Life Skills Case Manager Ii - Houston, United States - AIDS Foundation Houston

Description

• Prioritizes and plans work; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives.
• Create position, program, department, and agency plan, as assigned.
• Utilize position and knowledge to add to the development of case management and group services.
• Read and implement the agency Strategic, Annual and Departmental plans.
• Use calendar to schedule work duties, meetings, and planning activities.

• Responsible for the successful implementation, monitoring, evaluating and adapting of a service plan as necessary for low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and/or other disabilities who demonstrate multiple medical and psychosocial needs.
• Creates and maintains accurate, complete client records and inputs into appropriate databases.
• Conduct a psychosocial assessment on each client within three (3) business days prior to the client moving into housing.
• Develop a service plan with program a participant that includes educational materials, social services information, referrals, linkage, and access to appropriate community resources.

• Identify and connect clients to appropriate self-help and support groups as indicated or needed. Assist clients who are on treatment plans and /or behavioral contracts to adhere to the conditions of those plans and contracts to maintain stable housing.
• Ensure medical adherence of all HIV+ individuals, including prevention and PrEP education.
• Teach and monitor daily living skills; this includes, but is not limited to, teaching and assistance in medical adherence for healthy living as directed by physician, grocery shopping, utilizing public transportation, maintaining self-care, gaining work skills, volunteering and employment opportunities, etc.
• Conducts individual and group trainings on life skills; facilitates psycho-educational interactive discussion groups that focus on self/ family management issues which include, but are not limited to, stress management, communication skills, problem solving, and conflict resolution using evidence based curriculum.
• Develops with the client effective household management plan that includes but is not limited to managing household duties, relationship with landlord and other tenants, basic cleaning and organization skills to ensure successful housing placement.
• Use volunteers and interns to provide services.
• Act as a mentor to assist clients who are able to and want to seek employment by equipping clients with tools that will help them become gainfully employed (Resume writing, job fairs, employment seminars, referrals to job service centers and providing job leads).
• Act as an advocate for clients to secure needed services and financial enhancement opportunities (such as employment) or entitled benefits.
• Accompany clients to appointments that connect them to community resources and services and/or employment opportunities.

• Implement policies, best practices, guidance, standards to create framework for effective case management services.
• Implement department programming and selected service model.
• Understand and implements program /department organizational development to increase efficacy, better services, and outcomes.
• Use and ensure the compliance of all protocols as required by funding sources.
• Complete and submit timely and accurate documentation; financial/program paperwork, forms, letters, surveys, reports, meeting notes, and all other required correspondence, ensuring it is according to departmental standards.
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures and uses them effectively to streamline work.
• Report to the program supervisor on the overall successes and issues regarding program.
• Through the Quality Management Program look for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

• 401(k)
• 403(b)
• 403(b)

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed