Assistant Case Manager

Position Title:                Assistant Case Manager  
Program/Dept:              REACH
Reports to:                    Program Director  
Classification:               Regular, Full Time, Non-Exempt 

Salary Range:               $27.67 + Benefits 

 About Caminar: Founded in San Mateo, California, in 1964, Caminar’s thriving programs and services serve more than 14,000 individuals annually across San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Solano, and Butte Counties. Our nonprofit organization’s portfolio of behavioral health and supportive services empowers and supports individuals and families to move toward resilience, wellness, and independence. And, we are expanding our capacity to address the increasingly complex needs of individuals and families.  

PositionDescription: Caminar’s Recovery, Empowerment, And Community Housing (REACH) Full Service Partnership is an intensive, full-service psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation program based in San Mateo for individuals in the county who are at risk of hospitalization. Under supervision of the Program Director, the Assistant Case Manager provides services to clients including but not limited to referrals, daily living skills, counseling, crisis intervention, and medication management.   

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  

• Support the development and attainment of client rehabilitation goals, including securing of housing and employment, development of a support system, increasing socialization skills, participating in recreational activities, etc. 
• Support and assist maintenance of personal health, including attainment of and follow through with medical, psychiatric, and dental care. Provide medication support as needed. 

• Assist with and teach activities of daily living, such as meal planning and preparation, personal hygiene, and budgeting. 
• Drive own or agency vehicle to treatment destinations, documenting and reporting mileage according to agency procedures, so that services can be provided in a timely manner; comply with agency vehicle policy at all times. Transport clients as needed to appointments.
• Assist in monitoring cleanliness and maintenance of client living environments, providing assistance as necessary in order to meet minimum standards. 
• Report any "at risk," unusual, or illegal activity by clients to appropriate members of the team (i.e. Warm line Counselor, Case Manager, medical staff or Emergency On-call person) in a timely manner. 
• Develop and maintain a respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with all individuals served. 

• Assist in resolution of conflicts between and among roommates and housemates. 
• Assist with evaluation of need for entitlement benefits and assist clients with obtaining them.  
• Perform all job functions in cooperation with supervisor, other staff on the case management team, and other service providers involved in the treatment effort, including sharing information regarding all important interventions. 
• Document in a timely manner treatment planning and interventions as assigned and according to agency, county, and MediCal billing and quality assurance requirements. 
• Meet monthly productivity expectations as set by the department.
• Participate in staff meetings, in-service trainings and consumer conferences as required. 

• Complete and submit accurate time sheets and absence reports to program management in a timely manner. 
• Promote within the agency and with the general public the philosophy and practice of social rehabilitation. 
• Participate in promoting a safe, healthy and clean working environment at all times consistent with applicable laws, industry standards and the agency’s own Health & Safety Program. 
• Actively nurture and advance the cooperative, harmonious and teamwork oriented environment Caminar strives to promote within the workplace; Through daily efforts and presentation promote an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the organization’s mission, philosophy, policies and procedures. 

• Perform other related duties, responsibilities and special projects as assigned. 

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