Residential Care Coordinator - Ocean Street

The Opportunity Alliance • South Portland, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Care Coordinator is a professional social work position, responsible for providing quality treatment and service planning for the program. This position contributes to accomplishment of the Agency mission through contribution to the provision of direct clinical services and clinical consultation supporting the crisis program, residential staff and community-based crisis care coordination. The Residential Care Coordinator is part of a team of multidisciplinary staff assisting adults admitted to short term residential treatment for stabilization of mental health and substance use crisis needs. The position is also a short term, temporary position contingent on program need as determined by the director. Eligible candidates are currently enrolled in a social work or counseling master's degree program and are in good standing approaching achievement of their degree and clinical license.

Requirements

• In progress and anticipated achievement of the Master of Social Work degree or Masters of Counseling from an accredited graduate school within 6 months of hire required.
• In progress and anticipated social work or counseling clinical conditional license within 6 months of hire required.
• Must be able to able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• If MHRT is required for position, must pass CNA registry check
• If residential or ECE employee, must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Normal office conditions such as sitting, with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Driving may be necessary to attend meetings, trainings or for occasional client needs offsite, within the program service area. This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency locations to complete work. A good driving record is required.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 1 or more years of direct experience with Co-Occurring Disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing quality treatment and service planning for the program.
• Providing direct clinical services and clinical consultation supporting the crisis program, residential staff and community-based crisis care coordination.
• Assisting adults admitted to short term residential treatment for stabilization of mental health and substance use crisis needs.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
• Dental and Vision insurance options
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process
• Qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

What This Job Offers

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