BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION
Location: Mattapan,MA, USA
Date: 2025-01-15T07:59:54Z
Job Description:
- Functioning as counselor, responsible for the oversight of program activities, within the residential milieu. This
- Includes parent/child interactions, physical and mental health, the overall well-being and safety of all residents and children of the program.
- Identifies and intervenes in actual and potential problem situations using a trauma informed perspective, in order to minimize disruption of the residential recovery environment.
- Provides supportive counseling to program clients as needed
- Observes and records client behavior and reports pertinent client information to other staff.
- Enforces all house rules, regulations, and policies and procedures.
- Maintains security of all physical areas of the program.
- Manages and exercises sound judgment in conflict situation.
- Manages emergency situations and contacts the on-call clinical staff for specific assistance.
- Assists in drug screening tests and other forms of interventions to ensure a safe, trauma informed environment of recovery.
- Escorts and transports clients to outside self help groups and other activities as needed.
- Ensures that evening programming is maintained and participates in family activities as planned.
- Is welcoming of visitors and supervises the visits as needed, and enforces family visitation policies and procedures.
- Assists the evaluation team in data collection activities.(when applicable)
- Performs other duties as required.
- This job description is based on the Public Health Advocate Series. May be required to perform any and all duties and responsibilities of a Public Health Advocate I, as set forth in the BPHC Advocate Series.
- High school diploma or GED required. Licenses, Certifications or Residential Program specific experience is required.
- Knowledge of the Addiction, Trauma and Recovery is a required.
- Experience in health care, public health or social service field preferred. Experience in community outreach/case management activities a plus.
- Demonstrated cultural competence with diverse ethnic, Gender and Cultural, and socio-economic issues pertinent to addiction.
- Must have knowledge of local community organizations, the courts and government agencies.
- Good organizational skills, and must have the knowledge and ability to operate a computer and Microsoft Office programs, such Word, Power Point, Excel.
- Able to meet deadlines and is self-directed.
- Great interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with co-worker, external providers, residents and children of the program.
- Must have a drivers license and clean driving record
- Trained in CPR, crisis intervention and first aid.
- Bilingual/bicultural (Spanish/English) skills desired.