General Summary

This position provides screening, assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, case management and supports coordination services to persons with mental health disabilities. 

This position reports to: Mental Health Supervisor.

Essential Functions 

1. Interviews prospective persons served regarding eligibility for services and provides comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to determine appropriate benefits plan. 
2. Schedules and conducts person centered planning activities, including persons served, family members of persons served, and other individuals and agencies as requested by the person served. 
3. Develops individual plans of service and enrolls and authorizes these plans with the managed care entity. Amends and updates these plans as indicated. 
4. Provides ongoing case management and supports coordination services as required. This includes assisting the person served and/or family members and guardians with planning and accessing needed services and supports in the areas of mental health treatment, entitlements, health, housing, education, employment, and social/recreational needs. 
5. Participates in triage services, providing assessment, crisis intervention, and referral services. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other community agencies. Participates in collaborative community planning groups and provides community education activities as assigned. 
6. Arranges and/or provides transportation services to needed services for assigned caseload as required. 
7. Participates in guardianship hearings and other court-related matters for assigned caseload as required. 
8. Completes clinical documentation in a timely manner, consistent with agency, state, and federal requirements. This includes maintenance of both written case files and electronic medical records for assigned caseload. 
9. Lapeer County Community Mental Health embraces an employment environment that promotes recovery and discovery, a person-centered approach to treatment/services, and cultural competence. An employee with this or any position is expected to support the employment environment. 

Other Functions 

1. Compiles and prepares reports as assigned.
2. Participates in training and continuing education opportunities as assigned.
3. Other duties as assigned by the Mental Health Supervisor. 

This list may not be inclusive of the total scope of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified at any time.

This list may not be inclusive of the total scope of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified at any time.

Employment Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or mental healthrelated field. 

Experience: 

1. Six months to one year of experience in human services, preferably working with persons with mental health-related disabilities. 
2. Lived experience with behavioral health issues preferred. 

Other Requirements: 

1. Good organizational skills 
2. Ability to write and speak effectively. 
3. Possession of a valid Michigan’s driver’s license. 

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Worker’s Compensation Code: 8835 

Occupational Employment Statistical Code: 27302 

Physical Requirements: (This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements and working conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements):

1. Ability to utilize office and computer equipment. 
2. Ability to drive a vehicle. 

Working Conditions: 

1. Works in office settings, consumers’ homes, and other community settings. 
2. Required to travel within the county and region.