Aftercare Coordinator Position Available In Bristol, Massachusetts

Aftercare Coordinator Program & Location:

Women’s Addiction TreatmentCenter(WATC)/

New Bedford Pay Range:

$22

• 27 (experience and educationdependent)

Status:

Full-Time Shift:

First Shift, Monday

• FridayBenefits:

  Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance

• Eye MedLong & short term disability Discounted auto/home and rentersinsurance
• Rogers & Gray 403b
• Retirement

FSA & DSA PMLA

EmployeeAssistance Program Bonuses & Referral Eligibility for free classes tobecome a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach Education days to usetowards CEU’s Free meals at select programs and when availableUnmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)High Point has programs offering Section 35 services for individualsthat have been civilly committed to Substance Use Treatment. Servicesinclude Acute Treatment Services (detoxification) and ClinicalStabilization Services. These programs are staff secured units, notlocked. High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and humanservice agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance usedisorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughoutSoutheastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care forsubstance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient,outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs andservices also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and familiesexperiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone hasinherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individualsand families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

Aftercare Coordinator Duties & Responsibilities:

Assist patients withidentifying aftercare and continued treatment services and supportrecovery; Assist patients by providing information regarding communitysupports, family supports, and coordination of services; Participatingin setting the therapeutic milieu of the unit, and remaining calm in acrisis; Facilitate patient groups to discuss aftercare/servicecoordination, family support, and relationships; Complete referrals foraftercare based on patient needs and identified preferences tocommunity-based supports, sober housing, continued 24hour treatmentsettings, and outpatient; Coordination of MAT services followingdischarge with identified provider, counseling, and ensure dosinginformation if effectively communicated; Advocacy regarding patient?scurrent treatment, and aftercare; Documentation of family meetings andmaintain monthly treatment; Excellent interpersonal skills to assist thestaff on the unit such as providing psych educational groups,facilitating peer led groups, and assisting with other documentation asneeded; Maintenance of proper boundaries with patients; Provideinformation on area support groups and articles on addiction; Attendsrequired meetings and mandatory trainings; Knowledge of treatmentservices, community supports, and continuum of care; Ability toeffectively communicate needs of patient with referral agencies; Otherduties as assigned by Program Director of Clinical Services.

AftercareCoordinator Qualifications:

Minimum of a high school degree orequivalent GED; Minimum of (1) year supervised counseling experience insubstance use treatment or closely related field; Prior substance abuseexperience preferred.