Bilingual Recovery Specialist - full-time -1st shift - Mon-Fri

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc; Elmwood (CT); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. is hiring a Bilingual Recovery Specialist in New Britain, CT to support clients in their recovery journey. The role involves advocacy, teaching life skills, and collaborating with a treatment team to empower individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

403(b) retirement savings plan with matching

11 observed holidays

3 wellbeing days off on Fridays

Up to 24 days of PTO

Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability

Free ongoing professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Advocate and empower clients with mental health needs.
• Bilingual preferred, certification in First Aid and CPR required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and training in EMR is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy, support, and guidance to clients.
• Assist with developing person-centered recovery goals.
• Documentation and maintaining a caseload as per CMHA policies.

Skills

Advocacy

Support

Life Skills Teaching

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a mental health related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system

Job description

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a Bilingual Recovery Specialist for our Community Support Program (CPS).This position will be located at 233 Main St. New Britain, CT 06051. Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Compensation Range:The salary range for this position starts at $20 an hour.

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.

Position Summary: The Recovery Specialist serves as case manager to support, teach, advocate, and empower clients with mental health, medical and Substance Use needs. This includes developing person-centered recovery goals to live, learn, socialize, work and maintain health and wellness in the community.

• Provides advocacy, support and guidance with contacting external organizations (Social Security, DSS, DCF, DMHAS, etc).
• Educates clients to utilize emergency and community resources to help meet basic needs.
• Works with clients to teach life skills necessary to live independently in the community. This includes assisting with finances and entitlements, supporting the development of activities of daily living, nutrition, housing maintenance and repair, and prompting to encourage task completion.
• Collaborates and integrates with other CMHA teams to ensure all services provided to client are communicated with clients whole treatment team
• Assures timely documentation is maintained in accordance with CMHA policies and procedures, including but not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, authorizations, program orientation, and consent to treat, activity logs, and monthly targeted case management notes. Maintains appropriate caseload as determined by CMHA and funder
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a mental health related field preferred or equivalent experience
• Must have valid driver’s license
• Will become certified in MANDT, First Aid, and CPR.
• Participate in training courses on an annual basis, as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
• Experience in or willingness to learn how to use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.

We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages.
• 403(b)-retirement savings plan with CMHA matching after 1 year of service.
• 11 observed holidays.
• 3 wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend.
• 2 CMHA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year.
• Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service.
• Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year’s (except 24/7 programs) *must be approved annually.
• Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household.
• Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance’s academic partnerships.
• Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.
• Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment.
• Free employee subscriptions to the calm app.
• Annual Company Picnic.
• CMHA-sponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program.
• Free Student Loan Wellness for eligible employees and their family members access to:
  • Student loan consolidation and refinancing.
  • Loan payoff projection dashboard.
  • Coaching and support via chat, email, and phone.
  • College cost calculator.
  • College financial planning.
  • 3 NHSC-approved sites for federal student loan repayment.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancement for eligible employees' access to:
  • Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers.
  • Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track.
  • Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable.
  • The opportunity to receive the national average of $72,000.00 in forgiveness.

Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sec, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

Any individual needing assistance completing an online application should contact CMHA's Human ResourcesDepartment [e-mail] .

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