PATH Specialist

About Carey Counseling:

Carey Counseling Center, Inc. was established in 1970 as a not-for-profit community behavioral health center. We are dedicated to serving Northwest Tennessee by offering a full range of community-based, behavioral health services. Our staff is made up of highly-trained, caring professionals who are dedicated to helping individuals and families in our communities cope with mental illness, while contributing to the overall health of our communities. Carey’s commitment to providing leading edge technology in behavioral health services has established the corporation as one of the most respected community mental health centers in West Tennessee.

Qualifications

Summary: 

The position of P.A.T.H. Specialist provides prevention/intervention services:  Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), is a federal grant authorized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  The PATH Case Manager is to provide effective outreach and referral services to eligible adults: who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and dealing with a suspected or diagnosed serious mental illness or co-occurring disorder.  PATH Case Managers follow The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) definition of homelessness and use screening tools to asses suspected mental health issues. 

Examples of Duties:

1. Provides identification/assessment of individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have or are suspected of having a serious mental illness or cooccurring disorder.
2. Makes presentations internally to educate staff on the PATH program.
3. Provide street outreach and community outreach to seek eligible adults to enroll.
4. Maintain open communication and regular contact with local shelters, churches, and other agencies that may be of assistance to the homeless.
5. Attend weekly case management supervision meetings to provide clients with effective transition from PATH to community mental health services.
6. Provides a monthly contact report and a quarterly service summary to the program director for state reporting.
7. Attend local interagency, state and regional meetings including the annual PATH conference and monthly Continuum of Care meetings.
8. Keeps accurate PATH client files and actively inputs PATH client information into Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) as well as attends regular HMIS trainings through COC.
9. Participate in the annual Point in Time (P.I.T.) Count, organized by the Continuum of Care.
10. Link PATH clients to community mental health services and other necessary community resources. 
11. Attend any and all required CAREY trainings.
12. Follows all guidelines outlined in the CAREY Policies and Procedures Manual   including Corporate Compliance Policies.
13. Is expected to have regular and predictable attendance and the ability to work cooperatively with others.
14. Other assigned duties by supervisor or management to meet the needs of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications: 

A High School diploma or GED with a minimum of 2 years’ experience is also acceptable. Experience in a mental health or social service agency is desirable but not required.