About AMI:

AMI, Inc. provides an array of recovery-oriented services to adults, and occasionally older children, with mental health challenges or co-occurring disorders. Our services are based on each individual’s strengths and their desire to achieve personal goals. We accomplish our mission by inspiring hope, encouraging self-advocacy, and assisting in the development of natural supports within each person’s community.

Job Overview:

AMI, Inc. is seeking a reliable and responsible Supportive Housing Case Manager to join our team. The SH case manager will assist participants in obtaining and/or maintaining appropriate housing using the Psychiatric Rehabilitation model. This is a higher-level position that requires extreme organizational skills, time-management, and the ability to be independently productive.

Job Duties

• Assist participants in identifying their personally chosen goals through an assessment of strengths and needs

• Implement structured activities and interventions such as role play, modeling, and direct skills teaching that will assist participants to achieve specific living, learning, working, and socializing goals

• Help participants identify barriers to goal completion and organize a plan of action to overcome them

• Complete all necessary documentation in a timely manner

Preferred Skills

• Strong communication and customer service skills

• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organization abilities

• Meticulous documentation with exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all records and reports

• Capable of establishing trustworthy relationships with peers and co-workers

• Listen effectively through active listening, reflecting, paraphrasing, and reframing

• Demonstrate the ability to break down problems into smaller components that can be sequentially addressed

• Build on participant successes and minimize failures

• Encourage interactions and program practices that includes community resources

• Positively reframe potential stressors

• Follow PRA Code of Ethics

• Demonstrate ability to set boundaries, be a positive role model, and grow professionally

• Able to empathize and overcome personal biases, attitudes, and prejudices when providing services

Qualifications:

• Personal transportation and willing to use personal vehicle for work as required

• Must possess a valid PA driver’s license and be fully insurable in the state of PA

• Must be a prior/current mental health consumer with the ability to role model recovery

• Successful candidates must undergo a drug screening as part of the hiring process and maintain a drug-free status throughout employment

• Candidates are subject to state and federal background checks (certain charges related to violence or offenses concerning the welfare of children may disqualify applicants for employment)

• Educational Requirement – one of the following:

o Bachelors Degree or equivalent housing experience preferred

o Associates Degree + one-year experience in mental health direct services

o Certified Peer Specialist + one year additional paid/volunteer work experience

o High School Diploma/GED + 2 years experience in human services which must include 1-year mental health direct care experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Which of the following educational requirements do you meet below?

1. Bachelors Degree or equivalent housing experience preferred
2. Associates Degree + one-year experience in mental health direct services
3. Certified Peer Specialist + one year additional paid/volunteer work experience
4. High School Diploma/GED + 2 years experience in human services, which must include 1-year mental health direct care experience

• This position requires the applicant to have lived experience with recovery from mental health and/or substance abuse. As a case manager, you will be supporting participants through your lived experience by showing empathy and role modeling.

Do you have personal lived experience with mental health, behavioral health, or substance abuse recovery that you are comfortable drawing from in order to help others be successful?

If so, please share a little about your lived experience.

Work Location: In person