JOB REQUIREMENTS: Essential Duties and Responsibilities include thefollowing. Other duties may be assigned. Completes a psycho-social,risk-based client needs assessment on referred clients which includesassessing symptomatology and functioning in the areas of vocation,education, social skills, self care, activities of daily living andrelationships. Functions as a member of the Community Support Program(CSP) Team in formulating diagnostic impressions and developing atreatment plan for clients, including establishment of treatment goals,objectives, implementation and monitoring. Administers the Children\'sLong Term Support (CLTS) Functional Screen and the Adult Mental Healthand Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (MH-AODA) Screen on clients todetermine eligibility for both the Comprehensive Community Services(CCS) and CSP Programs. Provides symptom management and education,assessment of medication side-effects and observes clients taking ofsingle dose medications. Provides case management services to clientsand their families. Provides crisis intervention, assessment and crisismanagement services for high-risk mentally ill clients. Consults withpsychiatrist and psychologist regarding diagnosis and treatment plans.Teams cases with Calumet County Department of Health and Human Services(CCDHHS) therapists and AODA staff to provide comprehensive wrap-aroundservices for clients. Confers with other agencies or institutionsserving clients to monitor and coordinate assigned cases. Completespreliminary authorizations for purchased services provided on behalf ofassigned cases. Locates and assists in the development and recruitmentof resources necessary to implement treatment plans. Refers to andcoordinates client treatment plan with other agencies providing servicesto meet client needs. Provides communityeducation/consultation/intervention regarding Department services.Provides community-based wrap-around services to clients and theirfamilies. Assists clients in maximizing their level of functioning byproviding skill building in social/recreational skills and activities ofdaily living. Assists clients in arranging for necessary medical,dental, legal, financial and housing services. Facilitates variouseducation groups for clients including a social skills group. Maintainscase records containing pertinent, accurate and current information;prepares correspondence, reports and other records as required. Will beassigned to perform crisis on-call duty both during business hours andafter-hours. It is unlikely an employee will perform all the dutieslisted on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense itcovers all the duties an employee may be required to perform. Theexamples are merely indicative, not restrictive. SupervisoryResponsibilities Provides direction to professional andpara-professional staff. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:Knowledge of both CSP and CCS programs. Ability to exercise judgment anddiscretion in the application and interpretation of departmentalpolicies and regulations. Knowledge of psychopathology and treatmentmodalities for providing supportive psychosocial rehabilitation servicesto persons with long-term mental illness; psychopharmacology; communitybased human services delivery system and resources available in thecommunity. Ability to satisfactorily perform the following functions ordemonstrate the following skills including: establish a therapeuticrelationship with clients; make independent decisions; establish andmaintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, otheragencies and the public; and provide complex services in accordance withprinciples common to the specialty of the employee. Ability to applylaws of confidentiality appropriately. Demonstrates the ability tointerpret, support and uphold the standards, ethics and boundaries ofthe social work profession. \ **** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: ApplyOnline: www.calumetcounty.org Other: To apply, complete required onlineapplication. Applications accepted until position filled. EqualOpportunity Employer. CALUMET COUNTY 206 COURT ST CHILTON, WI 53014Contact Email Address: [email protected] Company WebSite: www.calumetcounty.org Contact Fax: (920) 849-1475