- Salary
- $73k – $127k/yr
- Location
- Leesburg, VA, VA, US
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- Master
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
We welcome new teammates who approach their professional careers with enthusiasm and dedication to empowering change, growth, and development. Come be a part of something that matters.
PATH is in search of a candidate willing to take on the challenge of working with an extremely vulnerable, often underserved, and marginalized population. The PATH Therapist's goal will be to make a meaningful impact on clients' lives by helping to engage them in mainstream services, beginning a path to recovery, and promoting overall wellness.
Under clinical and administrative supervision, the PATH Therapist's primary responsibilities include:
- Providing outreach to homeless individuals by vehicle and by foot in a variety of settings, including campsites in wooded areas, abandoned buildings, public sidewalks, metro stations, libraries, businesses, bus stops, and other non-traditional settings in collaboration with PATH teammates and community homeless outreach partners to attempt to enroll in services.
- Obtaining appropriate documents for identification and/or the purpose of securing needed services and resources such as SSI/SSDI, general relief, insurance, food stamps, medical care, and housing.
- Working jointly with PATH teammates to provide engagement, short-term case management, skills building, and supportive counseling services to individuals attending homeless drop-in sites or residing in emergency and hypothermia shelters.
- Partnering and collaborating with internal and community partners who provide services and care to those experiencing homelessness, individuals with mental illnesses (e.g.: shelters, hospitals, jails, health department, police department, local businesses, libraries, local elected officials, landlords, SSA, food banks, and housing authority).
- Maintaining a diverse caseload of clients with a variety of substance use, developmental disabilities and/or mental illnesses.
- Connecting unhoused individuals with needed community resources with consideration given to the nature and severity of the behavioral health problem, family, cultural and employment related circumstances, legal involvement, individual and family histories, physical condition, and other pertinent factors.
- Collaborating with service professionals inside and outside of the Community Services Board.
- Providing short-term case management, outreach and engagement services as needed.
- Maintaining all electronic health records according to federal, state and department regulations, ensuring that records of clients on their caseload are complete, accurate and comprehensive.
- Advocating on behalf of clients regarding rights and needed services.
- Developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with representatives of community groups and public and private agencies.
- Providing entry, navigation and/or referral services for individuals.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have knowledge of, ASAM Criteria, Illness Management & Recovery Principles and Practices, Motivational Interviewing, Person Centered Planning, Trauma Informed Care, and community resources
- .Experience delivering services to individuals experiencing homelessness and seriously mentally ill adults.
- Applicants who can provide full range of services in both Spanish and English are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Must be available to work in 2 clinic sites – Leesburg and Sterling
- Must be fitted for N-95 (or similar) mask to safely provide on-site services as needed.
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check, credit check, driving record check, and negative TB screen/test.
- Must have a valid driver’s license in Virginia or regional state of residence.
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