Outreach & Engagement Specialist - Homeless Outreach Stabilization Team (HOST)

Frontier Behavioral Health • Spokane, WA

4d • $26 - $32 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Outreach and Engagement Specialist will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team serving homeless adults experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders. Provides targeted outreach and engagement to individuals that are highly vulnerable, lack of service connections or other support, and unable to engage in traditional service models. Services will be provided in emergency homeless shelters, transitional homeless shelters, homeless encampments, transportation hubs, train stations, and other pertinent community location where people may gather.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the behavioral health related field
• Must apply for Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration within 30 days of hire.
• Must have an unrestricted and valid driver’s license, be able to pass a motor vehicle screening and driving test, have active car insurance, and be willing to use their personal vehicle in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years’ experience working in behavioral health care or health care setting.
• Worked with psychiatrically impaired populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach and engagement services to homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders.
• Utilize the Relational and Engagement Model (ROEM).
• Provide consultation and training to homeless providers regarding target population.
• Provide coordination and appropriate linkages to community resources and treatment agencies.
• Assist individuals to find stabilization and transition services.
• Coordinate with various mental health and chemical dependency treatment agencies, including DCRs, psychiatric and medical hospitals, and the criminal justice system.
• Complete required documentation and data entry, including, if required, databases outside of FBH such as the Community Management Information System (CMIS).
• Participate in community meetings.
• Participate in Peer Review, supervision and intake and diagnostic staffing, in-FBH educational and administrative meetings as directed.
• Perform FBH HOST charting requirements, correspondence, HRIS and other paperwork in a complete and timely manner.
• Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings, and in-service trainings; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences for clients on caseload.
• Keep abreast of community resources, networks and resources for the homeless population.
• Requires travel to see clients in the community and travel between work sites either via FBH owned Vehicles and/or personal vehicle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Federal Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Extended Sick Leave
• Paid Sick and Safe Time
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403b plan including standard 3% employer contribution plus an additional 3% employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company paid Life Insurance coverage that starts the first of the month following 6 months from your date of hire.
• Signing Bonus!
• No-cost licensure supervision for those pursuing clinical licensure.
• Federal and State Loan Forgiveness Program for qualifying Programs.
• Reimbursement of License/Certification application fee that is required for the position.
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Discounts at various FBH partners throughout Spokane!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level