The Outreach Worker will work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary ACCS team model, sited in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Outreach Workers are the primary caseworker for a number of persons served, providing direct services to individuals with mental health diagnoses who live independently in the community. Outreach workers focus on engaging persons served to help maintain both their physical and mental health, supporting their activities of daily living, advocacy, and providing opportunities to optimize independence, rehabilitation and recovery.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting persons served in activities of daily living
• Advocating for persons served within various community setting
• Providing opportunities to optimize independence, rehabilitation, and recovery.
• Develop professional and supportive relationships with persons served and provide informal counseling and guidance with a person-centered focus.

REQUIREMENTS:

• The ideal candidate will have a college degree, preferably in human services or related discipline; strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills; empathy for others; a demonstrated commitment to serving those with significant needs; the ability to work well within a team model and independently.
• Computer skills are necessary.
• Candidates must have a vehicle for work use and a current driver's license
• All candidates must complete and pass a background record screening process.

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Education

• High School or better

Skills

• Medication Admin, Current
• First Aid Certif, Current
• CPR Certif, Current

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• 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

Motivations

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)