New Horizons of the Treasure Coast

Nonprofit mental health and substance use care

Case Manager - Mental Health Court

Case Management & AdvocacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeVero Beach, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field is required.
One year of experience is required.
Must pass a Level 2 background check through the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

Assess clients referred to the 19th Judicial Circuit Mental Health Court Project.
Complete comprehensive needs assessments for assigned Mental Health Court clients to identify needs and services.
Provide outreach services to identify clients in need of substance abuse services.
Act as the primary Mental Health Court contact for New Horizons clients participating in Indian River Mental Health Court.
Coordinate with New Horizons staff to help Mental Health Court clients access needed mental health and substance abuse services.
Assist clients in accessing needed services.
Participate in committees, meetings, clinical training, staff development, and community relations activities.
Prepare written documentation for each service conducted.

Description

New Horizons is the largest mental health and addiction recovery provider on the Treasure Coast (and beyond), serving 15,000 children and adults annually through inpatient crisis services, 24-hour help line and mobile response team, and outpatient programs conveniently located across Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. In addition, New Horizons assists 22,000 students in area schools, and we work closely with the courts, law enforcement, jails, and hospitals to help improve the health of individuals and the quality of life in our community.

We are seeking a Mental Health Court, CASE MANAGER, to provide screening, linkage, monitoring and substance abuse outreach services for adult clients under Mental Health Court supervision; overall responsibility relevant to coordinating treatment and services for Mental Health Court participants. Assist in obtaining community resources and benefits. Monitor, support and report progress to the court.

As a Mental Health Court, Case manager, your responsibilities would include:

Assess clients being referred to 19th Judicial Circuit Mental Health Court Project.
Completes comprehensive needs assessments to assigned clients in mental health court for purposes of identifying needs and services. This includes providing outreach services to help identify clients in need of substance abuse services.
Acts a primary Mental Health Court contact for New Horizons clients participating in Indian River Mental Health Court.
Coordinates with other New Horizons staff to assist clients within Mental Health Court to access needed services including mental health and substance abuse services
Provide assistance to clients for the purpose of accessing needed services
Participates in committees, meetings, clinical training, staff development and community relation activities.
Prepares written documentation for each service conducted.

Requirements

New Horizons will need you to have the following qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college with a major in the field of counseling, social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field
One year experience
Must pass Level 2 Background through DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse. For more information, click on the link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

About the Company

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast

Nonprofit mental health and substance use care

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast is a nonprofit behavioral health agency serving children, adults, and families in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties in southeast Florida. It combines inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment with substance use recovery services, including detox and counseling. Its crisis programs include adult and child stabilization units, emergency screening, and a mobile team that assesses people in community settings. Donations help pay for services that insurance or government programs do not cover, supporting care regardless of ability to pay. Established in 1958, the organization is headquartered in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Fort Pierce, FL
Founded: 1958

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