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Lives Change Here! We are GROWING...Columbia River Mental Health Services provides comprehensive behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults and families in the communities of SW Washington. We are the largest and oldest not-for-profit provider of mental/chemical dependency treatment in southwest Washington with 200 employees and a history dating back to 1942.

Our Mission: Providing behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults, and families in the communities of SW Washington.

Why Work Here?

CRMHS offers AMAZING benefits aside from health and wellness (medical/dental/vision etc.) Work life balance benefits: 12 paid holidays per year, 3 paid floating holidays, almost 5 full weeks of PTO days in the first year that grows year after year. Career development: $325 annual allowance for career development and education with an additional 40 hours of paid time off for career development/education! And so much more!

Starting Pay Range -

CM I - Bachelors: $22.62 - $24.87 / hour

CM II- Masters: $26.00 - $29.96 / hour

Position Description:

Case Managers work with consumers who have mental illness. They are part of a multi-service treatment team. Case Managers are often the point person for the treatment team and help facilitate and coordinate services within and without CRMHS. Case Managers offer education about mental illness, assist consumers with achieving their goals, and help with skill building to promote independence and recovery. Case Managers work with individuals, family members, significant members of social and support networks and lead a variety of psycho-educational groups. Case Managers may work with their clients in the clinic, in the home, and in the community.

This position is a housing case manager position and involves a high level of coordination with community partners, such as the VHA and Council for the Homeless. Case manager will manage the referral process for the housing options through the VHA and Key properties, such as: Central Park Place (SRO), Rhododendron Place, Teeny Creek.

The Housing Specialist will have two primary scopes of work: 1, home and community-based supports to eligible individuals- which includes coaching, advocacy, information and referral, linking and coordinating, and ongoing supports; and 2, identifying housing opportunities in the community by doing outreach to private market, and scattered-site landlords.

Essential Job Functions:

The Case Manager works collaboratively with each client to develop a unique treatment plan based on the individual's recovery goals. The treatment plan addresses the following life domains: Mental Health; Alcohol/Drug Issues; Activities of Daily Living; Work/School; Family/Natural Support; Income/Finances; Social/Friends/Fun; Legal: Medical and Dental; Housing/Shelter; Cultural/Spiritual; Other.

• Case Manager will work on site at Rhododendron place approximately 2 days a week.
• This position will support clients already in CRMHS housing and housing retention.
• Maintain all required paperwork/charting requirements as established by agency contracts.

• Achieve and maintain agency standard productivity requirements.
• Tennant-Landlord Mediation; Preparing landlords for high acuity clients entering their units.
• Provide ongoing tenancy supports as needed (and for as long as the individual remains eligible) so that the individual can remain stably housed.
• Conducting functional needs assessment to identify participant tenancy preferences.
• Developing individualized community integration plans based on the functional needs assessment.
• Working with participants to develop short and long-term measurable goals.
• Providing service-planning support and participate in person-centered plan meetings.
• Coordinating and linking participants to community support services i.e. primary care provider, behavioral health services, etc., including those supports designed to obtain and maintain independent living.
• Providing entitlement assistance (including obtaining documentation, navigating and monitoring the application process, and coordinating with the entitlement agency).
• Providing supports to assist participants in the development of independent living skills.
• Coordinating with participants to review, update and modify their housing support and crisis plan.
• Connect participant to resources that will assist in being a good tenant.
• Working with private market, scattered-site landlords, grant funded opportunities to grow and foster opportunities for housing placement

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Supports agency mission, goals, and objectives.
• Attend staff and planning meetings as scheduled.
• Maintain communication and cooperative working relationships both within the agency and community at large, while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Licensing and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in mental Health, Social Work, Psychology, or Human Services
• Approximately 1-2 years of experience in the social service field with mental illness or chemical dependency preferred.
• Approximately 1-2 years of experience working in the housing realm preferred

PER COMPAMY POLICY - ALL HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES MUST BE EITHER COVID-19 VACCINATED / HAVE A MEDICAL/RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

IF EXTENDED AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN OUR COMPANY, CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE PROOF TO BE COMPLIANT (COVID VACCINE CARD/MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION) IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE HIRING PROCESS.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Columbia River Mental Health Services is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we seek applicants from all backgrounds to join our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by law. We encourage our employees to bring their authentic selves to work and do not tolerate discrimination at the workplace.