Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more. 

*This position will remain open for seven (7) calendar days, or until filled. Posted 12/18/2024*

Hourly Wage: $22.20

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description

Under supervision of the Jail CoC Supervisor, Jail CoC case managers are responsible for activities designed to ensure an individual is provided uninterrupted services during a transition into or out of a correctional institution and that assist the individual and the individual's legally authorized representative (LAR) in identifying, accessing, and coordinating LMHA services and other appropriate services and supports in the community needed by the individual. Jail CoC case manager complies with all applicable statutes and rules, including those referenced in this Statement of Work and Information Item T, Jail Match Report and Jail Diversion Standards. Jail CoC case managers are responsible for the delivery of screening and assessment, identifying the medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment needs and educational or rehabilitative service needs of an offender with medical or mental impairments; developing a plan for meeting the treatment, care, and service needs of the offender with medical or mental impairments; and coordinating the provision of treatment, care, or services between the various agencies that provide treatment, care, or services such that they may continue to be provided to the offender at the time of arrest, while charges are pending, during post-adjudication or post- conviction custody or criminal justice supervision, and for pretrial diversion. Consumer contact is frequent with individuals, family members, or service providers to maintain community integrated treatment. Adheres to established training and service delivery standards including the use of evidenced based practice curricula, establishes and maintains open communication with the State mental Health Facilities, District Attorney's office, communicates directly with in-house Jail personnel, Crisis Intervention Team Members, Intake Department, and Mobile Crisis Outreach team members to ensure individuals served gain access to psychiatric, substance abuse, medical, social, vocational, and other services and supports.  

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum number of hours that is equivalent to a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention.

Preferred: bilingual English/Spanish. Preferred experience working with persons with serious mental illness (SMI). Experience with justice involved individuals with SMI.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstration of the clinical competencies required by agency-approved, standardized training
• Valid Texas driver's license
• Computer literate 
• Ability to participate as a team member 
• Experience in the use of teaching and recovery techniques used in rehabilitation services providing effective assistance to persons who are disabled
• Knowledge of assessment techniques and tools
• Knowledge of client care techniques
• Ability to plan an individualized program of instruction with the client
• Ability to work with others and to gain and retain the confidence of persons being instructed, guided, or directed
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• In the course of being employed, understands and implements trauma informed care practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Must have reliable transportation. May use personal vehicle to conduct business. Must have a valid driver's license at all times, liability insurance and a good driving record.

MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. 

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• career ladder incentives/opportunities
• mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work

• employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Student Loan Repayment

• MHID is a qualified employer for the PSLF program to repay student loans https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Education

• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees 
• Free LPC-A supervision

We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters