Community Outreach Specialist - Will and Kane Counties

Family Guidance Centers, Inc.; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision

Life Insurance

EAP

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is seeking an entry-level Community Outreach Specialist to educate Will and Kane Counties about overdose prevention and to distribute harm-reduction supplies.

You will work Monday–Friday in Joliet, IL and Aurora, IL, starting at $20.00–$21.00 per hour, with a drug-free environment and DCFS clearance. The role emphasizes building referral networks with shelters, homeless outreach teams, hospitals, faith-based groups and local organizations, coordinating with the

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in/with substance use, detox programs, medication-assisted treatment, behavioral healthcare and/or community relations encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach to people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and communities in Will County to educate on overdose prevention and distribute prevention supplies.
• Develop and direct prospective referrals to FGC and other treatment providers, as appropriate and in accordance with patients’ needs and wishes.
• Develop referral relationships with shelter partners, homeless outreach teams, local task forces, hospital social workers, faith-based and community organizations; serve as liaison to accessing FGC treatment services.
• Demonstrate professionalism in dealings with patients, staff and outside professionals or collaterals.
• Participate in supervision with Program Manager and pursue ongoing education for care management and licensure.
• Describe FGC programs, services and eligibility in lay terms to help individuals and families access treatment quickly.

Skills

Substance use

Detox programs

Medication-assisted treatment

Behavioral healthcare

Community relations

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Community Outreach Specialist - Will and Kane Counties

• Job Tracking ID:512588-916433
• Job Level:Entry Level (less than 2 years)

Join Our Mission at Family Guidance Centers, Inc. (FGC)!

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a substance use treatmentorganization offering comprehensive behavioral health programs,including medication-assisted recovery, to individuals with substanceuse disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring mental health conditions. Withover 25 years of experience and multiple locations across the state,we provide a full continuum of care for substance use disorder, fromprevention and harm reduction to treatment and recovery support. Ourprograms integrate FDA-approved medications for the treatment ofsubstance use disorders, including all three medications approved totreat opioid use disorder (buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone).We strive to meet our patients where they are, bringing care outsideclinic walls via telehealth and mobile services and ensuring patientshave access to harm reduction resources and education.

• Conduct outreach to people who use drugs, people experiencinghomelessness, and communities throughout Will County to educate onoverdose prevention and distribute overdose prevention supplies.
• Develop and direct prospective referrals to FGC and othertreatment providers, as appropriate and in accordance with patients’needs and wishes.
• Develop referral relationships with shelter partners, homelessoutreach teams, local task forces, hospital social workers,faith-based and local community organizations, and other communitybased organizations as appropriate, serving as their liaison toaccessing treatment services offered by FGC
• Demonstrate professionalism in working with patients, staff andother outside professionals or collaterals.
• Participate in supervision with Program Manager as well asappropriate continuing education activities related to caremanagement and maintenance of relevant certification or licensure
• Describe FGC programs, services and eligibility requirements inlaymen’s terms to people struggling with opioid and alcoholaddiction and those at risk of overdosing, as well as family membersor friends of people struggling with addiction, informing andassisting them to gain immediate access to treatment

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday(7:00a - 3:30p)

Start Date: ASAP

Work Location: Joliet, IL & Aurora, IL

Starting Pay Rate: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a Drug Free Environment(including THC and/or CBD).

DCFS clearance required.

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is committed to Equal EmploymentOpportunity without regard for race, ethnicity , pregnancy, gender,protected veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, genderidentity or religion.

Experience and Skills:

Education and/or Experience:High School Diploma/GEDrequired;Experience in/with substance use, detoxprograms, medication-assisted treatment, behavioral healthcare and/orcommunity relationsencouraged to apply.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:AvalidIllinois Driver’s License and vehicle insurancerequired.

Family Guidance Centers Inc. offers opportunities forindividuals with an interest in behavioral health. Our organizationprovides a comprehensive benefit package for full time employmentthat includes:

• Health Insurance
• Vision
• Life Insurance,
• EAP
• Vacation, sick and personal days with paid holidays off areincluded in our paid time off compensation package