Job description

Agency Summary: Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care. Casa Esperanza has an operating budget of $14.5 million and more than $9 million in assets.

Job Summary Statement: The Tu Bienestar project is aimed at increasing engagement in the care of Latinxs with substance use and co-occurring mental disorders who are at risk for or living with HIV and other infections (including VH). The Outreach Worker will conduct outreach and educational activities to engage clients in Casa Esperanza’s services, facilitate access to recovery-oriented substance-use-disorder (SUD) treatment, resources, and recovery groups; provide referrals for HIV/STI/Hep A, B, C individual and group intervention; and provide other psychosocial support and mentoring for clients living with HIV/AIDS.

As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team, you will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs and with external providers. This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers and eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care; detail necessary follow-up and assignments; and ensure-wrap around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Project Manager to implement in-reach and out-reach strategies to identify and recruit clients for Outpatient HIV support services, including street outreach and presentations to community organizations.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team on the development of collateral materials and social media presence to create awareness and connection to resources.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with other HIV-focused organizations, clinical providers, and other Latinx-serving organizations.
• Provide ongoing education regarding substance use, mental health, HIV, and other health and wellness information to clients and their family members.
• Assist with off-site activities related to Health and Wellness programming
• Conduct community visits and follow-ups to re-connect with patients who are not engaging in care

Administrative

• Document all client encounters and other data as required and maintain up-to-date client records
• Document all outreach encounters with organizational affiliates in Casa database
• Attend bi-weekly supervision
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Knowledge of HIV, recovery process and resources
• Experience doing outreach to individuals at risk for HIV, addiction, mental illness, trauma and violence.
• Able to work weekends and evenings, as needed OR Must be available to work weekends and two evenings a week.
• Familiar with social, health and cultural issues specific to the Latino population
• Ability to work as a team member & independently
• Understanding of harm reduction techniques
• Minimum High School Diploma required;
• Valid Massachusetts Driver’s License

At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Boston, MA 02119: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

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