Community Connector (Mental Health Services)
About The Position
The ACCS Community Connector will work to ensure successful community integration by connecting adults with psychiatric conditions with available community resources to promote successful integration into their communities. The ACCS Community Connector helps support Person Served as citizens living within communities and works to ensure that everyone has access to community resources and social networks within the community. The ACCS Community Connector will provide both Person Served and ACCS staff with information about community resources and entitlements/benefits available to them. The ACCS Community Connector will also provide interventions to support Person Served in preparing for, seeking and keeping wanted employment and/or educational opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human services, Master's degree in Human Services, or very experienced direct care staff preferred.
- 2 to 3 years of experience working with adults with psychiatric conditions.
- Must have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport Person Served.
- All candidates for this position must be a least 21 years of age.
- Must be able to pass a CORI, driving record, reference, educational and professional licensure check as well as a multi-state background check.
- All applicants must be able to become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment.
- All applicants must be able to become MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants.
- Preference given to applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
Responsibilities
- Connecting adults with psychiatric conditions with available community resources.
- Supporting individuals as citizens living within communities.
- Ensuring access to community resources and social networks.
- Providing information about community resources and entitlements/benefits to individuals and staff.
- Providing interventions to support individuals in preparing for, seeking, and keeping employment and/or educational opportunities.
Benefits
- A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution.
- Employee-funded 403(b) plan.
- First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans (open to employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more).
- Generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance.
- Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
- Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance.
- Option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care).
- Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance.
- 15 days of Vacation per year (for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week).
- 11 Paid Holidays.
- 10 Sick Days per year.
- 3 Personal Days per year.
- Educational Assistance and Remission Programs.
- $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
- Discounted YMCA memberships.
- Access to discounted movie tickets.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
