Intensive Case Manager - Outpatient Bangor , Maine , United States | Social Work | Full-time Apply by: Feb. 24, 2025 Apply with Linkedin Apply Opening Date: February 7, 2025Closing Date: February 24, 2025Job Class Code: 5042 Grade: 23 Salary: $24.29 - $33.84This includes a .60¢/hr. Institutional Stipend Job duties: This is professional services work in providing intensive case management for a targeted group of high-risk mental health clients in a local community. Responsibilities include acting as a single-identifiable focus for service responsibility and functioning as the primary support in a comprehensive and individualized approach to integrating clients into the community. Work includes ensuring clients' basic living needs are being met; advocating for and/or assisting clients in gaining access to and maintaining medical, psychiatric, self-help, rehabilitation, social, educational, psychological, and other necessary support services; and the intensive monitoring of clients' integration progress and overall service delivery. This classification is distinguished from the classification of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Caseworker in that Intensive Case Managers provide immediate and ongoing comprehensive case management, follow-up, and responsive interventions to a small (10-15 clients) group of the most problematic/high risk mental health clients in support of their integration into the local community. Work is performed under limited supervision. REPRESENTATIVE TASKS : (A position may not be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned). · Responds directly and immediately to clients and other involved parties on-site (emergency rooms, residence, other locations as necessary) to determine and address immediate needs for housing, respite, intervention, and support services. · Receives and responds to referrals and/or requests for assistance from community-based agencies and organizations to respond to client and/or providers needs and provide requested support. · Confers with clients, professional medical/clinical personnel, providers, and other concerned parties to identify unmet needs and necessary supports/services and develop a care plan based on client’s needs, preferences, circumstances, and team assessments. · Directs assists clients in accessing and maintaining needed services to support clients' community integration efforts and plan. · Maintains intensive personal contact with clients and concerned parties to determine clients' on-going psycho-social and community support needs and monitor the effectiveness of treatment plans and service delivery. · Ensures clients' immediate psychiatric, social, and situational needs are met through medical intervention, provision of basic living necessities, respite, and other support services in order to minimize crises, prevent hospitalization, and promote community integration. · Records and documents contacts with clients and service providers to document case history for planning and accountability purposes. · Ability to write clearly and effectively. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: (Entry level knowledges, skills, and/or abilities may be acquired through BUT ARE NOTLIMITED TO the following coursework/training and/or experience). An Associates-Degree in one of the-Social- or-Behavioral Sciences and 4 years' experience in professional level mental health work -OR- a bachelor’s degree in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences and two (2) years' experience in professional level mental health work OR- a master’s degree in one of the Social or Behavioral Sciences. Equivalent work experience in professional level mental health work may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATIONRE REQUIREMENTS : (These must be met by all employees prior to attaining permanent status in this class). Some positions may require a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license as issued by the Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure or certification as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician - Community (MHRT-C) issued by the Muskie School of Public Service. Agency information: Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) (https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ddpc) is a 69-bed psychiatric hospital serving the entire State of Maine that provides services for people with severe mental illness. As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, their community and personal supports, to provide recovery-oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers. APPLICATION INFORMATION: For additional information about this position please contact Rebecca Bennett at 207-561-5431 or emailrebecca.bennett@maine.gov. To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application, please contact Theresa Peppard at theresa.m.peppard@maine.gov. Benefits of working for the State of Maine: No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including: + Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays , 12 days of sick leave , and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave. + Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $12,514.32 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State. + Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value). + Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS). + Parental leaveis one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing parents and adoptive parents—receivesix weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under theFamily and Medical Leave Act (https://www.maine.gov/bhr/state-employees/workplace-posters) . State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package (https://www.maine.gov/bhr/state-jobs/compensation-benefits) , covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness (https://www.maine.gov/bhr/oeh/) . Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time. There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics. If you’re looking for a great next step, and want to feel good about what you do, we’d love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Thinking about applying? Research shows that people from historically excluded communities tend to apply to jobs only when they check every box in the posting. If you’re currently reading this and hesitating to apply for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! Let us know how your lived experience and passion set you apart.