Dominion House Case Manager

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with Mental Illness, HIV/AIDS and those who are homeless achieve stable community living and independence by providing:

· Housing that is safe and affordable,

· Services that facilitate growth and recovery,

· Relationships built on a foundation of caring and respect, and

· A sense of hope for the future.

We DO NOT do personal care AND we DO NOT do physical restraints. Everything we do with our clients is verbal engagement and interactions including supportive counseling and teaching.

Dominion House Case Manager - Full Time

Responsibilities of the Dominion House Case Manager is the development of all individual service plans for the 12 adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and are living in a stabilization group home located in Schenectady, NY. In addition, this person will provide supportive, goal-oriented counseling with a focus on decision-making and problem-solving skills and developing and implementing all resident service plans. Specific duties include:

• Development of client service planning to ensure that the client’s services are creative and specifically designed to meet the client’s goals, needs, and desires. Spend individual time with the clients to develop a strong understanding of the clients’ individual goals, needs, and desires and how best for the clients learn new skills. Coordinate regular service planning meetings with the clients and primary counselors.

• Assist clients in applying for benefit entitlements. Connect clients to all appropriate funding sources upon admission to program, including but not limited to Department of Social Services (DSS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). Advocate with or on behalf of clients to other agencies to ensure access to needed service.

• Complete financial paperwork and input all pertinent information on case management notes. Communicate regularly with the Finance Dept including requesting client’s checks and reconcile clients’ accounts.

• Providing supportive, goal-oriented counseling with a focus on decision-making, problem-solving skills; and developing and implementing service plans.

• Providing supportive counseling to assist in stabilization; crisis prevention skills and coping skills; crisis intervention.

• Teaching of daily living skills including medication supervision and teaching of medication management. Socialization skills and recreational activities.

• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for clients to become independent which includes cleaning.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Dominion House Case Manager include:

• Associate’s degree in human services, BA preferred.

• 1 years’ experience in case management,

• Excellent communication skills and organizational skills,

• Ability to multi-task and follow through, and

• Valid and insurable driver’ license

Benefits

Schedule of the Dominion House Case Manager:

Friday - Off

Saturday - Off

Sunday - 1:00pm-9:00pm

Monday – 8:00am – 4:00pm

Tuesday - 8:00am – 4:00pm

Wednesday - 2:00pm-10:00pm

Thursday - 8:00am-4:00pm

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