SUD Recovery & Community Care Navigator

Community Health Center; Meriden (CT); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Community Health Center of Middletown seeks a PATH Community Health Worker to bridge clients with substance use disorders to health and social services, offering culturally sensitive outreach, recovery support, and care navigation. This role supports the PATH Program and implements strategic outreach plans.

The CHW will partner with primary care teams, social workers, and treatment centers to ensure holistic, continuous care, while collecting data and supporting referrals.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma/GED plus at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Lived experience of mental health or substance use recovery.
• Deep understanding of the local community culture, language, and SUD challenges.
• Training in motivational interviewing and crisis intervention.
• CHC approved CHW training certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Responsabilités

• Build trust with individuals actively using substances through outreach and linkage to services.
• Provide outreach in shelters, MHU, and community organizations to engage high risk patients.
• Advocate for clients and facilitate access to care with minimal barriers.
• Establish partnerships to enable timely referrals and maximize resources for PATH Program participants.
• Assist with housing, transportation, insurance enrollment, and scheduling medical or behavioral health appointments.
• Enter and submit PATH data within 7 days of encounters across SPARS, eCW, and other assigned systems.
• Provide community education on harm reduction and disease transmission, and advocate for health needs.
• Make referrals and provide follow up for other healthcare services as indicated by the Path Team.

Connaissances

Motivational interviewing

Crisis intervention

Cultural competency

Community resource knowledge

Strong communication

Formation

High school diploma/GED

Outils

CHW training certification

Description du poste

Community Health Center of Middletown seeks a PATH Community Health Worker to bridge clients with substance use disorders to health and social services, offering culturally sensitive outreach, recovery support, and care navigation. This role supports the PATH Program and implements strategic outreach plans.

The CHW will partner with primary care teams, social workers, and treatment centers to ensure holistic, continuous care, while collecting data and supporting referrals.