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Job description
Community Outreach Case Worker
We are excited to announce a Community Outreach Case Worker position with a sign-on bonus of up to $1500. This is a full-time role, requiring 40 hours per week, where you will assist clients by connecting them to vital community resources, including housing and food assistance. Opportunities exist in our North, Central and South territories.
Key details of the position include:
- Daily work in the community with clients
- Monday to Friday schedule (day shift) no on-call, nights, weekends, or holidays required
- Local travel is necessary; candidates must have a personal, reliable vehicle with valid insurance; mileage reimbursement available
- A valid CLASS E or CLASS D drivers license is required, must be obtained two weeks prior to starting
- Transportation of clients in your personal vehicle will be part of the role
- Face-to-face meetings with clients, including visits to their homes
- Related experience with individuals facing mental health challenges is strongly preferred but not required
- You will work with individuals experiencing severe mental health issues and will carry a variable caseload
- In-depth training will be provided during the first 90 days to prepare you for this role, emphasizing quick learning and technology proficiency
This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community.
Overview
BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Franois, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose: Responsible for providing community support services to maximize opportunities available to people living in the community while working to recover from the serious and persistent effects of mental illness.
Responsibilities:
Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes, based on individual strengths and needs; case load sizes will vary.
Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.
Contacting individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments in order to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts. Supporting individuals in crisis situations.
Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree - Human Services or related
Experience:
No Experience
Supervisor Experience:
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications:
Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
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