- Job Type:
- Full-time, M-F 9-5
- Job Level:
- Experienced
- License/Certification:
- None required
- Location:
- Bristol County, MA
- Local Travel Required:
- Yes
- Program Name:
- Supportive Housing Flexible Services
- Program Type:
- Homeless/Housing Insecure, Community-based
- Salary Range:
- $37,000 - $45,000
- 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.
Description of Position
We are currently seeking a Supportive Housing Case Manager to enhance our current services with those who are unsheltered in our community. This program provides a housing subsidy and intensive case management to those who have struggled with a variety of disabling conditions including mental health and substance use. This rewarding work allows the opportunity to work one on one with those in our community to help them see their full potential and how to meet that goal while being safely housed. As a member of the Housing team you will gain skills and contacts in housing that will benefit you in any social services position.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with client, medical, and mainstream providers to ensure appropriate wrap around services in place for client once housed
- Work with a team to develop programming and supports to help those in Permanent Supportive Housing remain housed
- Assist with applications for subsidized housing and benefits to increase income
- Divert clients who are facing homelessness to resources including their own support networks to prevent homelessness
- Collaborate with local landlords and other providers to establish housing for households in a housing crisis
Qualifications and Educational 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
To choose where you live, how it is furnished, with whom you share it – why should mental illness deprive anyone of these basic rights... read more
Date posted: 8/11/2024
For more information about this position, or to send your resume:
Angela Clarke, Program Director of Supportive Housing (aclarke@comcounseling.org)
Community Counseling of Bristol County
1 Washington St. Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: 508-828-9116