BHT Outreach Worker
BHT Outreach Worker
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We are looking for a BHT Outreach Worker to join our team! This role will provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment linkage to resources and related recovery support to adults within the jail and justice system. The BHT Outreach Worker will focus on identifying assessing and treating individuals needs to connect individuals with appropriate services. Staff will conduct clinical assessments and screenings to determine the presence of mental health substance use or cooccurring disorders and develop personalized medically necessary service plans for each individual enrolled in the program. This position will provide followup care for individuals participating in medicationassisted treatment (MAT) programs. The Specialist will be responsible for outreach intake and ongoing support services and will serve as a liaison between the program and other community agencies specifically within the jail and justice population. The BHT Outreach Worker will report directly to the Project Director.
Shift:
- Sunday 7am 11am Monday Tuesday and Wednesday 7am 8pm
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors or masters degree no experience necessaryor
- Bachelors degree in a nonbehavioral health related field plus one (1) year experience providing behavioral health services or
- Associate degree plus two (2) years behavioral health work experienceor
- High School Diploma or GED plus four (4) years of behavioral health work experience.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be 21 years of age (automobile insurance requirement) and possess a valid AZ drivers license with a clean or acceptable driving record.
- At time of job offer submission of 36 month (three year) driving record from DMV will be required. These standards must be maintained throughout employment and uptodate driving records are reviewed regularly for current employees.
- Applicants must be able to pass a preemployment drug screen and background check.
- Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card
This is a Safety Sensitive Position.Pursuant to the AZ Drug Testing of Employees Act ARS 23493 COPE Community Services Inc. has determined this is a safety sensitive position. Because this is a safety sensitive position and in accordance with its Drug and AlcoholFree Workplace policyCOPEreservesthe right to exclude or remove a person from this position ifCOPE believes in good faith that the employees current use of any drug legal prescribed by a physician or otherwise (for example medical marijuana) if the drug could cause an impairment or otherwise decrease or lessen the employees job performance or ability to perform the job are obligated to informCOPE of any current drug use that could impair or otherwise decrease or lessen the employees job performance or ability to perform the job duties.
COPE Community Services Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or in any other term condition or privilege of employment with regards to race color national origin age ancestry religion disability sex gender gender identity sexual orientation marital status familial status or any status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants and employees be given equal opportunity and that hiring and other employmentrelated decisions are based on jobrelated factors.
Thank you for considering COPE as an employer!
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Employment Type
Full-Time
