What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parole Coor SAL position at High Point & Affiliated Organizations?
High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.
Outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services are located across Southeastern Massachusetts in Brockton, Middleborough, New Bedford, Plymouth, and Taunton. At most sites, services are provided during the day and many clinics have evening hours. We offer individual, group, medication management, and family services to address diverse clinical needs. An interdisciplinary team of professionals includes licensed social workers, mental health clinicians, Master’s level clinicians, certified addictions clinicians, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
Qualifications
- Must have one-year experience in providing culturally competent substance use disorder treatment including supervised counseling experience
- Have a minimum of a LADC II certification via the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Requirements
- Must present as courteous and professional at all times
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to perform multiple tasks
- Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to organize ideas in logical and clear fashion
- Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs including the ability to learn, use and train HPAHO`s electronic medical records
- Must have the ability to work with others in cooperative and collaborative manner
- An understanding of the relationship between substance useand mental health issues and/or self-help programs
- An understanding of boundaries and ethics
- Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations
- TB screening
- Certification in the HPHAO approved de-escalation program
Duties and responsibilities
- Meet with parolee on day of release providing a complete assessment of supports for successful completion of parole
- Provide initial assessments, comprehensive assessments and treatment planning and develop discharge and aftercare planning
- Identify any mental health or substance use disorder issues needing treatment
- Assist in obtaining health insurance
- Provide case management for community services including substance use disorder, mental health, employment and medications management
- Collect data for DPH ESM/EIM system
- Develop linkages with local human service agencies and develop community partners
- Encourage positive support to parolees
- Assist parole offices with issues that need the establishment of an intervention.
- Attend meetings as assigned
- Maintain appropriate documentation
- Utilize standard precautions at all times
- Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients/clients as defined by the patient rights
- Attend all unit, facility meeting and case conferences as director by Supervisor
- Attend mandatory trainings
- Other duties as assigned by the Site Director and/or Senior Vice President.
Behaviors
Preferred- Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
- Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
- Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
- Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Preferred- Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
- Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
- Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
- Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization