About the Role
The Wellness Coach will assist agency consumers with accessing needed community services through the development of a referral network, referral, and follow-up.
Responsibilities
- Provide case management to assigned caseload.
- Develop and monitor individual support plans in collaboration with agency consumers.
- Assist agency consumers with problem solving and crisis intervention.
- Accompany agency consumers on medical, psychiatric, and public benefit appointments.
- Act as advocate for consumer and encourage self-advocacy.
- Identify problems in daily living skills and provide hands-on assistance or referral.
- Provide supportive counseling to agency consumers as needed.
- Conduct regular home visits and hospital visits.
- Maintain strong working relationships with therapeutic support services.
- Document all services in compliance with agency standards.
- Assist with moves, including lifting, packing, and cleaning.
- Work as a member of the social service team to develop off-site recreation, socialization, educational, and skill-building activities.
- Serve as a liaison to community-based services and groups.
- Participate in ongoing supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings, and trainings.
- Adhere to the on-call cell phone system for crisis intervention and emergencies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Working knowledge of various computer programs including e-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Windows Operating System.
Skills
- Mental illness
- Substance use issues
- Homelessness
- Group work
- Tenant organization
- Case management
- Referral
- Community outreach
- Scattered site setting
- Peer counseling
- Advocacy
- Bilingual English/Spanish speaking
Location
- In Person
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Two years’ experience with individuals with mental illness, substance use issues and/or a history of homelessness preferred
- Experience in group work, tenant organization, case management, referral, and/or community outreach strongly preferred
- Experience in scattered site setting strongly preferred
- Experience or training in peer counseling or advocacy preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- USD $50,000.00/Yr.
- USD $55,000.00/Yr.
Benefits
- Health and wellness resources
- Generous PTO
- Professional development
About the Company
- S:US is an equal opportunity employer.
- We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws.
- S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals.
- To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at MyMedicalLeave@sus.org.
