Job Type:

Full-time, days

Job Level/Experience:

Experienced

License:

None

Salary Range:

$37,000 - $45,000

Location:

New Bedford and Bristol County, MA

Local Travel Required:

Yes

Program Name:

Supportive Housing Coordinated Entry

Program Description:

Homeless/Housing Insecure, Community-based

Hybrid Work Option:

Yes

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!

As a social worker at CCBC, you will receive unparalleled support and growth opportunities. Our clinicians receive free licensed supervision, opportunities to advance their careers and earn CEUs, and generous vacation time.

Description of Position

We are currently seeking a Coordinated Entry Specialist for the New Bedford Continuum of Care. This position will assist in locating, assessing, and referring those in our community facing homeless to the appropriate services to work through their housing crisis. You will work with a small team of specialists to maintain a list of everyone in our area currently experiencing homelessness, and ensure services are in place to move people from homelessness to housed as quickly as possible. As a member of the Supportive Housing team, you will triage with a multitude of other agencies to divert those at risk of homelessness, and work with clients in the community as well as in their homes. Strongly prefer multilingual (ability to speak and read either Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole) candidates.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with client, local housing and homeless agencies as well as programs working to house and stabilize those in a housing crisis
• Refer qualifying clients to housing programs and services including Continuum of Care housing, Flexible Services, and other subsidized properties to establish housing and services needed to be successful
• Train agencies and community partners on the Coordinated Entry system and how to help those in a housing crisis
• Divert clients who are facing homelessness to resources including their own support networks to prevent homelessness
• Outreach to client and community partners to establish a By-Name list of everyone in the area currently experiencing homelessness to help coordinate efforts to move them and to make homelessness episode short and non-repeating.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience working with homeless populations, and/or homeless programs
• Knowledge of available referral sources for providing services to clients, including available community support and social service resources
• Ability to drive throughout the county and at times transport clients required
• Able to effectively interact with clients, co-workers, and volunteers with diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and treat each individual with respect, dignity, and compassion
• Communicate well both orally and in written form, and follow detailed instructions
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office 365 tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Sociology or equivalent education plus experience
• Multilingual (able to speak and read Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole)

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Program Information

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  Community Supportive Housing

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Date posted: 4/25/2024

Employer Statement of Equal Opportunity

Community Counseling of Bristol County, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veterans’ status, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. CCBC makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.