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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc.</B><B>    </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><B>back to  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="employment.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment"><B>Employment</B></A></FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mercer County Behavioral Health Commissi"><B>Home Page</B></A><B>   </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=18.75% BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc. normal business hours: Monday - Friday  8:30 am to  4:30 pm</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" style=" border-top: 5px solid #FFFFFF; border-left: 5px solid #FFFFFF;border-right: 5px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 5px solid #FFFFFF;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Case Manager II – MR Supports Coordinator </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B><U>OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF JOB</U></B><B><U> </U></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>This position is responsible for providing supports coordination and advocacy services to an assigned caseload of individuals with mental retardation.  A Supports Coordinator assists consumers in accessing, linking, coordinating, and monitoring needed resources, supports, and services to ensure the consumer’s health and safety and promote independence of functioning.  </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B><U>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB </U></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="633" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="18"><div> 1.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Delivers supports coordination services to assigned caseload within appropriate environments including but not limited to: home, community, educational, and treatment/program settings, utilizing a strengths-based approach.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="18"><div> 2.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Opens new consumers referred for supports coordination services and assigned to caseload.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="18"><div> 3.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Develops individual service plans based upon a comprehensive assessment of the consumer’s strengths, needs, and functioning within various life domains. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="18"><div> 4.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Refers and establishes consumers with needed services and supports utilizing available community-based resources. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="18"><div> 5.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Coordinates necessary programs and services for consumers within the organization, within the provider network, with other human service agencies, and/or with other community supports. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="18"><div> 6.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Monitors existing services and supports to ensure appropriateness and quality in relation to the identified consumer needs, as well as, the consumer’s health and safety, through regular contact and communication with consumers, family members, provider agencies, and other involved individuals. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="18"><div> 7.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Develops individual budgets and monitors service utilization. </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="18"><div> 8.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Ensures that consumers are informed of their individual rights and of organizational and regulatory grievance and appeal procedures. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="18"><div> 9.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Assists consumers and families during crisis situations and participates in the agency’s crisis intervention services, including the after-hours crisis service. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> 10.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div>  Maintains minimum face-to-face contact with assigned consumers as required by programmatic regulations and requirements or as directed by administration and management. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 ><NOBR><div> 11.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Completes timely and accurate reporting and record keeping related to service delivery as required by programmatic requirements including creating, updating, and maintaining client files and inputting data/service entries into appropriate software systems.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> 12.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Will participate in the department's time allocation project and  achieve/maintain expectations related to Total Time Recorded of Hours Worked and Direct Service Percentage of Hours Recorded.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> 13.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div>  Will work cooperatively with all public and private agencies including mental retardation providers, state institutions and agencies, residential programs, educational providers, community resources, and natural supports. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> 14.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div> Will attend coordination, service planning, and admission/discharge planning meetings in relation to assigned consumers.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> 15.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="604"><div>  Will encounter confidential information, is responsible for adhering to all agency confidentiality policies, and must maintain strict consumer confidentiality as defined by state and federal law. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B><U>QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/TRAINING/WORK EXPERIENCE </U></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A bachelor's degree in a behavioral health or other human service related field.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A minimum of one year of experience within the human service field following completion of bachelor's degree.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Must possess a valid driver's license and/or access to reliable transportation.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Must possess necessary clearances, i.e.; Act 33, Act 34, and Federal FBI check.<B>   </B></div> <bR> <div> Interested candidates may pick up or call for an application by contacting the Mercer County BHC office at 724-662-1550 or you may access the application on our website.   </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Applications must be received at this office by June 21, 2010. </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><B> ATTN:  Karen Myers, Personnel </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc. </B></div> <div> <B>  8406 Sharon-Mercer Road </B></div> <div> <B>  Mercer, PA  16137 </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><A HREF="mailto:karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org." TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org."><B>karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org </B></A></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>