What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outreach Case Manager Community Support position at Community Counseling of Bristol County?
Job Type: Full-time, 40 hours Salary Range: $43,000 - $45,000 Location: Taunton, MA; New Bedford, MA; Brockton, MA Program Name: Community Support Program Hybrid Work Option: Once trained
About Us
At Community Counseling of Bristol County (CCBC), we are building an amazing team of professionals who are changing the way mental health is treated in Southeastern Massachusetts. You can find us in schools, homes, the community, and our Taunton offices empowering our clients with the latest evidence-based behavioral health treatments. We are a non-profit community mental health center serving 50 communities in Massachusetts and growing! CCBC provides inpatient, outpatient, and urgent care services to adults and children overcoming depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse, and many other conditions hindering personal fulfillment. If you are caring, dedicated, and ready to grow your career, we would love to hear from you!
Description of Position
The Community Support Program (CSP) is now hiring full-time Community Outreach Case Workers to join our teams in Bristol and Plymouth counties. Our program provides short-term, intensive, case management support services to clients with a history of behavioral health and/or substance use disorders. As a CSP worker you will assist clients to reach their short-term goals and live independently and successfully in the community. By connecting clients to community resources, you can help them achieve a higher quality of life and reduce the need for 24-hour levels of care.
Strongly prefer multilingual candidates able to speak and read either Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole.
Responsibilities
Program Information
Date posted: 2/5/2025
About Us
At Community Counseling of Bristol County (CCBC), we are building an amazing team of professionals who are changing the way mental health is treated in Southeastern Massachusetts. You can find us in schools, homes, the community, and our Taunton offices empowering our clients with the latest evidence-based behavioral health treatments. We are a non-profit community mental health center serving 50 communities in Massachusetts and growing! CCBC provides inpatient, outpatient, and urgent care services to adults and children overcoming depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse, and many other conditions hindering personal fulfillment. If you are caring, dedicated, and ready to grow your career, we would love to hear from you!
Description of Position
The Community Support Program (CSP) is now hiring full-time Community Outreach Case Workers to join our teams in Bristol and Plymouth counties. Our program provides short-term, intensive, case management support services to clients with a history of behavioral health and/or substance use disorders. As a CSP worker you will assist clients to reach their short-term goals and live independently and successfully in the community. By connecting clients to community resources, you can help them achieve a higher quality of life and reduce the need for 24-hour levels of care.
Strongly prefer multilingual candidates able to speak and read either Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain relationships with clients, providing contact and support through outreach in the community, client’s home, inpatient treatment facility or other designated location.
- Collaborate closely and effectively with all internal/external team members and natural supports
- Conduct comprehensive Needs Assessment and create Individualized Action Plan (IAP)
- Connect client to benefits, housing, health care and other resources needed to support client goals; provide transportation to essential medical and behavioral health appointments.
- Foster empowerment, recovery, and wellness, including linkages to recovery-oriented, peer support and/or self-help supports and services.
- Document all encounters, and contacts made with clients and collaterals and maintain client electronic medical record
- Obtain insurance authorizations and check eligibility on a daily basis.
- Actively participate in staff meetings, in-service training, and all other agency sponsored events
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, sociology, or a related field, or a minimum of 3 years related experience
- Must have good time management skills, verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
- Personal, insured vehicle with clean driving record (driving record will be verified)
- Multilingual (able to speak and read Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, etc.)
Program Information
- Community Support Program
Date posted: 2/5/2025
Salary : $43,000 - $45,000
