Clinical Case Manager I/II- Permanent Supportive Housing Cranes Landing

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Position Summary

Clinical Case Managers provide comprehensive psychological and behavioral case management services within a continuum of high to low intensity services designed to improve or maintain each individual person we serve’s abilities to function in the community. Assesses, monitors, and follows up with individual’s ability to meet basic needs in moving toward recovery. Responsible for all clinical documentation of each interaction with people we serve. As a Clinical Case Manager, you will be providing transportation to the people we serve in your vehicle (additional cost of insurance and mileage reimbursed). This role will serve as a Clinical Case Manager for our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units. The case manager will largely take HITT (high intensity treatment team) persons we serve but may on occasion be assigned a person we serve who is identified as CTT (community treatment team) level of care.

Case managers are the main point of contact for the people on their caseloads . This role has an average caseload size of 15 (changing as agency needs change). This team specifically works with individuals who are living in one of WellPower’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units; this may include PSH Units that are in WellPower owned and operated buildings or apartment buildings that WellPower is the identified lead service provider on. Case Managers will focus on individuals actively living in the PSH Units and may provide support to people as they transition in/transition out as needed. At this level of care, Case Managers are primarily community based so that they can help people we serve attend to their needs in their natural environments. Case managers transport the people on their caseloads to various locations/agencies as part of linkage to community resources. Case Managers will be based out of the PSH building they are assigned to. Clinical Case Manager will conduct their own intakes (if eligible) in various settings.

Pay Range & Benefits:

CMI - $30.12/hr - 62,650.00 annually (Bachelors Degree)

CMII - $31.25/hr. - $65,000 annually (Master’s Degree)

Language Differential - $1hr - $2.50/hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower’s benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

Job Duties and Functions

• Assist caseload in meeting basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general medical and dental care, and assist them with applications for income, medical, housing, or other benefits which they may need and to which they are entitled.
• Identify persons for whom establishment of a protective payee-ship is necessary and arrange this assistance. This position does carry a grant to help support caseload basic needs.
• Assist clients with maintain and recertifying current housing.
• Support outreaching potential new residents in successfully applying for and leasing PSH unit in building Case Manager is assigned to; support that new resident in gaining access to WellPower clinical services o
• Conduct weekly outreach in PSH building and community at various locations.
• Ensure persons assigned have access to needed services and community resources by arranging for transportation, or if necessary, transporting a person served in their personal vehicle (business insurance on vehicle reimbursed by WellPower).
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services that include a continuum of high and low intensity services designed to improve or maintain person’s abilities to function in normal social roles. This includes services that support substance use and other dual-diagnoses.
• Identify strengths and symptoms with an individual in an effort to help facilitate setting goals and connecting to appropriate resources.
• Educate and empower progress in daily living skills such as medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, use of transportation, and other community services;
• Help persons on the caseload develop social skills, interests, and leisure time activities to provide a sense of participation and personal worth, including opportunities for age appropriate, culturally appropriate daytime and evening activities;
• Support individuals in finding and connecting to appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services, or supported work environments where appropriate;
• Assist in locating a rehabilitative or supportive housing arrangement. The choices should be broad enough to allow each person served and opportunity to live in an atmosphere
• offering the degree of support necessary, while also providing incentives and encouragement for an individual to assume increasing responsibilities for their lives;
• Offer support, assistance, consultation, and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies, legal counsel/stakeholders, and others who come into contact with persons served, in order to maximize support and reduce stigma; this may include attending multidisciplinary meetings with community stakeholders
• Identify and work with potential natural support systems such as neighborhood networks, churches, and community organizations.
• Make full utilization of support systems in order to encourage treatment program engagement.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements & Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor (CM I) or Master (CM II) Degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree. Licensure preferred (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist) or have continual committed hours towards licensure and are currently under WellPower clinical supervision. A CAC II/III/LAC and/or dual language, Spanish speaking, are preferred.

Experience :

One (1) year of experience working with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental health conditions or in human services preferred.

Must have valid Colorado Driver’s license and a recent clean driving record. Ability to transport the people we serve in your vehicle. Ability to obtain and carry Business Use coverage on your auto policy (additional cost is reimbursed).

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment

Learn more about WellPower

Why else might you want to consider working at WellPower?

• Named Top Workplace - we have been named a Top Workplace by the Denver Post for ten consecutive years
• Champion Social Justice Causes - we are committed to ending anti-Black racism in our community
• 9 Paid Holidays – including Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and more
• Robust Benefits Package – our benefits start at 30 hours per week and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a retirement match
• Employee Resource Groups – our ERG’s offer a chance to connect, address workplace challenges and get support from individuals who share similar characteristics or life experiences
• Gainsharing – we offer a bonus to employees if the organization meets certain requirements for the year
• $52,000/year minimum wage for all employees – we believe that our employees should earn a livable wage conducive to the cost of living in Denver, Colorado
• Free Licensure Supervision – for LCSWs/LPCs/LMFTs
• Sports Leagues – we offer a variety of activities for our employees, including bowling, dragon boat racing, volleyball leagues, and more