New Horizons of the Treasure Coast

Nonprofit mental health and substance use care

SOAR Specialist

Case Management & AdvocacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFort Pierce, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate degree from an accredited college or university and three years of experience working with adults who have serious and persistent mental illness, or a bachelor's degree in a human service-related field and one year of experience working with adults experiencing serious mental illness. Four years of experience may be considered in place of a degree.
Certification is required.
A valid and current Florida driver's license is required, with no more than six points in the past five years.
Must pass a Level 2 background check through the DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

Complete interviews with clients to gather information for SSI/SSDI applications.
Ensure all SOAR Medical Summary Reports for client applications are complete.
Accompany clients to appointments at the Social Security Administration and maintain communication with the Social Security Administration and Disability Determination.
Review cases with the Local SOAR Lead and attend scheduled staffing with the SOAR Lead and SEFBHN.
Complete SOAR medical summary reports for individuals' applications using internal and external medical reports, and obtain a current psychiatric doctor, APRN, or NHTC medical director signature for each summary report.
Monitor progress of the benefits process and provide assistance as required.
Conduct case-management activities for assigned clients, including assessing strengths and needs, service planning, service brokering, service and care monitoring, and client advocacy.
Communicate essential client-care information to all members of the client's treatment team, both within and outside the NHTC continuum of care.
Provide crisis intervention services as required.

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.

New Horizons is seeking a caring and compassionate SOAR Specialist in our Adult Case Management department to provide comprehensive direct support services which are structured to meet the needs of an adult population primarily composed of Serious Mental Illness and dual-diagnosed and/or referred persons who need assistance accessing benefits. As a Soar Specialist, you will Assist with benefit applications, obtain financial information, cooperates with and advise staff, clients and families regarding benefit issues.

As a SOAR Specialist your responsibilities will include:

Responsible for completing interviews with clients to gather information to complete SSI/SSDI applications
Ensures all SOAR Medical Summary Reports for client applications are complete.
Accompanies clients to appointments at the Social Security Administration and maintains communication with Social Security Administration (SSA) and Disability Determination (DD)
Responsible for reviewing cases with Local SOAR Lead. Attend scheduled staffing with SOAR lead and SEFBHN
Complete SOAR medical summary report for individuals application utilizing internal/external medical reports, obtain current psychiatric Dr, APRN or NHTC medical director signature for summary report.
Monitors progress of benefit process and provides assistance as required
Conducts case management activities for assigned clients to include assessment clients to include assessment of strengths and needs, service planning, service brokering, service and care monitoring, and client advocacy
Communicates essential information regarding client care all members of the client's treatment team, both within and outside the NHTC continuum of care
Provide crisis intervention services as required

Requirements

Associates degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years’ experience working with adults who have serious and persistent mental illness.
Bachelor's degree in a human service-related field with one (1) year of experience working with adults experiencing serious mental illness. Four (4) years experience may be considered in replacement of a degree
Certified
Valid and current Florida Driver's License required with no more than 6 points in the past 5 years
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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