Caseworker - Torrington

CHD Brand; West Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Vacation Time

Mileage Reimbursement

Job summary

Center for Human Development (CHD) in Torrington, CT, seeks an Outreach Caseworker for the PILOTS team. You will support participants to live independently by addressing mental and physical health, housing, and employment needs, using motivational interviewing and harm-reduction.

The role includes housing assistance, budgeting help, entitlements access, crisis support, and job search aid. The position emphasizes ethical conduct, empathy, teamwork, and maintaining professional boundaries while

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience working with psychiatric disorders or co-occurring population preferred.
• Must be comfortable engaging clients in the community.
• Field visits to surrounding communities to see clients.
• Registered & insured vehicle and approved driving record check.
• Approved criminal background check required.

Responsibilities

• Assist participants with securing housing, move-in, relocations, evictions, rent arrears, and housing stability.
• Provide budgeting and banking assistance to participants.
• Help participants obtain and maintain entitlements.
• Provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Assist with vocations: resume writing, interview prep, and job search.

Skills

Empathy

Community outreach

Team player

Professional boundaries

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

CHD is seeking an Outreach Caseworker to join our growing Planning and Implementing Housing Options for Long-term Success (PILOTS) team in Torrington, CT. Through this program, the Outreach Caseworker PILOTS staff will use a counseling approach that uses both motivational interviewing and harm-reduction.

YOUR ROLE AS A PILOTS SUPPORT SPECIALIST:

As a PILOTS Support Specialist, you will assist program participants to live independently in the community by addressing their mental and physical health, substance use, employment and housing needs. PILOT’s staff use a counseling approach that uses both motivational interviewing and harm-reduction. You will help the participants with:

• Securing housing, move-in, relocations, interventions in eviction processes, rent arrears and housing stability.
• Assist participants with budgeting/banking
• Help participants with obtaining and maintaining entitlements.
• Provide crisis intervention
• Provide vocations assistance; resume writing, interview preparations, and job search assistance.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The Support Specialist should actively support the philosophy of the agency and maintain a high level of commitment to program participants and staff. Personality traits should include:

• Ethical, moral and professional integrity
• Empathetic and understanding to the people we serve
• Capable to efficiently manage the day to day workload
• Philosophical commitment to the concept of human potential
• Supportive and goal orientated
• Open, direct interpersonal style; works well as a team member
• Maintain professional boundaries at all times

REQUIRMENTS:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Experience working with psychiatric disorders or co-occurring population preferred
• Must be comfortable engaging clients in the community for majority of the position
• Field visits within the surrounding communities to see clients
• Registered & insured vehicle and approved driving record check
• Approved criminal background check

SCHEDULE:

1st shift, 8:30am-4:30pm. Days on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Days off: Saturday and Sunday.

Pay rate is $20.50/hour, along with a phenomenal benefit package that includes Dental, Health and Life insurance. Paid time off, earned vacation time and paid holidays, and mileage reimbursement just to name a few.

AT CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CHD, Care Findsa Way:

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities