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Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services · 2 weeks ago

Transition Facilitator (Youth Case Manager)

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services is a non-profit behavioral health agency dedicated to improving the lives of individuals facing severe mental illness and addiction. They are seeking Case Managers/Youth Transition Facilitators to provide Community Psychiatric Support Treatment (CPST) services to youth and young adults, focusing on individualized support and resource coordination.

CommunitiesHealth CareMental HealthNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provides case management - Community Psychiatric Support Treatment (CPST) services and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) to youths and young adults with severe mental illness in an outpatient facility and in the community

Initiates, coordinates, and monitors evaluations necessary to identify each client's needs in areas to include: living arrangements, financial issues, benefit status, legal status, physical/psychiatric health, activities of daily living, social supports, leisure and recreation

By assertive outreach, attempts to engage the client in identifying and expressing his/her own needs, offers services to assist in meeting these needs, and re-assesses outcomes with the client on a regular basis

Gains knowledge of the following: mental health treatment and basic needs resources, informal and formal linkages with agencies that provide services, the client’s use of services, and applicable costs of use, and the opportunities for alternative resources

Strives to understand the characteristics of the client population and practice setting in which this population is served; the socioeconomic, cultural, gender, racial, and sexual orientation issues that may affect the differential use of services; the fiscal impact and consequences of using particular services; and the system of agency-community resources and the interrelationships among system components

Qualification

Masters degree in mental healthBSWRelated degreeExperience in social servicesBehavioral health knowledgeSoft skills

Required

Masters degree in mental health, vocational training, education, social work, counseling

OR BSW (Bachelor of Social Work), Bachelor in psychology, criminal justice, or a related human services field plus two years of specialized education, training, or experience in one of the specified fields of study

Experience in social services and behavioral health preferred but not required

Position requires frequent driving of own personal vehicle. A valid driver's license, vehicle, and insurable driving record are required