Case Manager - ACT Team

Are you a passionate mental health professional who thrives on helping individuals overcome challenges and reclaim their lives?

Elwyn Adult Behavioral Health Services (formerly Fellowship Health Resources) fosters hope and recovery. Elwyn provides behavioral health services to improve the quality of life for individuals living with mental illness and addictions, serving over 7,000 individuals across 6 states. The cornerstone of our success is Elwyn's deep and longstanding commitment to the principles of recovery and the inclusion of peers in the recovery process.

Elwyn has developed, trains in, and utilizes the PRISMMODEL approach which is: Person-centered, Respectful, Individualized, Strength-based, and Mission-driven.

Elwyn is seeking a dedicated Case Manager to join our dynamic ACT Team in Georgetown, DE. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. As a Case Manager, you'll provide crucial support, coordination, and resources to help individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders achieve their recovery goals and live more independently.

Negotiable Salary, comprehensive benefits
Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm, emergency on-call
Georgetown, DE HQ


What you'll do:

• Advocating for Clients: You'll be a champion for your clients, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs are met. Working collaboratively with the ACT Team, you'll develop individualized plans to facilitate recovery and empower clients to reach their full potential.
• Building Strong Relationships: You'll develop strong therapeutic relationships with clients, creating a safe and supportive space where they feel comfortable discussing challenges and setting goals. Your ability to connect and engage effectively will be crucial in their journey towards recovery.
• Utilizing Evidence-Based Practices: You'll employ evidence-based interventions, including the PRISM model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to deliver effective support to your clients. By staying current with best practices, you'll ensure clients receive the most up-to-date and effective treatment approaches.
• Providing In-Vivo Care: You'll be directly involved in supporting clients in their daily lives (in-vivo care). This includes tasks like medication monitoring and education, providing psychoeducational activities, and helping clients develop skills for daily living (ADL/IADL), community integration, social interaction, and employment.

What we're looking for:

• A Bachelor's degree in human services or a related field, with at least one year of experience in human services, preferably in case management.
• A thorough understanding of the clinical symptoms and behavioral aspects of SPMI.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships and creatively engage clients in discussions and planning around recovery and personalized goals.
• Knowledge of prescribed medications used in the program, their effects, and the ability to monitor client self-medication.
• Experience with crisis intervention principles and practices to effectively de-escalate situations.
• A valid driver's license in good standing.

Why You Should Join Elwyn

We are committed as an organization to creating the best workplace experience for our employees and ensuring those that care for our clients are cared for. Elwyn offers a generous benefits package to all employees starting 30 days from the date of hire including health insurance through Aetna as well as free to low-cost dental and vision coverage to employees and their dependents. Employees can also participate in a 403(b) program with a discretionary match contribution from Elwyn. We encourage excellence in the workplace with our "Making A Difference" employee recognition program which offers bonus compensation for those who go above and beyond in the workplace. Elwyn invests in its employees through a generous Tuition Reimbursement Program as well as a master's degree incentive available to all employees working 30 or more hours weekly.

Elwyn reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor does it constitute a written or implied contract.

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and identity, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, genetic information, disability status, military, or veteran status, marital or family status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, and federal law.

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