$3,000 Sign-on Bonus

Eliot is in search of a bachelor's level person with at least a year of supervisory responsibilities in the human services realm. Our ideal candidate will have unwavering compassion and empathy - along with a strong commitment to social justice, person centered planning and practice, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Eliot’s Permanent Supportive Housing Teams provide multidisciplinary trauma informed/strengths based services to effectively address barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing (eg untreated PTSD/Mood Disorder(s)/Psychosis/Substance Use Disorder(s)/medical complexity)

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that consumers are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with ECHS’ Human Rights Policy.
• Conduct client interviews and perform assessments of clients experiencing homelessness, make collateral contacts, and consult with other providers (i.e., mental health, primary care, including services to address substance use disorder including recovery coaching and/or medication assisted treatment)
• Assess client needs and seek consultation as well as determine the resources required to ensure comprehensive service delivery.
• Perform housing search in the Boston (and Greater Boston areas) for clients who have a voucher, and work to secure client placement in housing
• Maintain frequent contact with property managers and landlords (including Boston Housing Authority) to determine appropriate services for residents of program, and to ensure a positive relationship with housing providers
• Evaluate clients’ capacity to make independent living decisions, including risk assessments for clients around safety and tenancy preservation
• Develop and modify individual client service plans to assess ongoing needs for clinical, supportive services and housing needs

Schedule: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

Salary: Starting salary range 50k. Salary determined based on experience and foreign language ability.

Location: Community based work with an office in Lynn. Metro North catchment area is between Lynn and Salisbury. Car is required. Mileage reimbursement after the first trip to the Lynn office. Meeting clients in the community is a requirement from MassHealth and paramount to building rapport and success in our program.

Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.

• Eliot mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, please discuss the requirements with the hiring manager during the interview process.

Experience

• 1 year(s): Experience in human services and supervisory responsiblity

Education

• Bachelors or better in Psychology or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• MA Driver's License

Skills

• Clinical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Administrative Tasks