Community Substance Use Coordinator

Commerce City; Foxborough (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading government administration entity in Foxborough seeks a Community Substance Use Coordinator to provide crisis intervention, advocacy, and case management services. This position focuses on enhancing community support for individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illnesses, improving long-term outcomes and reducing emergency responses.

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge in substance use disorder and mental health support.
• Ability to engage with social service systems and community health providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention and community outreach support.
• Collaborate with law enforcement and health professionals for effective strategies.
• Perform ongoing case management and support for vulnerable individuals.

Job description

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The Community Substance Use Coordinator is a civilian position that provides crisis intervention as it relates to substance use, advocacy, short-term counseling, case management, community outreach and education, and other social service assistance to the Foxborough Police and Fire/EMS (Public Safety) Departments.

The purpose of this position is to improve service to the community, especially in situations where Public Safety responds to incidents involving Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-occurring Mental Illness Substance Use disorders (CMISU).

This position will collaborate between mental health professionals, benefits providers, community nurses and medical staff and law enforcement to promote effective strategies to identify and support persons with SUD, CMISU reducing the risk to law enforcement, the individual and the public and improving long term care outcomes. This position will focus on providing support tailored to the behavioral and mental health needs of the individual, and will provide ongoing, non-emergency case management and follow up services to vulnerable populations in Foxborough working collaboratively with the Police Department, the Fire/EMS Department, Health Department, as well as other departments in town working with high-risk individuals.

This position will encourage and utilize positive relationships with social support systems such as family, positive peer groups, and/or faith based communities as well as with clinical and professional support systems such as rehabilitation clinics, therapists, and other mental health and addiction treatment service providers to improve outcomes for persons with SUD and CMISU, ultimately striving to reduce the occurrence of emergency-based acute crisis response via 911 and shifting towards ongoing treatment and service. Performs all other related work as required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Government Administration

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