Case Manager - Competency Restoration Program (58675)

Are you passionate about mental health and eager to make a meaningful impact in your community? Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a full-time Case Manager to join our dynamic Outpatient Competency Restoration Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to support individuals navigating both mental health challenges and the criminal justice system. As a Case Manager, you’ll provide essential psychological and behavioral support, facilitate access to vital resources, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to help clients restore competency and achieve stability. If you're a team-oriented professional who thrives on direct service, values supervision and growth, and is committed to serving underserved populations—especially those with serious mental illness or justice involvement—we invite you to grow your clinical career with us.

Schedule. This position will work Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, and is eligible for a hybrid model that allows for a mix of remote and in-office work, with an expectation of being in the office two days per week and working from home three days. This schedule may be adjusted based on training, department, and client/community needs. 

Salary for this role. The starting wage is based on experience and company equity. Paid bi-weekly.

• $21.03 - $31.56 per hour

Bilingual Language Differential Pay. *rate depends on language requirements for the position and the candidate's fluency. 

• Employees will receive scheduled earnings on a bi-weekly basis, equivalent to 5% of their regular base rate (hourly or salaried), with a maximum amount of  $3,000.00 per calendar year. The annual maximum amount will be prorated based on full-time equivalency (FTE). 

Essential Functions:

Some or all of the following essential functions will be relevant to the Case Manager role, depending on the specific clinical team where work is performed:

• Serve as payee for clients who require assistance to manage their finances.
• Help clients in meeting basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general health care, and assist them with applications for income, medical, housing, or other benefits which they may need and to which they are entitled.
• Ensure clients' access to needed services and community resources by arranging for transportation.
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services designed to improve or maintain clients' abilities to function effectively.
• Help clients evaluate strengths and symptoms, and facilitate clients in setting their own goals and plan for appropriate services.
• Guide and instruct clients in daily living skills such as medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, use of transportation, and other community services.
• Help clients develop social skills, interests, and leisure time activities, including opportunities for age-appropriate activities.
• Help clients find and make use of appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services, or supported work environments where appropriate.
• Offer support, assistance, consultation, and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies, and others who come into contact with clients, to maximize benefits and minimize problems associated with the presence of these persons in the community.
• Identify, work with, and make full utilization of potential natural support systems such as neighborhood networks, churches, and community organizations to encourage treatment program engagement.
• Reach out to eligible clients, inform them of, and educate them about available services in the community.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in psychology, social work or other related human services degree.
• Or Bachelor's Degree in unrelated field with at least one year of behavioral health experience.
• Demonstrated interest in behavioral health field
• Ability to assess crisis situations and intervene appropriately.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Basic understanding and ability to work with differing behavioral health presentations.
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