Job Description

About McIntosh Trail

At McIntosh Trail Community Service Board, we offer individuals experiencing symptoms associated with mental illness, addictive disease and/or developmental disability the hope for optimal functioning and recovery by providing quality behavioral health services and supports.

Summary

Under broad supervision, provides a broad range of social services to patients/clients/consumers

and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team

planning, and performs crisis intervention. Assists in dealing with personal and social problems.

May provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social

services. May perform case management duties. Performs lead worker functions.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

· Performs job responsibilities with minimal supervision

· Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas

· Performs lead worker functions including assigning and reviewing subordinates work

· Assists clients in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, medical,

financial assistance, and other referral services

· Completes patient/client/consumer intakes based on interviews with

patients/clients/consumers, their families, significant others and appropriate community

agencies

· Counsels clients living in group homes and halfway houses; assists in pre-release and

release planning

· Implements and organizes the delivery of specific social services within the community

· Implements life skills workshops and programs in behavior management, youth services,

community and social services

· Maintains contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved

with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on client's overall progress

· Maintains program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research

· Monitors patient's/client's/consumer's progress towards treatment goals

· Prepares intake reports and case history records

· Provides crisis intervention and emergency shelter services

· Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency

situations

Entry Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a social services related field from an accredited college or university AND

One year of experience in a social services related field OR High school diploma or GED AND

Three years of experience in a social services related position OR One year of experience at the

lower level Social Svcs Tech 2 (SST011) or position equivalent.