Provide intensive clinical outreach supportive services to program participants with disabilities including mental health and substance use diagnoses living in scattered site units across the City of Chicago. Services include attending to the psycho-social, health, financial, recreational, nutritional, and housing needs.
Job Duties
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Providing intensive mental, physical and social health case management services in the community, including community building and social activity planning andimplementation.
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Identifying participant needs, including barriers to receiving appropriate services and assisting with effective problem solving to addressissues.
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Providing treatment planning, coordination, and implementation of servicesneeded.
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Providing information, linkage, referral, and advocacy for participants with agencies in the community, including crises intervention services whenneeded.
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Working with participants to increase their skills and income, improve their self-determination, and maintain residentialstability.
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Maintaining the confidentiality of participant information in any written, oral, or electronic form including health information, HIV/AIDS status, and disability information. Releasing such information only as needed and with the proper release from the client unless mandated bylaw.
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Completing submitting of billing sheets in accordance with Rule 132guidelines.
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Reporting all incidents of abuse, and/or neglect as required by statelaw.
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Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records using HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) and paper files on all participants receiving services, including maintaining records necessary to fulfill grant requirements and third-partypayers.
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Coordinating the provision of appropriate services from other providers from the community at buildings at which participants areliving.
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Working cooperatively with building management to ensure residential stability ofparticipants.
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Identifying and developing training opportunities forparticipants.
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Completing required documentation for billing and compliance in a timelymanner.
Core Competencies
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Must have the ability to relate appropriately and effectively with participants, to other staff and to personnel of other communityagencies.
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Knowledge of community resources, instructional skills, and ability to presentinformation.
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Skill to organize and document notes and serviceplans.
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Knowledge of and willingness to match programs and services appropriate forparticipants.
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Skill to establish and maintain effective workingrelationships.
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Ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinaryteam.
Minimum Qualifications
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Qualified candidates will have at least a bachelor's degree in social work or a related field, master's degreepreferred.
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Current Illinois Licensepreferred.
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Valid Driver's License
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100/300/100 Liability Insurance is required.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with Harm Reduction techniques, working with mental illness and substance use isrequired.
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Candidate must have an automobile and currentinsurance.
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Computer literacy is a must!
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Knowledge of HMIS and IM+CANS assessment,preferred.
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Ability to commute/relocate:Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
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Experience:Case management: 1 year (Preferred)