Outreach Worker (Mental Health Services)

About the role

Vinfen is a nonprofit organization providing community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. This role is part of the ACCS Outreach Worker team.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the intervention team for assigned PS.
• Perform skills teaching and help PS learn about community resources and obtain resources.
• Provide support and supervision, as needed.
• Deliver interventions identified on the Treatment Plan targeting skills building in various life domains.
• Attend medical, psychiatric, and other appointments with PS as needed.
• Develop and maintain service-oriented and professional relationships with community resources and service providers.
• Adhere to Medication Administration Program (MAP) policies and procedures.
• Provide crisis intervention to PS, when needed.
• Use trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered, culturally competent, and strengths-based approaches and skills training techniques.
• Help PS with self-management of symptoms through Safety Plans and medication administration program services and education as needed.
• Participate as a member of the regional ACCS Outreach Worker Community of Practice Workgroup.
• Support the provision of evidence-based practices and best practices to PS, including Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Housing First, Stages of Change, Seeking Safety, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Cognitive Behavioral interventions, and the development of Safety Plans and Crisis Prevention and Response Plans, and 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
• Promote engagement, safe housing, community tenure, achievement of greater self-sufficiency, and successful completion of service for all PS.
• Provide thorough and thoughtful documentation of PS needs and services.
• Promote healthcare, employment, and education services access for PS.
• Help with orientation of new staff and PS to the ACCS service.
• Attend trainings, as assigned.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree in human services field is preferred.
• One to two years related experience working with people with psychiatric disability and/or co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Must have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport PS.
• Bilingual/bicultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions are encouraged to apply.
• Driving Requirements: Driving is a requirement for this position using either a Vinfen van or a personal vehicle. Must be at least 21 years old, have a valid US driver's license for at least six months, and pass a driver's screening background check.
• Physical Effort: Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb as this is a very physically active position. Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or the use of a two-person lift.
• Specific vision abilities required: Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.