Case Manager- Santa Monica HMST

Title: Clinical Case Manager- Santa Monica HMST
Reports to: Program Manager, HMST
Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt (Hourly), Non-Management 
Location: Santa Monica Old Firehouse
Schedule: Monday- Friday 8- 4:30
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning (403b), Employee Assistant Program (EAP), etc.

JOB SUMMARY

The People Concern’s Santa Monica Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team (HMST) is seeking a master’s level clinical case manager on this multidisciplinary street outreach team. This team is part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica’s emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The skilled interdisciplinary team uses best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and/or medical issues. A low client-to-staff ratios is used to maximize effectiveness. The team works closely with each client to develop individualized service plans. The team helps enroll clients in public benefits (i.e. General Relief, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal), submit housing applications, and access appropriate medical and behavioral health treatment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide field-based services, meeting currently homeless clients where they are in order to eliminate barriers to services.

2. Assess mental health service needs of clients.

3. Engage clients in developing mutually agreed-upon goals documented in each client’s confidential service plan.

4. Provide risk assessment and clinical evaluations for client’s who are potentially gravely disabled and in need of hospitalization and referral to higher levels of care.

5. Link clients with appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources.

6. Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled, including applying for and advocating for SSI benefits.

7. Provide opportunities for clients to build a supportive peer community.

8. Build relationships with County mental health and other resources to increase collaboration and responsiveness to clients with severe mental illness and addiction.

9. Complete all charting in a timely manner.

10. Collaborate and communicate effectively with police officers and local hospital staff to reduce police contact and ED visits by targeted population.

11. Work effectively on an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure high level of clinical oversight.

12. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master’s degree or higher in a mental health field (MSW, MFT, PhD, PsyD)

2. Demonstrated knowledge of clinical case management.

3. Experience in dealing with issues faced by population served (serious mental illness, substance abuse, and physical health problems).

4. Excellent writing and charting skills.

5. Knowledge of community resources.

6. Able to maintain an effective working relationship with Santa Monica community partners (including police,

firefighters, city staff, etc) and maintain and build professional rapport

7. Ability to self-motivate, work independently, and communicate effectively.

8. Able to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team

9. Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record

BEHAVIORS EXPECTED OF ALL AGENCY EMPLOYEES

· Act as Role Models

· Demonstrate a Sense of Responsibility

· Continuously Learn and Improve

· Acknowledge Their Own Areas for Improvement

· Hear and Provide Honest, Direct and Specific Feedback

· Create an Environment Where Every Person is Welcomed, Valued and Respected

· Collaborate

Equal Opportunity Employer

The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.

About the People Concern

The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.

With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.

The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.

Benefits & Perks

· Medical Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Dental Insurance

· Retirement Planning (403b)

· Paid Holidays

· Paid Vacation Days

· Paid Sick Days

· Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)

· TELUS Health

· Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

· Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

· Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability

· Voluntary Pet Insurance

· Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More

· The People Concern University & Certificates

· Corporate Discounts