Behavioral Health Specialist - Allen Family Center Outreach Team

Company: Mary's Place Seattle
Location: Seattle
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

Description:
The Behavioral Health Specialist actively engages in Mary's Place racial equity work - striving for equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants, and refugees, trans and gender-non-conforming people, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppressions.The Behavioral Health Specialist will work with the Outreach Team at the Allen Family Center to provide support to the Outreach Team at the Allen Family Center (located in the Mt. Baker neighborhood), 80%, and as needed, in-person, with the Outreach Team, 20%, to families that are experiencing homelessness. The Behavioral Health Specialist position will focus on identifying and providing community resources and linkages of behavioral health and health concerns, provide behavioral health consultation and team support, assist with the agency resource guide, and develop and participate with community partnerships. The Behavioral Health Specialist is a full-time, non-exempt position. The Behavioral Health Specialist reports to the Behavioral Health Manager and does not supervise other staff. The hourly wage is $28.00-30.00 per hour, depending on degree and experience. This position will be based at the Allen Family Center (80%) and Outreach (20%) in the King County area with the Outreach Team. Key Responsibilities - Meet with guests at the Allen Family Center, or telephone, or, video-calls, and outreach with the Outreach Team, to engage and offer referrals and linkage and care management to community behavioral health, healthcare, and other entities as needed. - Provide consultation to the Outreach Team for behavioral health and health concerns, - Provide assistance with referrals and linkages to the Outreach Team. - Maintain the behavioral health resource guide to be utilized by guests and staff. - Develop partnerships with community-based agencies for referral to supportive services - Assist with the on-going training program for staff around best practices in serving guests with complex behavioral health needs - Maintain appropriate records, documentation, statistics, and manage reports. - Other duties as assigned

Requirements:
Skill Qualifications - College degree and two years in relevant work experience; experience in social or homeless services preferred. - Experience with outreach work, and unhoused and homeless population. - Knowledge and experience working with trauma informed and person-centered practices - Strong computer, and documentation skills, including the use of emails, Word, Share Point, Excel, Teams, Microsoft 360, and other platforms. - Will need to have access to a vehicle and be legally allowed to drive in WA State. - Strong understanding of, and commitment to the Mary's Place mission of empowering homeless women, children, and families. Physical Qualifications - The physical demands must be met by an employee - Travel is required to program sites, including encampments, parking lots, and other locations. - Attend meetings outside the office. - The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, type, and reach with hands and arms; and requires the ability to occasionally push, pull, lift and/or carry supplies up to 25 pounds. - Ability to work in an environment where there may be animals present, including dogs. In compliance with the ADA Amendment Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department.Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. Mary's Place will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship to Mary's Place would result.DetailsIn addition, Mary's Place offers the following benefits to full-time staff:

• Medical and dental insurance with the cost for core employee coverage paid at 100% by the company and competitive family rates
• Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 at no cost to employee; option to buy up for additional coverage
• 403(b) plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% employee contribution. Eligible to participate upon hire; eligible for the match after first year of employment.
• Unlimited use ORCA pass for a small deduction per pay period
• 10 days paid time off (PTO) each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of sick time each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of flexible floating holidays each calendar year (accrued 40 hours on January 1st and 40 hours on July 1st). Prorated based on date of hire for first year of employment.
• Personal vehicle Mileage Reimbursement for traveling across sites
• Employee Assistance Program Mary's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. PI197757452

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