ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Assesses for immediate and long-term service needs.
• Will apply the Housing First approach to serving people with housing and other service needs. 
• Screens persons for eligibility for services and/or benefits. Assists where needed.
• Assists an individual with goal-setting
• Identifies barriers to services and seeks to eliminate them where possible
• Facilitates linkages to services and interfaces with external service agencies
• Assists with applications for various services/resources
• Helps to facilitate transportation to required service appointments
• Will engage high-risk individuals (due to suicidal or homicidal thoughts/behaviors, history of hospitalizations, and/or history of addiction or risky substance use) with a focus on successfully linking them to needed higher levels of care
• Participates in clinical staffing and other clinical team meetings to provide updates on care and to coordinate care with other disciplines
• Utilize consumer care resource funding to help people meet needs that are directly related to the treatment plan
• Actively works with program clinicians and engages individuals in the process of developing and implementing discharge plans, with a focus on ensuring that service connections are in place
• Networks with community service organizations to create partnerships that can be utilized during the discharge planning process
• Will attempt to engage the highest-risk individuals in wellness checks for at least one year after the initial intervention
• Will collect, and report outcome data as part of routine wellness checks with service recipients

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Service or Human Services related field.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Easterseals Louisiana is a Drug-Free Workplace, pre-employment and random drug tests will be administered.
• Will be required to pass Easterseals Louisiana background check

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS with or without reasonable accommodations:

• The employee is regularly required to operate a computer, file, and retrieve written documents, and communicate with others on the phone and in person.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands, and lift and/or move lightweight items.
• Ability to move independently within the facility and community.
• Must be able to travel and meet with participants.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is performed in a normal working office setting that is environmentally controlled and out in the field.