Peer Case Manager
Role Overview
• Meet with participants to discuss their needs in the community (e.g., connecting them with mental health and substance use services, recreational opportunities, self-help groups, transportation resources, etc.).
• Provide vocational/educational support to help participants maintain employment and find new employment/educational opportunities.
• Collaborate, care plan and work with criminal justice entities (e.g., probation, parole, courts) to support participants in reducing recidivism over time.
• Provide person-centered care planning and goal setting using the motivational interviewing approach.
• Identify, educate and support caregiver network.
• Introduce self-management tools and community support services.
• Document care plan, client interactions, and linkages in Client Management System in a timely fashion.
• Meet with community partners to assure grant deliverables are met.
• Assist Project Coordinator with data management, grant reporting, and overall project management.
Full Job Posting
- Meet with participants to discuss their needs in the community (e.g., connecting them with mental health and substance use services, recreational opportunities, self-help groups, transportation resources, etc.).
- Provide vocational/educational support to help participants maintain employment and find new employment/educational opportunities.
- Collaborate, care plan and work with criminal justice entities (e.g., probation, parole, courts) to support participants in reducing recidivism over time.
- Provide person-centered care planning and goal setting using the motivational interviewing approach.
- Identify, educate and support caregiver network.
- Introduce self-management tools and community support services.
- Document care plan, client interactions, and linkages in Client Management System in a timely fashion.
- Meet with community partners to assure grant deliverables are met.
- Assist Project Coordinator with data management, grant reporting, and overall project management.
Position Summary
- Meet with participants to discuss their needs in the community (e.g., connecting them with mental health and substance use services, recreational opportunities, self-help groups, transportation resources, etc.).
- Provide vocational/educational support to help participants maintain employment and find new employment/educational opportunities.
- Collaborate, care plan and work with criminal justice entities (e.g., probation, parole, courts) to support participants in reducing recidivism over time.
- Provide person-centered care planning and goal setting using the motivational interviewing approach.
- Identify, educate and support caregiver network.
- Introduce self-management tools and community support services.
- Document care plan, client interactions, and linkages in Client Management System in a timely fashion.
- Meet with community partners to assure grant deliverables are met.
- Assist Project Coordinator with data management, grant reporting, and overall project management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field, in conjunction with two years of relevant experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- CASAC , experienced with opioid addiction.
- Familiarity with trauma-informed care.
- Strong case management experience.
- Peer Certified in New York State.
Physical Demands
- Incumbent will be required to provide own transportation or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job to and from research sites.
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