Colbert Outreach Specialist
Department: Community Mental Health and Counseling
Status: Full-time

Who We Are
For over 50 years Sertoma Centre, Inc. has helped people with disabilities live, work, and fully participate in their communities. We do this by empowering individuals to achieve personal success through comprehensive services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as those living with mental illness. Based in Matteson Illinois, our accredited Community Mental Health and Counseling services assist adults and youth who experience mental illness to work toward recovery and prosperity.

Your Role
The Colbert Outreach Specialist is focused on providing the initial contact to residents of nursing home facilities and educating them on the rights and opportunities provided to them by the Colbert Consent Decree. The position is part of the Colbert Transition Team and will be dedicated to providing case management and advocacy to this population.

Responsibilities

• Routinely interface with nursing home staff and residents to provide education about the Colbert Transition Program.
• Function as an advocate ensuring protection of an individual's rights while providing a training element to empower persons with disabilities to understand and protect those rights to live in the community.
• Use motivational interviewing skills to engage residents in the Colbert Transition Program.
• Develop a collaborative partnership with staff of the nursing home facilities to ensure constructive and positive interactions for staff and residents as the Colbert process is implemented by the team.
• Provide presentations to residents and family/guardians about the next steps in the Colbert process and the services available.
• Educate leadership at nursing home facilities about the Colbert Consent Decree.
• Manage data for tracking and updating the appropriate parties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services related field is required.
• Knowledge and/or experience in Mental Health Services. Minimum of one year experience working with individuals with psychiatric disorders and working knowledge of the recovery model.
• Experience with mental health services community resource networking.
• One year case management, linkage, outreach, and/or community support experience is preferred.
• Ability to work in a variety of environments and willingness to provide services in location most convenient to the individual served.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Valid driver’s license and documentation of current auto insurance, with an acceptable motor vehicle report.
• Proficient in the use of computers, software applications, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer Paid Insurance: Basic Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Reimbursement for conferences and seminars
• Access to the Alsip Park District Fitness Center for $10.00 per month

Health, Safety, and Culture
Sertoma Centre, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that embraces the uniqueness of every person. Sertoma understands that in order for you to work effectively and be an advocate of inclusivity, we must foster an environment that is respectful and sensitive to persons of all gender identities and from every cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial background. Our open-door, team-building concept supports both agency goals and employee success.

In an effort to further promote and protect the safety and health of our staff, consumers, and volunteers, Sertoma Centre, Inc. requires that all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Where permitted by law, applicants who are offered a position will be asked about their vaccination status, which must meet minimum business requirements. Sertoma will allow exemptions to this mandate only in circumstances where a staff person can provide proof that it is medically contraindicated or it would require a violation of a religious belief, practice, or observance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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