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Homeless Specialist, Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

Job Title:

Homeless Specialist
Peak Wellness Center

Salary Range:

DOE - health, dental, vision, life, STD, LTD, AFLAC, vacation, holiday and sick leave, retirement

Projected Start Date:

ASAP

Location:

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Qualifications:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree social work, with a part of training a supervised experience providing mental health services. Two years of post degree supervised experience in providing mental health services may be substituted for practicum/internship. Wyoming Professional License or willingness to pursue. Must have valid driver's license and insurance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides initial on-going assessment of client needs for treatment, support, and skill training to maximize the client's abilities to live as independently as possible in the community.
2. Provides comprehensive treatment planning with participation of the client and based upon client goals.
3. Provides on-going therapy, rehabilitation, and skill training to improve emotional, behavioral, daily living, self-care, and cognitive skills.
4. Coordinates individual treatment with medication management, residential, vocational, and day treatment services.
5. Develops and coordinates resources in the community that support the client in activities of daily living, necessary financial supports, and other services that may be necessary for the client to maintain independence in the community and reach his/her overall rehabilitation goals.
6. Provides flexible services geared to the client's needs.
7. Provides services for the client in his/her home and community.
8. Provides support and education to family members.
9. Serves as an advocate for the client and educates persons in the community about serious mental illness as needed to decrease stigma and increase opportunities for client to participate within the community.
10. Provides crisis services as needed to meet the client's needs and prevent unnecessary trauma and hospitalization.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

1. Receives referrals for services. Refers inappropriate referrals to appropriate community service provider(s).
2. Conducts intake assessments. Completes required documentation and develops initial Treatment Plans.
3. Provides individual, marital, family, group and rehabilitative services as appropriate to client needs. Make appropriate referrals as needed during course of treatment.
4. Develops and maintains positive working relationship with other community providers. Coordinates with other Southeast Wyoming Mental Health Center staff and other community providers in providing joint treatment as reflected in treatment plan. Prepares needed reports of treatment as requested.
5. Maintains case records to reflect course of treatment and provide required documentation. Provides follow-up and aftercare planning services as needed. Expeditiously discharges inactive clients.
6. Provides emergency services during work hours and after hours as assigned.
7. Provides program and case consultation and education services internally, and to other community groups and individuals. Participates in agency program development activities.
8. Provides liaison service for local, regional and state hospitals to ensure continuity of care for Center clients.
9. Maintains therapeutic responsibility for the collection of fees.
10. Attends staff meetings, supervisory conferences, and other activities, which ensure the smooth functioning of clinic operations.
11. Provides mental health/substance abuse evaluations and prepares reports of findings and recommendations.
12. Other duties as assigned by Clinic/Executive Director.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

1. Outreach - community rounds to identify and engage those appropriate for services, as well as regular contact with established clientele whom are resistant to services. Contact, build rapport, and provide crisis services.
2. Psychological screening and diagnosis.
3. Facilitates referrals, as appropriate to hospitals and primary health care.
4. Also includes habilitation and rehabilitation therapy, Case Management including therapy, skill training and system intervention with contact on a regular basis.
5. Provides substance abuse services to include psycho-educational groups and individual therapy.
6. Referring and supporting access to income services.
7. Referring and supporting access to housing services.
8. Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with the community providers.
9. Maintains case records to reflect course of treatment and provide documentation.

Accepting Applications Through:

Open until filled

How to Apply:

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS:
1. Current resume
2. Names and addresses of three references
3. Center application

SEND APPLICATION TO: Mike McKee
604 E 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001

 
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