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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Type: Full-Time JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE: Under the direction of the Director of Community Services, the Outreach Worker outreaches and enrolls consumers that are homeless and have suspected mental illness. The Outreach Worker assists consumers to seek psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment, to secure income, and find housing, in accordance with agency policies and procedures. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Outreach consumers in the community. Outreach consumers that have been referred from other community Organizations. Go out and meet consumers where they are at, which includes parks, meal sites, shelters, clinics, crisis respite house, and others. Interview consumer\'s to assess whether they are homeless or possible mentally ill. Assess consumer for information on current treatment provider, having a release signed, and sending for records. If the consumer does not have a current provider, refer for psychiatric treatment at Recovery Behavioral Health Clinic. If found eligible for PATH due to being homeless and having a suspicion of mental illness, concentrate on engaging with consumers. Engaging with homeless consumers can be very difficult but is the key to long term success. Provide supportive counseling to consumers, symptom assessment, and symptom management. Interview consumer\'s to complete assessments and crisis plans. Assessments include mental status exams. Develop plans of care with the consumer. Provide ongoing linkage and follow up, referrals for services, and service coordination. Assess the need for psychiatric treatment, including substance abuse and trauma history. Intervene to get to get consumers into treatment for the preceding issues. Assist and refer consumer\'s to apply for SSI/SSDI benefits through the SOAR model. Assist consumers to find housing including providing technical assistance for rent or security deposit and also applying for housing subsides. Provide crisis linkage and follow up to include the preceding paragraph as well as assisting with medical treatment, obtaining legal assistance, finding employment, training and education, and development of social support systems. Provide supportive contacts and assist consumers in navigating through the community. Keep daily consumer logs and enter information on a weekly basis into Wisconsin Servicepoint. Enroll eligible consumers into PATH using Wisconsin Servicepoint. Create consumer Intake and Eligibility Forms for all PATH enrolled consumers. Transfer consumers where services are no longer appropriate or more services are needed.... For full info follow application link. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/2D01D8782E1A4254