About the Role
St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.
Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.
Position Summary
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring a Mental Health Case Manager to join our Housing, Employment and Recovery Opportunities (HERO) Program. we are looking for a specialist to join our team! In this rewarding role, you will conduct mental health assessments and provide essential case management for clients facing severe and persistent mental illnesses, as well as chemical dependency challenges. Your expertise will guide individual and group counseling/therapy sessions, along with offering family support to foster healing and recovery. Collaborating with our team, you will play a key role in treatment planning and coordinate clinical services to ensure best practices are followed in service delivery. You'll also be there to provide on-call crisis intervention, helping clients navigate difficult moments with care and understanding. The core work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Overview and Responsibilites
Conduct comprehensive, ongoing assessments of program participants mental illness, physical health, housing status and other relevant needs, where appropriate
Provide direct clinical services to clients on an individual and group basis in the office and in community settings, making appropriate changes in treatment plans to ensure the client’s ability to cope with internal and external stresses
Refer clients to appropriate community agencies, assisting clients when needed
Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and program clients to maintain coordination in the treatment process
Collaborate with other members of case mgmt. team during daily and weekly staff meetings
Facilitate treatment planning groups, participating in setting treatment goals and plans with clients with an emphasis on facilitating personal growth and development towards recovery and wellness
Provide on-call crisis intervention in coordination with other case managers
Conduct weekly or monthly follow ups on all program placements and document progress
Complete daily and monthly departmental paperwork
Maintain St Patrick Center Client Tracking System and client files, documenting client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity
Assist team members with life skills classes
Responsible for a case load of 5-10 clients
Ability to respond to after hour emergencies and crisis intervention
Assist team member with budgeting and other supportive services
Research additional benefits available to enhance services
Responsible for the completion of departmental goals of mental health specialist as outlined
Responsible for maintaining records and statistics for the completion of annual reports
Ensure the care model by interacting with all other St Patrick Center programs
Other duties as assigned