Shelter Case Manager

Be a part of something that matters.  Join our growing team to find meaning in your next career - the opportunity to make an impact in the lives of children and adults living with a mental illness, addiction or developmental disability. A chance to experience what it feels to be empowered and do the work you're most passionate about.   Our compassionate, caring employees are the heartbeat of our organization. We are a team of diverse individuals - clinicians, case managers, nurses, social workers and more - on a mission to change lives by helping the most vulnerable members of our community. We're adding new opportunities every day! Explore our open positions to find a career that's the right fit for you.

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

Responsibilities:

• Provide intensive community-based services to seriously and persistently mentally ill individuals in the community
• Facilitate service linkage in the mental health and non-mental health, health system; coordinating and integrating services from multiple providers
• Provide direct service support including: transportation, coordinating treatment team meeting; filing applications for services; advocacy; escort to appointment; daily living skill remediation and money management
• Provide necessary resources to assist with housing linkage
• Maintain an individual's clinical record (electronically) that accurately reflects all services provided on a timely basis and meets Agency and funding source standards
• Complete Daily Activities in the Electronic Clinical Record
• Follow documentation standards based on state and program requirements
• Meet level of service and care guidelines identified by the contract and program leadership
• Engage with individuals in the shelter, program, and other community locations
• Provide additional documentation required for clearance into other non-Oaks facilities (as needed)
• Work across multiple counties based on program need
• Collaborate with the Clinical Team and other stakeholders
• Travel throughout the state of New Jersey, and out of state travel in the tri-state area as needed
• Cooperate with all investigations, internal and externally
• Provide 24 hours/7 days a week on call crisis intervention on a rotating basis, including evenings and weekend

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary
• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision plan
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending plans
• EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
• Team-oriented environment - we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BA, BS, BSW) in human services field or a related field; plus
• 1 year relevant post-degree experience.

All positions require a valid driver's license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.