Case Manager

Job Description

Jobs location: Brick, NJ (2 Openings)

Morris Plains, NJ (1 Opening)

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or a related field, and a minimum of two years of relevant experience in partial care or a supervised residential setting, working with the seriously and persistently mentally ill.

Responsibilities: Responsibility to establish and maintain an ongoing therapeutic relationship and case manage up to 20 mixed risk level persons served. Conduct various psychoeducation groups and provide individualized case management sessions. Maintain up-to-date person's served records, including weekly progress notes and develop individualized recovery plans collaboratively with persons served. Provide personal support; crisis intervention and advocacy for needed services and entitlements.

Skills/ Qualifications: Efficient oral and written communication, use of good decision-making abilities, conflict resolution skills. Recovery-focused approach to serving adults with mental illness.

The case manager will be responsible for assigning, monitoring, and organizing cases for social work. They will be directly involved in the lives of their clients, and provide resources and assistance. Planning health services, working with social workers and doctors, and scheduling treatment or recovery is all in a day's work. The case manager must be highly organized, empathetic, compassionate, nonjudgmental, and eager to help vulnerable adults.

Case Manager Duties and Responsibilities

Accessing client needs, and developing strategies to help the client

Providing support and resources for clients; good working relationship with support networks, government resources, and community resources

Researching and referring client resources

Respond to crisis situations that affect vulnerable or mentally unstable adults

Evaluating and studying programs, services, and resources for quality and client needs

Determining the correct course of action when helping clients

Caring for the well-being of clients and helping a wide range of clients, including people with serious illnesses, addictions, disabilities or who have been neglected

Advocating and raising awareness on behalf of clients and the needs of the community and local services

Assisting clients by providing and facilitating various psycho-education groups that focus on clients mental health needs

Case Manager Requirements and Qualifications

Possesses superb written and spoken communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, community leaders, policymakers and others

Excellent time management skills; organized and able to prioritize

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple cases

Able to organize and manage necessary paperwork and documentation

Self-directed and able to work without supervision

Comfortable with building personal relationships and dedicated to helping others

Empathetic and supportive with mentorship and leadership skills

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, healthcare or medical and related fields; Master's degree in social work preferred

Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Benefits to working with us:

PTO (major holidays)

Competitive Pay depending upon experience

Full-time