SUD Outreach Counselor

Join Hope The Mission:
Where Compassion Meets Action!

Are you passionate about making a difference and eager to contribute to a meaningful cause?

At Hope The Mission, Our mission is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness. We do this by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions to community members.

Hope the Mission is currently seeking a Certified SUD Counselor to join our MDT SPA 2 team and be a part of this impactful journey. At Hope The Mission, you'll have the chance to be at the forefront of our mission, working alongside a talented group of professionals who are united by a shared vision of a better world.

See below info regarding details about this position's requirements as well as an overview of our full-time employee benefits:


Amazing Benefits are provided for all eligible staff!

• Employer-paid employee health benefits:
  (including teledoc). :
  Available to Part-Time Eligible and Full Time Employees!
• Dental, Vision & Life Insurance:
  Available to Part-Time Eligible and Full Time Employees!
• Five additional voluntary insurance packages:
  Available to Part Time Eligible and Full-Time Employees!
• Generous Paid Time Off:
  Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with paid time off for Full-time Employees including vacation, floating holidays, company-paid holidays, and sick leave!
• Professional Development:
  We are committed to your growth with opportunities for training, workshops, and career development!
• Employee Assistance Programs!

• BA in Social Work or equivalent required or 1-year experience in the field of homeless services, supportive housing setting, or any type of behavioral services field
• SUD Certified and in good standing with CAADE, CCAPP, or CADTP (Required)
• Ability to Pass Background Check
• TB tests and CPR are required annually.
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to speak sufficient Spanish to communicate with homeless clients.
• Proven experience teaching Life Skills
• Willing and able to work well with no- or low-income homeless individuals.
• Have a high sense of morals and compassion for the homeless and their needs.
• Demonstrates courtesy, mutual respect, and compassion in dealing with others.
• Initiates and presents positive solutions to problems.
• Demonstrates effective working relations and works effectively as part of the team to facilitate the organization's ability to meet goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates a willingness to accommodate requirements or changing priorities in the workplace.

• Responding to requests for outreach services.
• Conducting assessments for clients in the field to identify and connect them to proper interventions and services.
• Providing street-based case management services to clients in the community to link them to long-term supportive services. This includes:
  
• Assistance with benefits establishment
• Assistance with obtaining personal identification documents.
• Providing employment linkages and assistance
• Housing referrals
• Linkages to Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Healthcare related services
• Other referrals as necessary such as Interim Housing to ensure all client needs are met.
• Providing transportation and accompanying clients when necessary to access, medical care, obtain shelter, and attend appointments to provide support, advocacy, and assistance.
• Collaborating with law enforcement, Interim Housing service providers, and other community providers to ensure a smooth transition from street living to housing and access to all necessary services.
• Complete initial intake/screening and the CES-appropriate triage tool when necessary.
• Actively listens to participants and engages in appropriate problem-solving strategies through trauma-informed conversations.
• Offers services that are aimed at removing barriers to quickly access alternative housing interventions (crisis, bridge, shared, sober living, residential programs, etc. ) or other creative interventions as appropriate through Problem-Solving assistance (PSAF) ,
• Ensure all documentation is placed inside the participants' master file and/or uploaded in HMIS.
• Ensure all participant files are kept in a secure, locked area in a locked filing cabinet (double lock).
• Provide emergency service referrals (crisis housing, drop-in centers, domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, mental health) and warm handoff referrals when appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with all documentation as detailed in the Scope of Work.
• Maintain client confidentiality at all times discussing participant information only when appropriate and related to services provided.
• Attend staff meetings, case conferences, and training workshops. and community meetings as needed.
• Participates in audit preparations assisting with data retrieval.
• Completes any assignments or evaluations in a timely and factual.
• Perform any other duties, projects, and responsibilities as assigned by the manager.
• Maintain the safety of participants, staff, volunteers, and visitors always diffusing potential disputes/confrontations.
• Night deployments as requested by SPA 2 and weekend deployments are a must
• Observe department guidelines to conduct personal business during breaks and lunch hours.
• Project a positive professional image and adhere to the organizational dress code.
• Self-identifies potentially unsafe systems/processes/situations and takes initiative to report to manager/supervisor.
• Observe department guidelines concerning absences and report such absences by departmental procedures.