Case Manager, Youth Mental Health

**CASE MANAGER, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH**

**Access to Resources and Community Supports (ARCS) for Youth Program**

**One (1) Bargaining Unit Position, **Temporary Part-Time**

**Monday-Friday 9:00am-2:30pm**

**Compensation: $28.54 hour**

**About Cota**

If you're looking to contribute your expertise at a community based organization making a positive impact in the lives of thousands of people each year - Cota would love to hear from you

We provide a collaborative and inclusive work environment that emphasizes employee support, learning opportunities and excellence in our field. We offer flexible hours and employer-paid benefits for some classifications along with other perks and wellness activities.

For 50 years, Cota has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their community. We provide person-centred support to help individuals find inspiration and hope in themselves, so they are better able to pursue meaningful change in their lives.

To find out more about us and our programs/services and employee benefits please visit our website

Cota is seeking to recruit a temporary full-time Case Manager - Youth Mental Health for its ARCS for Youth program. This Case Manager will work primarily with newcomers and Black youth identified and referred by Eva’s Initiatives (Eva’s).

This role is an integral component of an exciting new initiative sponsored by the Slaight Family Foundation involving Cota, Eva’s Initiatives and North York General Hospital. The goal of the initiative is to provide short-term, community-based, mental health case management to newcomers and Black youth in order to enhance their wellbeing and connection to community-based resources, thereby reducing unnecessary reliance on hospital emergency services.

**About the Participating Organizations**:

- Cota is an accredited community based organization that provides a wide range of services and support to individuals living with mental health and cognitive challenges across Toronto.
- Eva’s operate youth shelters in Toronto and helps young people move from crisis to stability with the ultimate goal of moving to independence. They work with each young person to develop an achievable action plan, attain their goals, and build strong community connections.
- North York General Hospital is a leading community academic hospital in Canada offering acute care ambulatory and long-term services. They are the sponsor of the Slaight Family Foundation initiative and will be actively coordinating the initiative and the evaluation of its impact.

**About the Position**

The ARCS for Youth Case Manager_ _will need to have a deeply rooted understanding of needs of newcomer and Black and urban youth. The Case Manager will provide community based short term mental health case management supports to eligible individuals referred by Eva’s. The Case Manager will work collaboratively with each youth to:

- Conduct an assessment of needs,
- Develop a comprehensive client centered goal plan,
- Provide direct support and guidance in the areas of service navigation, managing situational crises and promoting personal wellness.

ARCS for Youth Case Manager will provide some of their work on-site involvement at Eva’s to conduct intake interviews with potential clients and engage directly while providing support.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Initiate services to clients at the point of intake to ensure that proper assessment and initial service response occurs.
- Engage with youth to assess needs and determine existing connections to community based mental health & addictions services
- Re-establish/mobilize existing connections to community based mental health services (e.g., Mental Health Case Management, ACTT, primary care ).
- Provide short term support (up to 3 months) to meet the youth’s immediate/priority needs and assist in service navigation and connections to longer-term support options.
- Have excellent knowledge of community resources and/or demonstrated ability to search for applicable resources/information
- Develop and lead coordinated care plans, safety plan with/ for clients and complete the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) and other assessments as required.
- Collaborate with other systems, organizations and individuals from courts, probation, short-term residential beds program, hospital and community to ensure a well coordinated service system.
- Facilitate for clients’ discharge when appropriate by developing a comprehensive discharge plan.
- Record client status/progress using the appropriate documentation system.
- Work collaboratively and professionally with representatives of participating organizations at all times.
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (i.e. Psychology, Social Work, Health Science, etc.), and 3 years of direct experience, assessed as being relevant to the specific target population being served is required.
- Post-graduate certifica