Wellness Access Specialist I
Company: Transition Projects
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
Job DetailsJob Location River District Navigation Center -
Portland, ORPosition Type Full Time -Salary Range $23.97 - $23.97
HourlyJob Shift Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PMJob Category Wellness
Services POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position: Wellness Access Specialist I
Location: River District Navigation Center
Supervisor: Wellness Access Program Manager
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Wage: $23.97/hr
Eligible for Language Differential
Classification: Non-Exempt, Represented, Full-Time
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide services to assist participants to engage and effectively
link to medical, mental health and substance use disorder
providers. Working as part of team of peer health navigators,
housing case managers, provide support to participants to
successfully gain and maintain stable housing. This is a
non-exempt, represented full-time position.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide groups to engage, educate, and support participants to
access physical health, mental health, and substance use disorder
services where needed.
- Provide individual sessions to participants to support and
facilitate connections to community support services.
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of community physical/mental
health resources and substance use disorder services and maintain
effective relationships with these providers to assure service
availability for participants. Maintain knowledge of available
resources for low-income and homeless populations.
- Work in cooperation with program staff to provide intervention
plans with residents who violate alcohol and drug or behavioral
rules where appropriate.
- Coordinate with housing case managers and residential advocate
staff to ensure services are participant-focused, effective, and
efficient.
- Enter participant data into data collection systems.
- Attend meetings as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
Each Transition Projects employee must:
- Acquire First Aid/CPR/AED certification within 30 days of hire
and be retested biannually thereafter throughout
employment.
- Complete Bloodborne Pathogens and Narcan Training within 30
days of hire and be retested annually thereafter throughout
employment.
- Demonstrate reliability by being present for work as scheduled,
arriving and leaving on time and taking breaks in expected time
frames.
- Interact effectively with persons of diverse ethnic
backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, and sexual
orientations and treat each individual with respect and
dignity.
- Attend agency and program staff meetings.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee, with or without
accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job.
- Hearing and vision adequate for interaction with program
participants, interaction with staff and interaction with the
general public.
- Hearing adequate for telephone work. Vision adequate for close
work.
- Hand and finger dexterity adequate to operate standard office
equipment.
- Ability to walk, bend, stand, sit, reach, stoop, pull, climb
stairs, and squat.
- Position includes significant time sitting at a desk completing
paperwork and working on a computer.
- Ability to perform CPR for fifteen minutes continuously.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The right individual for this position has a passion for helping
others and a desire to work in an organization that serves people
who are experiencing poverty and homelessness.
- Associates Degree in a related field OR one year of experience
in social services required AND the ability to demonstrate
understanding of the issues surrounding homelessness, chemical
dependency, domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Demonstrated knowledge of chemical dependency and mental health
issues and appropriate treatment resources. Candidates possessing
CADC or similar certification will receive priority
consideration.
- Demonstrated ability to engage people experiencing homelessness
in a trauma informed manner.
- Applicants who are themselves veterans will receive priority
consideration. Bi-lingual English/Spanish strongly
preferred.
- Demonstrated ability act as a broker with other agencies in
developing and providing services to clients; including ability to
advocate on behalf of clients for services with other
agencies.
- Up-to-date familiarity of community resources and services
available to assist the homeless.
- Demonstrated knowledge of domestic violence and sexual assault
issues and resources.
- Demonstrated knowledge of services available to assist the
homeless.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in the delivery
of services to clients.
- Computer literacy. Demonstrated ability to use word processing,
database, spreadsheet, e-mail, and Internet programs.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive
client files.
Transition Projects, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age,
gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship,
marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability,
veteran status, genetic information, source of income, union
participation or activities, or any other status legally protected
by applicable local, state or federal law.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of work being performed by people assigned to this
classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list
of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel
so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties
outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as
needed.
Keywords: Transition Projects, Beaver Creek , Wellness Access Specialist I, Other , Portland, Oregon
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