As an Outreach Worker, you will provide high quality, direct case management services to the individuals Vinfen supports. Your support and instruction will help in developing and enhancing activities of daily living, achieve goals, overcome barriers, and become more independent. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives.

On a typical day, you may implement Individual Service Plans (ISP), provide transportation, and perform general housekeeping

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the information listed below:

• Implement service plan interventions with persons served.

• Provide direct training and support (instruction, assistance, modeling and reinforcement) for persons served in developing and enhancing their daily living skills, i.e. Symptom, medication and money management, cooking, cleaning, recreational activities, personal hygiene, social and interpersonal skills, etc.

• Maintain and update documentation in individual and program records.

• Act as an advocate for persons served.

• Communicate verbally and in writing with co-workers, supervisors, and other service providers, including funding agency personnel.

• Escort persons served into the community using public transportation, company or personal vehicle, as necessary.

• Monitor status of persons served, provides crisis intervention and counseling, as needed.

• Report incidents to on-call manager or supervisor, as required.

• Perform housecleaning tasks, as assigned.

• Attend in-service trainings and staff meetings, as assigned.

• Provide coverage for the program as required, including overnights, days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Adhere to established policies and procedures of the program and company as well as internal and external standards and regulations.

• Store, administer, document, and dispose of medication for persons served consistent with MAC requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy. May assume on- Outreach Worker-CT-DSD 2 call duties in some programs.

• May provide outreach to persons served living in their own homes.

• Performs other duties, as assigned

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
• 15 days of Vacation per year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 10 Sick Days per year
• 3 Personal Days per year
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

About Us:

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,500 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in over 550 sites throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers.

My Job. My Community. My Vinfen.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

• A bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field preferred, but experience may substitute for education. High School diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of related experience.
• Strong time management, organizational and writing skills.
• All applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months.
• Must have access to the reliable insured vehicle
• All applicants must become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
• All candidates must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, national fingerprinting and driving record check.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues

• Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques

• Knowledge and use of different communication styles

• Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills

• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, community, and other resources

• Knowledge of available equipment, therapies, and service providers

• Knowledge of empowerment and self advocacy techniques

• Knowledge of formal and informal assessment practices

• Knowledge of participatory planning techniques

• Knowledge of required physical personal management skills

• Knowledge of required household management skills

• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques

• Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team Typical

Requirements:

At least one year work experience in human services with adults with psychiatric illness and/or development disabilities is required