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CSO is looking for Mobile Transitional Counselors for our Respite program in Pittsfield.
Respite is a 24-hour staffed program that provides short-term, temporary housing and support services for those in transition from one living arrangement to another. Respite is a program funded by the Department of Mental Health.
Clients in Respite have access to psychiatric consultations, a mental health Clinician and medication support as well as a Nurse to provide health assessments, as needed. The program also provides a variety of wellness groups on-site to provide daily structure and connection to community and peer supports.
As a Mobile Transitional Counselor you will Provide short-term case coordination, outreach and support to clients and individuals utilizing Respite beds, or being screened for eligibility for Department of Mental Health (DMH) services. The Mobile Transitional Counselor serves as the primary coordinating resource linking individuals not already known to the DMH system while service eligibility is being reviewed. Service delivery is also designed to facilitate discharge from the Respite program and successful transition back to a permanent living situation.Responsibilities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a mental health discipline plus two years' experience in community mental health setting preferred; Associate's degree and two years' experience or high school diploma and five years' related experience required. Experience treating individuals with a serious mental health illness strongly preferred. Computer proficiency required including ability to work with email, electronic health record and word processing software. Must be able to work flexible schedule, including night and weekends as needed. Must have valid driver's license and reliable transportation to support outreach and home and community-based activities.
Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, (English/Spanish speaking.)
Benefits
We provide our employees with competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including full coverage health and dental insurance and ample paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holidays). Additionally, we offer a 403B retirement savings plan, an employee referral bonus program, regular in-house training and professional development opportunities with free CEUs, and voluntary supplemental insurances at group rates, including short and long-term disability, cancer, accident and life. We also offer a premier employee assistance program (EAP) and personal cell phone plan discounts. Our work environment is flexible and supportive, with ample opportunities for collaboration within and across departments, programs and locations.
Our Agency
Clinical & Support Options, Inc. is a behavioral health organization serving individuals and families across Western Massachusetts. From our early days as a child guidance clinic, we have expanded into a full service behavioral health agency, committed internally to excellence while we collaborate externally with community partners to participate in a comprehensive system of assistance and resources for the residents of our communities. We employ over 650 multi-disciplinary staff, helping thousands of families over the past 50 years. We have community based office locations throughout Western Massachusetts, including Springfield, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Athol, Gardner and Pittsfield.
Our expertise, in a nutshell, is to support people in their progress towards self-sufficiency, no matter what challenges they face on that journey. EOE/AA
Full Time
Sports & Recreation
$67k-83k (estimate)
04/20/2024
06/18/2024
csoinc.org
GREENFIELD, MA
500 - 1,000
1954
KEITH OBERT
$10M - $50M
Sports & Recreation
Clinical & Support Options Inc. (CSO) is a community-based nonprofit behavioral health agency providing individuals and families with comprehensive, holistic care throughout Western Massachusetts and the North Quabbin region. With 16 locations in five Massachusetts counties (Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester), CSO offers an Open Access model, with walk-in availability and No Wrong Door coordinated entry. CSO embraces a trauma-informed culture in fulfillment of its mission to provide responsive and effective interventions and therapeutic services to support adults, children... and families. CSO serves more than 18,000 individuals and families annually in their quest for stability, growth and an enhanced quality of life. CSO provides a full range of behavioral and mental health and substance abuse outpatient services, including: Urgent outpatient assessment & treatment Diagnostic evaluations Therapy for children, adolescents and adults Child and adult psychiatry Sexual abuse and trauma treatment for survivors and families Treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD and general adjustment disorders Group therapy Structured outpatient addiction programs Medication management Intensive outpatient programs CSO Crisis Programs provide behavioral health assessment, intervention and stabilization for youth, families and adults 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. CSOs Family Support Services are part of the Massachusetts Childrens Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). CSOs Friends of the Homeless (FOH) provides a warm bed and hot shower to more than 1,100 individual adults each year and serves 157,000+ hot meals to anyone in need of food. In addition, FOH case works help FOH guests find work and permanent homes, navigate state and federal assistance programs and access mental health supports.
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