job description

CSO is looking for a Case Manager for ourFriends of the Homeless (FOH) Berkshire House in Pittsfield.

Our FOH Berkshire House a 24 hour/day, 7 day/week fully supported transitional housing program. Berkshire House provides beds for chronically homeless individuals residing in Berkshire County. This program is peer lead and staffed with Counselors and Case Managers.

As an FOH Berkshire HouseCase Manager:

You Will:

• Provide skills training and assistance in areas of daily living activities including transportation, money management, cleaning, laundry, food preparation, personal grooming, and health care
• Assist with advocacy needs; facilitate "mediation" as appropriate
• Assist in identifying and obtaining entitlements, which meet consumer's needs.
• Assists clients in the development of individual plans to move toward self-sufficiency and to retain/secure permanent housing. Evaluates, facilitates and monitors client's progress towards established goals and objectives. Documents in individual case file/ETO
• Provide resource/assistance for clients in: budgeting, job training, employment search, locating permanent housing, managing medical issues and addressing transportation and other needs
• Advocate for clients with other service providers, including federal, state and city agencies and other non-profits; provide referrals to other appropriate service providers as needed. (e.g. Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare)
• Provide counseling and intensive support to consumers during psychiatric crises or periods of transition
• Assist consumer with identifying appropriate mental health and medical services and accessing services of choice
• Assist with developing and maintaining a "natural support network" of family and friends
• Assist consumer in maintaining the appropriate upkeep of apartment or shelter space that will ensure healthful and safe living
• Assist consumer in negotiating relationships with others
• Coordinate development of meaningful day activities, including employment or volunteer activities
• Assist with finding or developing recreational and social activities of the consumer's choice.
• Provide transportation for consumers as appropriate, following program guidelines
• Maintain appropriate contacts with family members, others in the "natural helping network", outpatient therapists, and others as necessary to support consumers
• Participate in design, review, and revision of treatment plans with consumer, family members, and other providers

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in mental health field
• Two years of experience in community mental health setting (preferred)
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We also seek applicants who embody CSO's values by being:

• Positive -- maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
• Respectful -- collaborating and effectively communicating
• Insightful -- demonstrating self-awareness and effectively priority setting
• Conscientious -- taking accountability and applying feedback

WhatWe Offer

At CSO, we believe our employees areour greatest asset. We are committed to supporting your professional growth,well-being, and success through:

• Health and dental insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Free CEUs and ongoing professional development throughin-house training
• Group-rate supplemental insurance options
• A flexible, supportive, and collaborative workenvironment

WhyJoin CSO?

For more than 50 years, Clinical& Support Options, Inc. (CSO) has been providing innovative,compassionate behavioral health services throughout Western Massachusetts. Withlocations across Springfield, Northampton, Greenfield, and surroundingcommunities, our multidisciplinary teams work together to make a meaningfuldifference in the lives of individuals and families.

When you join CSO, you become partof a mission-driven organization where collaboration, professional growth, andcommunity partnerships are valued. We encourage our employees to bringtheirideas, strengths, and unique perspectives to their work—and provideopportunities to learn, grow, and build a rewarding career along the way.

Come grow with us and make a differencein the communities we serve!

AGreat Place to Work

CSO was named a HealthcareIndustry Top Workplace, and has been recognized as the fastest-growingbehavioral health agency in Western Massachusetts. Our commitment to ouremployees is reflected in our consistently strong internal employeesatisfaction results, with more than 90% of CSO staff reporting that theywould recommend CSO as a great place to work.

We invite you to learn more aboutCSO and discover what makes our organization a great place to build yourcareer.

ProfessionalDevelopment

We are committed to helping ouremployees continue to learn and grow. CSO offers in-house training and professional development opportunities in areas such as:

• Trauma-Informed Care
• MotivationalInterviewing
• Mindfulness Skills
• and more