Looking to feed your desire to give to your community and support those who need a helping hand? Look no further! Not only is Preferred Family Healthcare growing the amount of its resources, services, and facilities to assist as many communities as possible, it also provides plenty of opportunity for growth in your current field and the freedom to explore others. Our culture and our environment are unlike any other. We offer highly-competitive pay and a full range of top-notch full-time employee benefits such as:

　　Medical

　　Dental

　　Vision

　　Life Insurance

　　Paid Time Off

　　Short Term Disability

　　Long Term Disability

　　Retirement Plan

　　Tuition Reimbursement

　　Student Loan Reimbursement

　　Employee Assistance Program

　　Job Description:

　　Job Description

　　Essential Job Functions:

　　Practicing Housing First, harm reduction, and low-barrier service models when working with individuals or households.

　　Attending Coordinated Entry/Case Conferencing meetings within the local Continuum of Care.

　　Outreaching households that are not currently engaged in CPR or CSTAR services that are experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness.

　　Referring and/or transporting individuals to help establish them in services for needs including behavioral health, substance use, physical health, employment, etc.

　　Working to build and strengthen relationships with local landlords. Providing education to landlords on community programs and providing referrals to landlords for their units.

　　Connecting with referrals from Continuum of Care programs to assist individuals with housing stability.

　　Utilizing SOAR training to assist individuals in applying for benefits.

　　Assisting households in identifying when they are ready to move on to other permanent housing options.

　　Participating in state-wide Housing Liaison training and calls.

　　Completing timely data collection and entry as required by DMH.

　　Becoming knowledgeable about all resources available within the community.

　　Serving as a resource to case managers, clients, and agency administration regarding housing and local/state resources.

　　Assisting eligible households in obtaining identification documents required for housing or employment.

　　Reengaging active or former participants who have become disconnected with services or who are at risk of returning to homelessness.

　　Helping households to identify and connect with natural resources to prevent or end homelessness.

　　Understanding HUD Quality Standards inspections.

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

　　Exceptional knowledge and skill in supportive housing.

　　Ability to effectively communicate with diverse individuals.

　　Enjoy developing new relationships and working with others within the community.

　　Ability to work with information in a confidential manner.

　　Competent skills working with Microsoft Office applications.

　　Experience and Education Qualifications:

　　A Bachelor’s in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant case manager experience in housing; OR ,

　　Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support from an approved institution eligible to provide community support services. (Associate degree memo as community-support-qualifications_memo.pdf); OR ,

　　Qualified to provide Community Support. For community support, one of the following:

　　A mental health professional as defined in 9 CSR 10-7.140(2)(QQ)

　　An individual with a bachelor’s degree in human services field, which included Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, Education, Criminal Justice, Recreational Therapy, Human Development and Family Studies, Counseling, Child Development, Gerontology, Sociology, Human Services, Behavioral Science and Rehabilitation Counseling.

　　An individual with any four-year degree and two years of qualifying experience.

　　Any four-year combination of higher education and qualifying experience.

　　An individual with four years of qualifying experience. (CS 101 Qualifications dmh.mo.gov)

　　Employment Requirements:

　　Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record and abuse/neglect.

　　Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.

　　All training requirements including Relias Learning at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.

　　Completion of the SOAR programs.

　　Completion of the Housing Liaison training materials provided by the Department of Mental Health.

　　Completion of the HUD Quality Standards quiz.

　　Physical Requirements:

　　ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

　　We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

　　Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

　　About Brightli

　　Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

　　Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell) and Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

　　Brightli Snapshot

　　200 locations

　　4 states

　　19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates

　　5k+ employees