Job Description

Job Location: Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $68,806.00 - $89,194.00 Salary
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Health CarePOSITION SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Outreach Supervisor provides leadership and oversight of community-based outreach, care coordination, and substance use disorder (SUD) programs serving Native American and SCIHP communities. This position supervises the outreach team and SUD counselors, ensuring effective, culturally responsive engagement and service delivery. The Supervisor coordinates outreach efforts that connect individuals to mental health, substance use, recovery, and supportive services, including safe and confidential referrals to domestic violence/intimate partner violence resources. This role collaborates with Tribal programs, community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and partner agencies to reduce barriers to care, improve service integration, and promote community education and stigma reduction.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide direct supervision to outreach workers, care coordinators, and SUD counselors, including task delegation, workload management, coaching, goal setting, and annual performance evaluations.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive work environment that supports staff wellness and professional development.
- Monitor and manage staff caseloads to ensure equitable distribution, appropriate acuity, and timely program implementation.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate targeted outreach, awareness, and prevention strategies to increase utilization of behavioral health, SUD, and DV/IPV services.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with Tribal programs, schools, clinics, social service agencies, and advocacy organizations.
- Represent the program at Tribal and community events, meetings, workshops, and public forums.
- Provide presentations, trainings, and workshops on mental health awareness, stigma reduction, substance use prevention, trauma, and DV/IPV.
- Carry a care management caseload as needed, conducting biopsychosocial, trauma, and risk assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Coordinate services across the full SUD continuum, including prevention, outpatient, residential treatment, withdrawal management, and recovery support.
- Facilitate warm hand-offs and referrals to culturally responsive services, treatment providers, peer support, and recovery groups.
- Screen for DV/IPV; provide confidential, survivor-centered referrals and safety planning in collaboration with specialized providers.
- Assist participants with insurance navigation, benefits enrollment, financial resources, emergency assistance, and victim compensation programs.
- Ensure consistent follow-up, participant engagement, and care plan adjustments.
- Provide technical assistance and training to SCIHP Tribal communities and staff on crisis intervention and behavioral health best practices.
- Deliver Naloxone trainings addressing overdose risk, administration, harm reduction strategies, communication, and stigma reduction.
- Collaborate with the Behavioral Health Director and Programs Manager to design, implement, and evaluate community-based programs.
- Work across internal departments to support integrated care and improved health outcomes.
- Advocate for policies, funding, and systems improvements that enhance behavioral health and participate in grant development and management, including needs assessments, reporting, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring compliance.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation and data tracking in compliance with organizational, state, federal, and grant requirements.
- Prepare regular program reports for leadership and funding agencies.
- Compile and analyze data to support quality improvement, identify trends, and guide program development.

QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, or a related field (recommended).
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with a minimum of two years related work experience and/or training in lieu of a degree.
- Experience in community outreach, behavioral health, or related roles.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Knowledge of local resources and services.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse populations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in behavioral health, SUD, or community-based services.
- Must have 3 to 5 years of experience in supervising a team of six or more.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care, harm reduction, SUD treatment continuum, and DV/IPV response.
- Experience working with Tribal communities and culturally responsive services delivery preferred.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Possesses excellent interpersonal skills both in terms of building relationships and in verbal communication.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of community/tribal members customers or employees of an outside agency.
- Must be experienced with process planning as it relates to program development and grant implementation.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must maintain a valid, unrestricted California Driver’s license, be insurable under SCIHP’s automobile insurance, and meet insurance requirements regarding driver record in order to utilize GSA vehicles.
- CPR Certification
- Must be able to work various evenings and weekends.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
All employees must be sensitive to the needs of the Native American community, demonstrate a deep understanding and respect for the diverse cultural heritage, traditions, and historical context of the Native American community.
How to Apply
Submit your application to Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc.
Attention: Human Resources Department
Address: 144 Stony Point Road, Room 2209, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Email: employment@scihp.org Fax: (707) 526-1016
Application Form: Available online at www.scihp.org/human-resources
When applying under Indian Preference, please include valid documentation of eligibility with your application materials.