Case Manager - Targeted Case Management (TCM) at Wisconsin Community Services – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Join a great team!

We are a fast-paced Community Based Mental Health program seeking a person with the following qualities: Compassionate; experience working with individuals who have a mental illness; a sense of humor; attention to detail; organized; independent worker; experience with computers.

We are open 8AM-4PM, Monday through Friday.

Attention recent graduates!
Working as a Case Manager in our Targeted Case Management program offers many unique opportunities and benefits:

*Our Case Managers serve adults who have serious and persistent mental illness. Your work will make a significant impact to those who are often overlooked and underserved.
*MSW graduates - Earn your 3,000 clinical hours towards licensure (LCSW or LPC).
*Many licensing fees and CEUs are paid by the agency.
*WCS is a qualifying nonprofit agency under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
*Our culture is team-oriented, and one of camaraderie and dedication to each other.

Position Summary:

This position encompasses the care of people dealing with and recovering from mental illness. Under supervision, this position will develop a treatment relationship with the clients of the program. This position will also develop and implement the treatment plan, which will include the necessary follow-up, case management and intervention required.

Essential Functions include:

1. Develop a treatment relationship with consumer and formulate treatment plans on his/her caseload that will detail treatment to be provided.
2. Provide psychosocial rehabilitation, symptom monitoring & management and supportive counseling to consumers on caseload.
3. Monitor client’s psychiatric medication regimen and compliance as directed by the physician.
4. Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling to consumers who are in crisis.
5. Responsible for maintaining treatment-oriented environment (under supervision of program supervisor) and assure consistency in carrying out treatment objectives.
6. Coordinate utilization of various community resources, day programs and outside health care providers.
7. Assists clients in financial planning and development of income resources.
8. Coordinate consumer access to services and all entitlement programs.
9. Provide treatment related education and liaison with client’s family.
10. Assist client in securing adequate housing and prompting and training for skills necessary to keep housing.