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Community Integration Specialist CA 1050990

Pathways of California

Community Integration Specialist CA 1050990

Santa Ana, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Welcome to Pathways of California’s career website! If you are passionate about helping others and enthusiastic about your future, we want you to join our team!

    Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care. We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience! Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more! We are well-known in the field and have been a preferred provider in the Southern California region for over 20 years partnering with local government agencies and managed care companies to offer personalized, integrated care to community members of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds. You will find that we have several openings ranging from administrative to clinical positions in a variety of service areas and settings in Southern California. Join one of our Pathways companies, Pathways Community Services (PCS) and/or College Community Services (CCS) and experience it for yourself! We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.

    Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as Community Integration Specialist for our Program Stay in Santa Ana. This position is full-time.

    STAY Process

    STAY Process provides personalized and recovery-oriented mental health services to Transitional Aged Youth (16-25 years old) with severe and persistent mental illness, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Working with a multidisciplinary team, transitional aged youth receive individualized goal setting, intensive case management, medication management, temporary assistance with housing, educational services, employment services, substance abuse services, skill-development groups and community based activities.

    Summary

    Responsible for providing direct services to participants and coordinating needs for each participant on their caseload

    Essential Duties/Responsibilities

    Provide participant and family support

    Mentor participant in communication skills, affect management, problem solving, stress management and other life skills

    Assist participants in contacting and utilizing community resources

    Participate in development of wellness and recovery plans

    Transport participants to accommodate community relationships, use of personal car or vehicle is required

    Other duties as assigned or necessary to support your department and/or the company

    Recovery Requirements

    Provide the best customer care possible.

    Identify and build upon the strengths of consumers, coworkers, and the communities we serve.

    Support consumers’ steps towards Recovery and Wellness.

    Create an organizational culture that respects and celebrates the diversity of our consumers.

    Value learning as an ongoing process that enables us to better service our consumers and establishes our leadership in the industry.

    Research and utilize our industry’s best practices and analyze our own services to ensure the best possible outcomes.

    Education/Licensing Requirements

    Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field from an accredited college or university and/or experience working with youth in an employment or volunteer capacity preferred

    Proof of: valid California driver’s license and auto insurance, as well as proof of education are required

    Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Must be outgoing, personable, caring and friendly

    Must demonstrate a high level of maturity; have common sense; exercise good judgment

    Must be able to relate to people in a positive, non-threatening manner

    Should possess good social skills; warmth, kindness, and compassion for people

    Must be flexible and adaptable to changes in the Recovery Model and its progression

    Physical Requirements

    Office Environment (not remote position). Requires extensive sitting with periodic standing and walking;

    May be required to lift up to 20 pounds

    Requires significant use of computer, tablet, phone and/or general office equipment

    Needs adequate visual acuity, ability to grasp and handle objects

    Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone

    Will require off-site travel 20% - local and out of state (meeting, county and/or client needs)

    Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic