Case Manager - Forensics (62821)

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Looking for a meaningful career where you can make a direct impact in the lives of individuals navigating mental health and criminal justice challenges? Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a passionate, relationship-focused Case Manager to join our innovative Forensic Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (ForFACT) Team . This is an exciting opportunity for someone eager to grow their clinical skills while providing comprehensive, community-based case management services that help individuals achieve stability, recovery, and successful community integration. Using an ACT-informed, person-centered approach, you will work alongside a licensed therapist and fellow case managers to deliver outreach, care coordination, advocacy, and individualized support to clients with complex behavioral health and psychosocial needs. Most services are provided in the community, allowing you to meet clients where they are and build meaningful therapeutic relationships that foster engagement and positive outcomes. Our ideal candidate is a collaborative team player who values supervision, feedback, and continuous learning; demonstrates strong communication and organizational skills; and is passionate about helping people overcome barriers related to mental health, substance use, housing, employment, medical care, and legal involvement. Led by a supportive manager who champions inclusivity, professional growth, transparency, and a strengths-based approach, this role offers the opportunity to develop your career while working in a culture where your contributions are valued, your development is encouraged, and your work truly changes lives. Join AMHR and be part of a team dedicated to reducing recidivism, improving treatment engagement, and empowering individuals to build healthier, more independent futures. Schedule. This position is fully Onsite/In-person. The schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Salary for this role. The starting wage is based on experience and company equity. Paid bi-weekly. $21.03 - $31.56 per hour Bilingual Language Differential Pay. Employees who successfully pass a language assessment are eligible to receive bilingual differential pay. This differential is provided as a fixed amount of $3,000 per calendar year, paid on a bi‑weekly basis across 26 pay periods, and prorated based on hire date and full‑time equivalency (FTE). Eligibility and payment are subject to the language requirements of the position and the employee’s demonstrated proficiency in the language. Essential Functions: Some or all of the following essential functions will be relevant to the Case Manager role, depending on the specific clinical team where work is performed: Serve as payee for clients who require assistance to manage their finances. Help clients in meeting basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general health care, and assist them with applications for income, medical, housing, or other benefits which they may need and to which they are entitled. Ensure clients' access to needed services and community resources by arranging for transportation. Provide comprehensive psychosocial services designed to improve or maintain clients' abilities to function effectively. Help clients evaluate strengths and symptoms, and facilitate clients in setting their own goals and plan for appropriate services. Guide and instruct clients in daily living skills such as medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, use of transportation, and other community services. Help clients develop social skills, interests, and leisure time activities, including opportunities for age-appropriate activities. Help clients find and make use of appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services, or supported work environments where appropriate. Offer support, assistance, consultation, and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies, and others who come into contact with clients, to maximize benefits and minimize problems associated with the presence of these persons in the community. Identify, work with, and make full utilization of potential natural support systems such as neighborhood networks, churches, and community organizations to encourage treatment program engagement. Reach out to eligible clients, inform them of, and educate them about available services in the community.