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The Lighthouse Supported Living is an emergency shelter, supported living and affordable housing provider offering a range of services to people experiencing homelessness and poverty to help them overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. For more information, see our website: www.lighthousesaskatoon.org
Case Managers take the lead in providing daily therapeutic support services to residents with complex mental illness and addiction conditions. This includes planning, coordinating and providing staff support to facilitate recovery processes to improve illness management, develop coping skills, life skills, better overall health, and to maximize independence, in cooperation with community agencies.
For full job description please visit:
http://www.lighthousesaskatoon.org/about/careers/complex-needs-case-manager/
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Supervise other social workers, paid para-professional staff, student trainees and volunteers
- Perform administrative tasks
Specific Skills
- Act as an advocate for client groups in the community
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team working with a client group
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Plan programs of assistance for clients