House Manager (Front Door Diversion)

$23.55 - 27.08 /Hr.
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: East Chatham

The Front Door Diversion Program supports and houses individuals who would otherwise have been referred to a nursing home level of care at discharge from psychiatric hospitalization.

The House Manager provides oversight and takes responsibility for clients living in the Front Door Diversion (FDD) temp unit facility during their shift and will collaborate with the Team Leader and Manager in addressing needs of the FD program and clients.

They will provide direct services to clients in order to assist with independent living skills, crisis management, medication management, and symptom management.

The House Manager will communicate essential client information to their supervisor, providers, specialists, Trilogy staff involved in client’s care, and residential employees during their shift.

The House Manager will have strong engagement skills to develop relationships with clients in order to work towards permanent housing.

They will provide client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use utilizing a harm reduction approach.

The House Manager is also responsible for administrative duties in the facility including basic office organization, coordination with building management, and unit turnover for new clients.

Responsibilities


* Work directly with clients on site regarding case management needs, training in independent living skills, and provide individual/group services or crisis intervention as needed.


* Provide recovery focused clinical services to residential clients to assist with independent living (i.e.

personal hygiene, housekeeping skills, unit inspections, nutrition, cooking, grocery shopping, laundry, etc.) with the goal of developing tenancy skills to support client transition to permanent housing.


* Utilize motivational interviewing skills and a harm reduction philosophy of care to engage clients around their current substance use as needed


* Model for clients good communication skills, recovery-oriented living skills, effective coping skills, and self-help strategies


* Assist clients in identifying signs and symptoms of de-compensation.

Work collaboratively with clients to identify coping skills to assist in managing symptoms and stressors experienced.


* Provide de-escalation and crisis management for clients during the shift.


* Provide psychoeducation, medication training and monitoring to clients according to Trilogy policy.


* Coordinate with team nurse/provider/pharmacy to ensure client medication accuracy.


* Coordinate with Housing Department and building management / maintenance to ensure upkeep of all units and ensure successful unit turnover between clients.


* Maintain documentation and charts to ensure compliance with Medicaid, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Services (CARF), IDHS-DMH, an...