Since 1972, Places for People has helped individuals in the St. Louis community find and define their places in the world.

Specifically, our mission is to provide caring, effective services to help those with the greatest challenges recover from mental health illness and associated chronic illnesses.

We fundamentally believe that each person we serve deserves a chance to be their best selves and we want to help them get to that point.

Do you believe that all members of society are valuable and should be treated as such?

Would you love to work in an environment where, throughout the organization, your co-workers are tied to the same mission as you are?

What about working for an organization that is committed to growth, both internally and externally?

Well, Places for People just might be the place for you!

SOME perks of working at Places for People:

• Flexible work schedule
• Paid Vacation Time and Sick Leave
• 403(b) Retirement Plan contribution
• Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate
• Supervision available for licensure during work hours and at no cost
• Loan forgiveness through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) for specific positions

General Description

Establish records for new persons served. File clinical documentation in records and monitor records on a regular basis to ensure that required documentation is submitted in a timely manner consistent with applicable standards.

Job responsibilities:

• Complete eligibility determination screenings on persons served at point of intake, including initial diagnosis
• Complete thorough psychosocial assessments to identify strengths, treatment needs, and any supports (natural or otherwise) of persons served
• Ensure timely completion of intake documentation to meet agency and billing standards and expedite linkage to appropriate level of care
• Determine needs of persons served by an assessment of areas of daily living and functioning to include: mental health, physical health, substance abuse, employment, housing, and skills in areas such as socialization, problem solving, coping, money management, and time management.
• Create collaborative treatment plan with persons served in an effort to identify goals they wish to achieve while working with PFP
• Inform persons served of expectations regarding services, focus on services and supports PFP can offer in achieving goals
• With person served’s consent, consult with guardians, other professionals involved in care, family members and natural supports to enhance assessment and treatment goals
• Willingness to meet persons served in the community for eligibility determination and assessment if necessary and clinically appropriate to reduce barriers to care
• Assist persons served to reinvigorate a healthy system of emotional and social supports; provide a systemic intervention of helping families and others who may have once provided significant support
• Coordinate correspondence with other agencies to obtain and provide client clinical records as needed
• Maintain quality assurance records and files according to agency certification and accreditation requirements
• Complete annual training hour requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor