Community Engagement Specialist

Community Engagement Specialist

Washington, PA 15301

Description

Comprehensive benefits package • tuition discounts • career advancement

CONNECT, INC.

Overall function:

To provide case management to assigned consumers.

Essential functions:

• Utilizes evidenced based models and practices to engage residents to participate in needed services and community activities.
• Provides case management and intensive life skills to individuals and client groups.
• Develops and maintains community resources listing of agencies providing information/referral, training, or instruction in a wide variety of social services.
• Conducts follow-up and coordination, with other social agencies and community resources to ensure appropriate service delivery to clients.
• Assists consumers with developing and following through with their individualized recovery service plan.
• Maintains accurate and detailed records of assigned caseload, observes progress or significant changes in behavior, and reports issues and/or incidents to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Provides service advocacy to consumers, links them to community-based services and resources, and assists them with coordinating scheduled appointments.
• Develops and/or coordinates the provision of various human service programs for consumers.
• Demonstrates understanding of recovery-based procedures; participates as a team member in program participant's recovery plans and maintains appropriate communication with external programs and community resources.
• Able to utilize HUD housing quality standards check list as a tool to teach participants home maintenance.
• Conducts regular home visits to ensure quality of home environment.
• Transports participants to a variety of appointments required to maintain housing and quality of life.
• Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations and codes of ethics and confidentiality as outlined by federal and state laws, and agency policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology or related field from an accredited college or university; one year case management experience preferred; or a high school diploma or higher education with equivalent combination of skills may be considered; at the discretion of the agency.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain vital information during an interview to make proper service recommendations.
• Must successfully obtain criminal history clearance from the Pennsylvania state police and child abuse clearance from the Pennsylvania department of human services and FBI fingerprint clearances.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health programs and available social services.

Available benefits:

• Medical and dental benefits for eligible employees.
• Retirement plan with potential for agency match.
• Tuition discounts with partnering colleges and universities.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Generous time off for eligible employees.
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• Equal opportunity employer