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Role: Clinical Case Manager
Reports to: Program Manager
Program: 1503-HMSTR
Department: Outreach
Location: CSM Fire House - 1444 - 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1
Summary:
The People Concern’s Santa Monica Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team (HMST) is seeking a master’s level clinical case manager on this multidisciplinary street outreach team. This team is part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica’s emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The skilled interdisciplinary team uses best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and/or medical issues. A low client-to-staff ratios is used to maximize effectiveness. The team works closely with each client to develop individualized service plans. The team helps enroll clients in public benefits (i.e. General Relief, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal), submit housing applications, and access appropriate medical and behavioral health treatment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide field-based services, meeting currently homeless clients where they are in order to eliminate barriers to services.
- Assess mental health service needs of clients.
- Engage clients in developing mutually agreed-upon goals documented in each client’s confidential service plan.
- Provide risk assessment and clinical evaluations for client’s who are potentially gravely disabled and in need of hospitalization and referral to higher levels of care.
- Link clients with appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources.
- Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled, including applying for and advocating for SSI benefits.
- Provide opportunities for clients to build a supportive peer community.
- Build relationships with County mental health and other resources to increase collaboration and responsiveness to clients with severe mental illness and addiction.
- Complete all charting in a timely manner.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with police officers and local hospital staff to reduce police contact and ED visits by targeted population.
- Work effectively on an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure high level of clinical oversight.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a mental health field (MSW, MFT, PhD, PsyD)
- Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
- Demonstrated knowledge of clinical case management.
- Experience in dealing with issues faced by population served (serious mental illness, substance abuse, and physical health problems).
- Excellent writing and charting skills.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Able to maintain an effective working relationship with Santa Monica community partners (including police, firefighters, city staff, etc) and maintain and build professional rapport
- Ability to self-motivate, work independently, and communicate effectively.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
Preferred Qualifications:
- BBS licensure
Work Environment:
- Combination of field and office environment. Field consists of street, Client's homes and facilities such as hospitals, clinics, DMV, DPSS, etc.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- On occasion walk or drive to different local sites
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
- May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- TELUS Health
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Corporate Discounts: Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More
- The People Concern University & Certificates
Role: Clinical Case Manager
Reports to: Program Manager
Program: 1503-HMSTR
Department: Outreach
Location: CSM Fire House - 1444 - 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1
Summary:
The People Concern’s Santa Monica Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team (HMST) is seeking a master’s level clinical case manager on this multidisciplinary street outreach team. This team is part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica’s emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The skilled interdisciplinary team uses best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and/or medical issues. A low client-to-staff ratios is used to maximize effectiveness. The team works closely with each client to develop individualized service plans. The team helps enroll clients in public benefits (i.e. General Relief, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal), submit housing applications, and access appropriate medical and behavioral health treatment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide field-based services, meeting currently homeless clients where they are in order to eliminate barriers to services.
- Assess mental health service needs of clients.
- Engage clients in developing mutually agreed-upon goals documented in each client’s confidential service plan.
- Provide risk assessment and clinical evaluations for client’s who are potentially gravely disabled and in need of hospitalization and referral to higher levels of care.
- Link clients with appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources.
- Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled, including applying for and advocating for SSI benefits.
- Provide opportunities for clients to build a supportive peer community.
- Build relationships with County mental health and other resources to increase collaboration and responsiveness to clients with severe mental illness and addiction.
- Complete all charting in a timely manner.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with police officers and local hospital staff to reduce police contact and ED visits by targeted population.
- Work effectively on an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure high level of clinical oversight.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a mental health field (MSW, MFT, PhD, PsyD)
- Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
- Demonstrated knowledge of clinical case management.
- Experience in dealing with issues faced by population served (serious mental illness, substance abuse, and physical health problems).
- Excellent writing and charting skills.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Able to maintain an effective working relationship with Santa Monica community partners (including police, firefighters, city staff, etc) and maintain and build professional rapport
- Ability to self-motivate, work independently, and communicate effectively.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
Preferred Qualifications:
- BBS licensure
Work Environment:
- Combination of field and office environment. Field consists of street, Client's homes and facilities such as hospitals, clinics, DMV, DPSS, etc.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- On occasion walk or drive to different local sites
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
- May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- TELUS Health
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Corporate Discounts: Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More
- The People Concern University & Certificates
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Entry Level Clinical Case Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level clinical case manager job?
Employers hiring at the entry level typically look for a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related human services field, plus any hands-on experience from internships, practicum placements, or volunteer work in a clinical or community setting. Highlighting case documentation skills, knowledge of community resources, and any exposure to care coordination software gives candidates a clear edge when competing for first roles.
Which companies hire entry level clinical case managers?
Companies hiring entry level clinical case managers right now include Penn State Health, Paradigm HomeCare, and LifeHealth, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from hospitals, behavioral health agencies, community health centers, and managed care organizations that build their teams through new and junior candidates.
Are there remote entry level clinical case manager jobs?
Yes, though most clinical case manager roles at the entry level are on-site or hybrid given the hands-on nature of the work. About 0% of entry level clinical case manager openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, concentrated mainly in telephonic care management and insurance-based utilization review roles where client contact happens over phone or video.
Are these new grad clinical case manager jobs?
Yes, this page includes new grad, recent graduate, and junior clinical case manager roles alongside other entry level postings. A new grad friendly listing typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and counts internships, field placements, or a strong academic practicum toward the requirement, so candidates without a full work history can still apply with confidence.
Which industries hire the most entry level clinical case managers?
Entry Level clinical case manager roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Education, and Automotive, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive the most hiring at this level because they rely on large, continuously rotating caseloads that create consistent demand for new and junior staff to support patient transitions, benefits coordination, and community referrals.