LOWNDES CASE MANAGEMENT - Case Manager

Job description

Legacy Behavioral Health is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking a Case Manager to work in Valdosta, Georgia. The Case Manager, under general supervision performs a wide range of tasks in the community to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process. Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation interventions provides skills training, education and case management to consumers and their families. Monitors consumer progress towards treatment goals. Extensive documentation is required; accurately charts services and consumer progress. Must be able to work well with community agencies and function as part of a team. This position requires: • Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health, nursing, education, sociology, criminal justice, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance counseling or an equivalent field AND one year of full-time experience in social services delivery. • Knowledge of mental illness • Valid Georgia driver’s license Who we are: Legacy Behavioral Health provides support within 10 counties in South GA, Ben-Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized care, quality of care and support, your life could be transformed. Working Conditions: Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in LBHS or personal vehicle. ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION Position opened to: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action. Drug-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer