Community Engagement Specialist providing services to new and returning students and their families. Facilitating academic engagement and effective communication practices in a virtual school program.
About the role
- Qualified Professional supporting individuals facing mental health and substance use issues in community settings. Community-based role with a focus on recovery and living independently.
Responsibilities
- Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings in accordance to the service definition.
- Focus is on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation
- All other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
- Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
- Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served OR Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities *contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
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