REHABILITATION SERVICES SPECIALIST I **25hrs/week**

Job Category : Case Manager Requisition Number : REHAB004299 Posted : August 10, 2026 Part-Time Rate : $35.49 USD per hour Locations Showing 1 location Monday - Friday 7:30 am – 12:30 pm. The individual needs to understand the impact of behavioral health symptoms on presentation and importance of leveraging community and family supports. Please note these are 5 hours shifts that are 100% field based. Pay rates for Union positions are set in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEIU Local 521. Each position has a total of six steps, Step 1 (entry level) through Step 6 (15 years of employment with the organization). Union staff are promoted from Step 1 to Step 2 upon their one-year anniversary. The current Step 1 rate for this position is $35.49 /hr, and the current Step 6 rate for this position is $39.19 /hr.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide mental health rehabilitation and case management services for a varying caseload, coupled with involvement of their families, which assist and support clients in all areas of daily living and facilitate integration into the community. Duties may include any or all of the following: Develop curriculum and facilitate groups and one-on-ones through rehabilitation counseling processes that help develop and strengthen life, coping, and independent living skills; develop curriculums. Provide group facilitation through field and periodic outings to promote community integration. Help prepare and assist clients and their families with client social integration into community life, housing, school, employment, and other life-sustaining and independent living skills. Assist in budgeting and financial planning; address health and safety issues and how to respond to common emergencies. Interface directly with clients and provide counseling, particularly during times of conflict and crisis intervention. Assess the independent living skills of clients and their stability; Alert other professional staff of adverse reactions to medication or medication avoidance; When assessed as highly unstable, such as being a danger to self or others, write up 5150 holds (involuntary detentions) to determine the extent of the threat; de-escalate that threat; Update treatment plans per Agency guidelines; Provide appropriate consultation and back-up to support other staff in responding to client crisis; Help clients strengthen problem-solving, socialization, and coping skills; Encourage clients’ resourcefulness, self-empowerment, and understanding their diagnosis and/or illness. Provide service to clients and clients’ families in linkage with professional and community resources. Coordinate care with other programs; refer clients to Agency and non-Agency therapists, if appropriate; May communicate with clients’ probation agents, conservators, and case managers, and the courts on an on-going basis; Liaise/advocate for clients with outside agencies; help and educate clients with researching outside, independent living and making the most of community resources; liaise with representatives of those resources, such as property managers, on behalf of clients; support the families of clients through linkage to appropriate resources; Work with clients’ families and educate them on mental health issues, facilitating the assistance process toward successful transitions.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide medical follow-up assistance to clients in obtaining a primary care physician, coordinating care with medical doctors, and assisting with medical issues, schedules, appointments, and transportation. Facilitate client insurance benefits to expedite treatment and ensure timely payment to representative payees. Provide appropriate consultation and back-up support to other staff in responding to client crises. Attend and participate in staff, program, agency and community meetings and training; coordinate events, as needed. Interface with staff, clients, and visitors, as conditions require and in an unobtrusive manner. Ensure compliance with applicable health and safety or other regulatory requirements. Ensure program facilities are clean and well kept. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: (E = Essential; D = Desired) Master's degree in a mental health-related field (e.g., child development, child psychology, counseling and guidance, counseling psychology, early childhood education, human services, social psychology, social science, social welfare, social work, or sociology) and two years’ full-time experience in the mental health field; OR Bachelor's degree (not necessarily mental health-related) and four years’ full-time experience in the mental health field; OR Associate's degree (not necessarily mental health-related) and six years’ full-time experience in the mental. First Aid Certification or successful completion of First Aid Certification within 30 days of hire for certain Agency locations; (E) Certification for other Agency locations. (D) Certification in writing 5150 holds or obtain certification within six months of hire. (E) Purchasing and kitchen, experience, including basic nutrition; menu development, cooking techniques, safe food storage and kitchen sanitation practices, and kitchen supply management. (E) Demonstrated safe and proper handling, use, and disposal of hazardous materials. (E) Demonstrated ability to: Work independently and in a small team environment; (E) Engage and communicate effectively with others in both verbal and written English; (E) Monitor and support developmental growth and the recovery process; (E) Manage multiple tasks and demands; (E) Employ tact and diplomacy, exercise good judgment, and act calmly in emergency situations; (E) Work from a strengths-based, harm-reduction, social rehabilitation model; (E) Work effectively with persons differing in value systems, ethnicity, cultural backgrounds, language capabilities and disabilities; (E) Work collaboratively with individuals identified as those with serious mental illness who meet the following criteria: histories of hospitalization, institutionalization, including with the criminal justice system, substance abuse, low engagement in medication treatment, and difficulty in participating in structured activities and living independently; (E) Work with populations identified as high risk and/or considered under-represented in the County Mental Health system with multiple barriers; (E) Exhibit exemplary customer service, compassion, and care in the execution of all duties and interactions. (E)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Note: The original document includes extensive lists of required qualifications, certifications, and physical requirements which have been preserved in this refined version. See above for detailed items including education, certifications, licenses, and physical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr Momentum for Health