VOAMASS

Part Time Care Coordinator

VOAMASS  •  $27/hr  •  Massachusetts (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

The Opportunity: Care Coordinator, Hello House for Women

Job Type: Part- Time

Pay: Starting at $27/ hour

Who We Are || VOAMASS gives members of the community who need help the most the services, support, and self-esteem they need to create a fresh start. At VOAMASS, our dedicated teams are committed to serving the whole person.

As Care Coordinator, you’ll have a dynamic and critical role working with individuals diagnosed with mental health, substance use, dual diagnosis, and co-occurring disorders to provide care management and support. You will support clients in accessing treatment services and community resources.

This role is about making a difference in the lives of the people we serve. As a Care Coordinator, you’ll bring the following qualifications:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree; Degree is desirable in psychology, social work, health care, administration, or related human service field.
  • Minimum of two years’ experience with social service organizations, and experience with coordination and referral for services.
  • Excellent communication skills, organization skills, and computer skills are required.

Care Coordinator Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with clients following admission to help them access treatment services within VOAMASS and externally with community-based providers.
  • Facilitate 3 weekly groups with up to 16 residents on various topics.
  • Engage and build rapport with clients in order to assist with referrals and coordination for services including primary care, mental health treatment, addiction treatment, recovery support, employment specialists, housing specialists and other social supports.
  • Meet with each client biweekly to provide follow-up assessments and ensure that clients attend appointments and access treatment.
  • Establish and maintain good working relationship with community based providers to ensure continued coordination.
  • Serve as part of the integrated multidisciplinary care team to enhance client experiences and maintain agency compliance with state regulations and mental health professional standards.
  • Maintains records through our electronic record keeping system according to VOAMASS Policies and Procedures. Complete all documentation and authorizations promptly, and comply with professional standards as required.

Since 1934, VOAMASS has provided critical services to the residents of the Commonwealth. From pioneering early residential treatment programs in the 1960’s to leading today in the field of mental health programming, VOAMASS can be counted on to tackle our greatest challenges.

VOAMASS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

VOAMASS

About VOAMASS

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts helps more than 3,000 individuals and their families annually through an array of residential and outpatient services including Residential Treatment Services, Veteran Services, Re-Entry, Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment, and Independent and Assisted Living for seniors.

VOA is committed to helping those in need reach their full potential through comprehensive treatment that gives people the skills, tools, and support to restore emotional and financial independence.

We puts clients first. We focus on client strengths, needs, abilities, and their preferences, specializing in client-centered, trauma-informed care based on a harm reduction framework.

Our programs are safe and supportive with the ultimate goal of every client to be self-sufficient and successfully reach their full potential in work, family, and relationships.

Our clients arrive in our care in acute crisis; not only are they in the early phase of substance use and disorder treatment, they are likely to have a mental health diagnosis, be homeless, disengaged from the labor market, lost child custody, justice-involved, and experience chronic relapse and demoralized by feelings of shame and self-punishment.

Simply put, we engage with the hardest to serve clients.

Industry
Nonprofit & NGOs
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Year Founded
1934
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