Case Manager - Court Liaison

Job Description

Job Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  
Responsible for providing mental health services to persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Performs case management duties as described in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) and in the agency Performance Contract with the State. Follows the guidelines of the Texas Resilience and Recovery (TRR) delivery model and efficiently uses and maintains the TRR Adult Needs Strengths Assessment (ANSA) for persons served. Provides on-going case management services to help individuals divert from jail. Will work closely with the county court system, and adult probation to divert adults from incarceration and link them to needed mental health and substance use treatment. Case manager will follow up with high-risk case load and crisis follow ups for those who pose a risk of incarceration. Will assist individuals in accessing community support that can provide the person with the opportunity to live successfully in their community versus incarceration. Types of services include but are not limited to jail diversion services; screening assessments, admission to service, treatment planning, team treatment staffing, periodic re-assessments, ensuring continuity of services, referral and follow-up services, individual rehabilitative services, family rehabilitative skills training, small group skills training, and crisis support services. Services and interventions most often are provided in individuals home, workplace, or other community setting. Some persons provided case management services may have both mental health and substance abuse issues. Case management can also involve the families, friends, employers and others in the community who touch the lives of persons admitted to care by the agency. As a person-focused and community-based service this job requires travel in the service area and also some flexibility in work hours and schedule. Interagency collaboration is essential to this position. 

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be eligible for the position:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major (or the equivalent to 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; or a registered nurse or
• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 24 hours in the above course work. 
• Must meet TAC Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) qualifications
• Must possess good computer skills

  PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior work experience working with the court system, jails, probation
• Prior work experience with mental health and substance use services
• Prior work experience as a case manager.
• Resident of Maverick County.
• Speaks Spanish and English

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of individual needs/characteristics associated with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Knowledge of community-based service delivery system and the role of case management.
• Knowledge of local community resources, how to access those services and use them effectively. 
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, techniques and practices of psychology, behavioral science, social work, chemical dependency, and the functioning of mental health hospitals and clinics.
• Skill with needs assessments, treatment planning and responding to consumer’s changing needs.
• Skill with contributing to a treatment team of physicians, nurses, counselors and others.
• Skill for independent, organized, and efficient work and effective verbal and written communication.
• Skill for documenting work done as well as drafting reports and recommendation for administrative use.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other professionals, individuals and groups
• Ability to exercise tact, show initiative, and use good judgment in dealing with people even in crisis.
• Ability to develop productive and outcome focused relationships with individuals and family members.
• Ability to recognize and overcome interagency obstacles for accessing services for individuals.
• Ability to identify problems/gaps in service.
• Ability to advocate effectively for an individual in the target population.

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