Adult Care Coordinator – Case Manager, Behavioral Health Home
The Opportunity Alliance
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: South Portland • Maine • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $24 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Work closely with individuals and families, connecting them to vital resources, advocating on their behalf, and supporting their journey toward stability and self-sufficiency
- Meet one on one with clients to assess and support their needs
- Provide holistic care coordination for adults with mental health and possibly medical needs
- Collaborate with a peer, nurse care manager, and medical/psychiatric consultants
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent with one year of relevant adult behavioral health work experience as an MHRT-1 required
- Associate’s Degree in the field of mental health, psychology, or a related field (behavioral health or human services) or a combination of education and experience that qualifies the candidate to receive an MHRT-C certification preferred
- Certification: MHRT-C certification or (level A or B with a strategy to receive full certification)
- Must have experience doing direct service with adults who struggle with mental health
- Prefer case management experience with adults who have serious and persistent mental illness and have a history of trauma, substance use, homelessness, poverty, chronic pain and serious health issues
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check
- Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list
- Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, frequent typing and lift and carry material weighing up to 25 pounds
- Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area
Benefits
- Generous paid time off accrual
- 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
- Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision insurance options
- Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
- 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
- Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
MHRT-1MHRT-Ccase managementholistic care coordinationdirect servicebehavioral healthmental health assessmentadvocacysupport servicescrisis intervention
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationempathyproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsadvocacycultural competenceactive listeningpatience
Certifications
MHRT-1MHRT-Clevel A certificationlevel B certification