Aftercare Coordinator

Program/Location: Clinical Stabilization Services (CSS)/New Bedford
Education/Licensure: Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent & supervised counseling experience in substance use treatment or closely related field
Status: Full time
Shift: Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM
Pay Rate: $19-22/hour (experience & education dependent)

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long & Short Term Disability
• Discounted Auto/Home & Renters Insurance
• 403b - Retirement
• FSA & DSA
• PMLA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonuses & Referral
• Free & Discounted Courses to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Company Paid CEU Trainings w/ Education Days to Complete CEU's
• Free meals at Select Programs (when available)
• Unmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)

About Us

High Point has programs offering Clinical Stabilization Services for clients seeking voluntary Inpatient Substance Use Treatment and Section 35 services (for individuals that have been civilly committed to treatment).

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

Aftercare Coordinator Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist patients with identifying aftercare and continued treatment services and support recovery
• Assist patients by providing information regarding community supports, family supports, and coordination of services
• Participating in setting the therapeutic milieu of the unit, and remaining calm in a crisis
• Facilitate patient groups to discuss aftercare/service coordination, family support, and relationships
• Complete referrals for aftercare based on patient needs and identified preferences to community-based supports, sober housing, continued 24-hour treatment settings, and outpatient
• Coordination of MAT services following discharge with identified provider, counseling, and ensure dosing information if effectively communicated
• Advocacy regarding patient’s current treatment, and aftercare
• Documentation of family meetings and maintain monthly treatment
• Excellent interpersonal skills to assist the staff on the unit such as providing psychoeducational groups, facilitating peer led groups, and assisting with other documentation as needed
• Maintenance of proper boundaries with patients
• Provide information on area support groups and articles on addiction
• Attends required meetings and mandatory trainings
• Knowledge of treatment services, community supports, and continuum of care
• Ability to effectively communicate needs of patient with referral agencies
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director of Clinical Services

Aftercare Coordinator Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school degree or equivalent GED
• Minimum of (1) year supervised counseling experience in substance use treatment or closely related field