Family Guidance Centers, Inc. (FGC), a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization, treats and prevents substance use disorder, as well as an array of other related problems. Since 1969, FGC’s comprehensive programming has educated and guided individuals toward their full potential as productive members within their own families and our society. Family Guidance Centers, Inc seeks to support the behavioral health of individuals, families, and communities through our commitment to innovation, accountability, and compassionate care to facilitate positive, lasting change.
Essential Duties:
· Oversee Joliet and Aurora-based mobile services, including harm reduction and medication assisted recovery units.
· Support and maintain all community partnerships established by the Senior Leadership team. Introduces Outreach workers to community organizations to build partnership relationships and coordinate this focus to generate growth to Family Guidance Programs.
· Contribute to the development of the Community Outreach Work Plan, along with members of the Senior Leadership Team. Log all Community Intervention billable hours completed by outreach team and submit to Associate Administrator on a monthly basis.
· Conduct outreach to connect individuals to substance use, harm reduction, and treatment services.
· Provide Community Intervention services in the field weekly at Mobile Van scheduled visits, by supporting outreach staff with patient engagement, and referrals to MAR services.
· Evaluate the success of our strategies, and makes recommendations to improve outcomes.
· Assign existing Community Partners to designated Outreach Team members.
· Align our weekly Outreach activities to support visits of persons needing MAT services to our Mobile Van. Schedule all Mobile Van visits in teams and send weekly confirmation correspondences via email.
· Supervise outreach teams that provide daily on the ground outreach services in the community.
· Participate in screening applicants, conducting interviews, training new employees, monitoring performance and conducting performance reviews for Community Outreach Team.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (7:00a - 3:30p)
Start Date: ASAP
Work Location: Aurora & Joliet
Pay Rate: $50,000 - $55,000
Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a Drug Free Environment (including THC and/or CBD).
DCFS clearance required.
Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity , pregnancy, gender, protected veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or a minimum of five years’ experience in evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services required. Experience in behavioral health, community health outreach, substance use harm reduction, withdrawal management programs, medication-assisted treatment, and/or mobile healthcare services required.
Certificates, Licenses or Registrations: Driver’s license and automobile insurance required.
Family Guidance Centers, Inc. (FGC), a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization, treats and prevents substance use disorder, as well as an array of other related problems. Since 1969, FGC’s comprehensive programming has educated and guided individuals toward their full potential as productive members within their own families and our society. Family Guidance Centers, Inc seeks to support the behavioral health of individuals, families, and communities through our commitment to innovation, accountability, and compassionate care to facilitate positive, lasting change.