Transition Facilitator (Youth Case Manager)

GCBHS has immediate openings for Case Managers / Youth Transition Facilitators to provides Community Psychiatric Support Treatment (CPST) services to severely and persistently mentally ill youth and young adults .

CPST services are designed to provide specific, measurable, and individualized services to each person served. Join our mission to help individuals with mental illness and addictions to lead healthy and productive lives.

We are looking for BSW or Psychology or Sociology or Criminal Justice or related Human Services degree graduates. GCBHS offers great career advancement opportunities and a rich benefits package including Tuition Assistance ($2,500 per semester for a MSW or MA in Counseling).

We also provide practicum supervision, license supervision, and continuing education credits. This is a great starting point for a recent Social Work or Psychology graduate and students in a MSW or Master's in Mental Health Counseling program .

Why Work at GCBHS?

• GCBHS is a pioneer in the field of behavioral health treatment for adults, children, and families
• Top Workplace every year since 2010
• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• Flexible work schedules
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• Comprehensive health insurance
• 403(b) Retirement with Match
• Tuition Benefits ($2,500 per semester or quarter for MSW or MA-Counseling)
• Internship and Practicum opportunities for MSW and MA-Counseling students
• Professional development opportunities and no cost to you CEU's

Responsibilities for Case Manager / TF :

• 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

Requirements for Case Manager / TF :

• 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

We have been named a Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky every year since 2010!

Please visit our website www.gcbhs.com to learn more about GCBHS.

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