Massachusetts Veterans Jobs

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) with the New Bedford Site Office is seeking a talented and experienced Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Case Manager (Human Services Coordinator I) to serve as part of the DMH New Bedford Case Management team. The incumbent to this role will provide assessment, outreach, support, service coordination and person-centered advocacy to DMH eligible Transitional Age Youth, caseload at least 75% consisting of persons between the ages 16 to 25, by promoting the agency’s philosophy of recovery, person-centered choices and cultural competence. The successful candidate will provide advocacy and collateral work with parent(s)/LAR/school personnel/etc., and coordinate and assess client services and entitlement programs. The selected candidate will conduct person served and family assessments, utilize strength-based goal setting, development, implementation, and monitoring of individual service plans and assisting individuals in securing services while performing all duties to reflect the highest level of respect and dignity for the persons served. _ _ _Please Note:_/ /This position is 40 hours per week. The selected candidate will work Monday through Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm. The days off are Sunday and Saturday. _Duties and Responsibilities__ (these duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive):_ · Interviews individuals and others and reviews medical and psychiatric records to assess individual needs, completes a Comprehensive Assessment, recommends treatment, and/or service modalities: including emotional, social, vocational, financial, health, recreational, and legal factors. · Assess person served needs and recommend treatment and/or service modalities, including emotional, social, family, educational/vocational, developmental, financial and legal factors; and develops and writes Individual Service Plans (ISP) which includes CANS and CERF-R, as appropriate. Incorporate a thorough knowledge of age-appropriate developmental issues and include activities surrounding needs of person served. Assessments and ISP’s involve clients, family members, natural supports and other providers identified by the youth/parent, as appropriate to person served’ s age and wishes. · Monitors the implementation of Individual Service Plans (ISP) required by department regulation as a member of an interdisciplinary team; organizes and schedules client treatment and ISP annual reviews and assesses treatment progress and service delivery; meets with clients and families to coordinate service delivery, to assess treatment results and improve services when needed; and makes referrals to other programs and facilities as needed. · Provide creative engagement strategies including face-to-face meetings with person served, family and other providers to engage and sustain involvement in attaining person served directed goals developed. · Performs other duties such as coordinating urgent interventions; consults with service and treatment providers and community agencies on Child, Youth and Family and Adult Case Management issues; providing and/or arranging transportation of clients; and attends and participates in client discharge planning. · Organize, direct and initiate TAY activities in Site benefiting caseload such as peer mentoring, GIFT trainings, leadership councils, support groups, and community resource development in order to improve service array for TAY and families. · Actively strives to incorporate a stable family connection for TAY via psychoeducation. · Maintains contact with collaterals including school, vocational program and therapist to ensure coordinated care, as appropriate. · Link person served as needed to specialty resources such as for LGBTQ, co-occurring disorder and housing resources. · Actively participates in the pre-admission, treatment and future vision planning for assigned individuals in continuing care units, IRTP’s, psychiatric hospitalizations and other out-of-home placements, as needed. · Coordinate, monitor and assess the quality and quantity of services for Case Management reviews; coordinate, facilitate and document annual and periodic ISP reviews as required by department regulations. · Assists person served and families in advocating for appropriate academic and vocational services in developing educational plans and IEP’s for clients. · Assists in developing appropriate policies and procedures through collaboration with administrators and supervisors. · Prepare and maintain case records and narrative, statistical and team meeting reports, and other documentation. · Maintain MIS standards, including MHIS and PDI entries and updates in electronic and written records, per site and area protocols. · Participate in utilization review for contracted services for person served to ensure person served is in least restrictive service. · Participates in inter-agency treatment planning on assigned cases and prospective referrals. Serves as behavioral health consultant to other agencies, such as schools, DYS, Courts, Mass Rehab, DDS and DCF around service planning and community resources for person served with serious mental illness. _Required Qualifications:_ · Knowledge of psychosocial problems of those with mental/emotional disorders and the multiple handicapped. · Knowledge of the developmental and cultural needs of the Transitional Age Youth. · Demonstrated skill in the principles, practices and techniques of counseling, interviewing, motivation and reinforcement. · Experience with the types and symptoms of mental/emotional disorders and the programs and services available to this population. · Expertise in the methods of general report writing. · Knowledge of principles and practices of crisis intervention and group process for counseling the mentally ill. · Ability to prioritize and multi-task duties based on client need, team and service needs. _ _ _Preferred Qualifications:_ · For this function travel is required, therefore a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator’s license or the equivalent from another state is necessary. · Prefer candidate with a diverse background, fluent in Portuguese or Spanish with the ability to read and write in Portuguese or Spanish in order to serve caseload of predominantly Portuguese speaking persons. _About the New Bedford Site Office:_ The New Bedford Site Office provides case management services to adults and children. Learn more about our important work:Department of Mental Health Southeast Area Office | Mass.gov _ DMH Mission Statement:_ The Department of Mental Health assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. The Department establishes standards to ensure effective and culturally competent care to promote recovery. The Department sets policy, promotes self-determination, protects human rights and supports mental health training and research. _Pre-Hire Process:_ A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori and click on "Information for Job Applicants." Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website. If you require assistance with the application/interview process and would like to request an ADA accommodation, please click on the link and complete theReasonable Accommodation Online Request Form. For questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 1-800-510-4122 and select option #4. First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days. * * Applicants must have (A) at least three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time, professional experience in human services work or social work or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below. Substitutions: I. A Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of the required (A) experience. Based on assignment, travel may be required. Incumbents who elect to use a motor vehicle for travel must have a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment. *Comprehensive Benefits* When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future. Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards! Title 101 CMR 23.00 (“Regulation”) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza. * An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.* The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role. Job: Community and Social Services* *Organization: Department of Mental Health *Title: *Transitional Age Youth Case Manager - Human Services Coordinator I Location: Massachusetts-New Bedford-888 Purchase St Requisition ID: 240006DQ