Clinical Case Manager (Interim Housing)

Job Title: Clinical Case Manager for Interim Housing

Department: Interim Housing

Reports To: Program Manager

The Alcott Center for Mental Health Services, a nonprofit community mental health agency, is seeking an organized, motivated, and professional candidate for a full-time position providing substance use services. The population served are male and female adults being released from Los Angeles Correctional Facilities, having served time for quality-of-life crimes, with a full spectrum of DSM diagnoses, including substance misuse, who reside in our bridge-housing facilities. The individual will provide treatment planning, linkage, crisis, and rehabilitation and group education services as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Assessment, Individual, and Group Treatments.
• Provide ongoing assessment of client progress in attaining goals.
• Provide all the above in-person and virtually when needed.
• Provide evidenced-based practices utilizing a harm reduction model when working with clients.
• Provide ongoing therapy services that will decrease social isolation and prevent relapse risks; provide linkage and brokerage to any mental health, substance abuse, and meaningful community activities.
• Provide crisis management, and other related substance abuse/mental health services to clients on the streets, in service venues, in housing placements, or other locations as appropriate.
• Respond to urgent requests for assistance from clients as needed.
• Participate in all meetings with collaborative agencies and other community meetings as directed.
• Conducts 1:1 consistent with harm reduction principles to facilitate patient awareness, understanding, and motivation to change related to addiction and recovery issues, as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a focus related to Mental Health (MSW, MFT, etc.)
• Proof of BBS registration.
• Local travel between agency sites is required.
• Evidence of clear criminal record and proof of valid California Driver’s License
• Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including booster.

Benefits:

• Company Paid Health Insurance - Family Coverage at a reduced cost.
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Vacation Accrual

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Monday to Friday