Case Manager II - PATH

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time Case Manager II for its PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) program. The case manager does targeted outreach and case management for adults with serious and persistent mental illness who are homeless, a highly vulnerable group that often lacks connections to services or other support and can't engage in traditional service models.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a nonprofit in Spokane that offers evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment for adults, youth and seniors facing many kinds of behavioral health issues. Its PATH program helps people who have a serious mental illness, sometimes with a substance use disorder, and who are homeless or at imminent risk of it get housing, treatment, disability benefits, job training, education and other services.

What you'll do

• Provide outreach and engagement to homeless adults with chronic mental illness in emergency and transitional shelters, encampments, residences, transportation hubs, train stations and other places where people gather
• Offer stabilization and transition services and link clients to community resources and treatment agencies
• Coordinate with the criminal justice system, psychiatric and medical hospitals, DCRs, and agencies that treat mental health and chemical dependency
• Consult with and train homeless service providers about people with mental illness who are homeless
• Keep up with required documentation and data entry, Homeless Team charting, correspondence and HRIS paperwork, including the Community Management Information System (CMIS) and other outside databases when required
• Attend community meetings, peer review, supervision, intake and diagnostic staffing, and FBH educational and administrative meetings as directed

What you need

• A bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences plus two to five years of related experience with psychiatrically impaired populations, or a master's degree in behavioral sciences plus one year of experience with those populations
• Within 30 days of hire, you must apply for Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license, active car insurance, a passing result on a motor vehicle screening and driving test, and willingness to use your own vehicle for work
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Daily client work in community settings such as homes, group living settings, hospitals, shelters and the streets, some of which may not be clean or habitable
• Able to drive, walk up to several city blocks over varied terrain, climb stairs, and get in and out of vehicles often
• Daily computer use, and lifting 10 to 20 pounds when required

Schedule

• Full-time
• Daily travel between work sites and to clients in the community, using FBH vehicles and/or your own

Benefits

• Paid time off that accrues up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time, plus extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option, available for some positions, worth up to 26 extra days off a year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a standard 3% employer contribution and an additional 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months from your hire date
• A sign-on bonus
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the license or certification application fee the job requires
• No-cost supervision for staff working toward clinical licensure
• A free employee assistance program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane