Case Manager - Involuntary Outpatient Commitment

As a Case Manager, you will work within our Involuntary Outpatient Commitment program located in Cherry Hill, Camden County. The IOC program has p rescribed, community-based, mental health services under court order to individuals in Camden County with a serious mental illness and frequent users of inpatient services and/or Crisis Screening Services.

Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm; ​Saturday: Rotation emergency on-call; Half hour unpaid lunch

The applicant must be able to provide bio-psycho-social aspects of major mental illnesses; community resources and how to access them; evaluating and coping with family stress; problem solving and conflict resolution; ability to relate to clients, families and peers; Creativity and ability to work independently

• Providing quality clinical care through evidence-based practices with adults

• Client’s compliance with treatment as indicated by follow-ups with clients at home and with community providers.

• Professional demeanor, clear documentation, ability to operate under stress

• Each individual in the IOC program will be offered the opportunity, and encouraged, to complete a Wellness and Recovery Action Plan [WRAP], a tool designed to help people develop skills, knowledge and attitudes needed in order to assume a more active role in maintaining mental health recovery.

Minimum one (1) year experience working case management within the mental health and/or court system; Peer preferred; Knowledge and experience working with mentally ill in foreseeable psychiatric distress; Knowledge of the mental health field in NJ and commitment to the principles of recovery;