About Casa Esperanza

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care. Casa Esperanza has an operating budget of $15 million and more than $11 million in assets.

About the role

Job Summary Statement: Casa Esperanza is currently seeking Bilingual Community Health Worker who is passionate about public health and understands the impact social determinants of health have on a person’s ability to recover.   The Bilingual Community Health Worker will be a part of Casa’s new PALS: Promotores Amplificando La Sabidura initiative focused on reducing rates of drug overdose deaths and suicide in a social and community context.  PALS is an innovative Promotores Model collaborative that incorporates culturally appropriate and linguistically accessible Community Health Workers into a trauma-informed continuum of care to build the capacity of Latines to address health quality problems in their communities.

The PALS Bilingual Community Health Worker will address health equity and access to health for Latines struggling with mental health and substance misuse using strategies that combine innovative outreach service delivery models and community engagement. Outreach strategies and action plans are oriented towards the completion of pre-established objectives and involve many cross-sectoral collaborations with internal organizational partners and external partners in the community.

What you'll do

Outreach:

·       Conduct in-reach and out-reach to identify and recruit clients for Outpatient services.

·       Work with Promotores Project Manager to develop and implement outreach and community mapping strategy for reaching at risk Latines.

·       Collaborate with other agencies, public organizations, and external personnel.

·       Facilitate/Coordinate/Participate in street-outreach and other agency marketing strategies.

·       Represent the agency by providing education and participating in Boston community events.

General:

·       Maintain all client records and necessary reports.

·       Participate in weekly clinical meetings.

·       Bi-weekly supervision with Program Coordinator.

·       Assist in all reporting as required by Program Coordinator.

·       Other duties as required.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills necessary for the position:

·       Must be available to work weekends and two evenings a week.

·       Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.

·       Experience doing outreach to individuals at risk for addiction, mental illness, trauma and violence.

·       Crisis management skills.

·       Ability to provide education, service planning, and health navigation.

·       Knowledge of care coordination and community resources.

·       Familiarity with substance use field including Motivational Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, AA/NA 12 Step Philosophy, and Stages of Change Theory.

·       Knowledge of co-occurring disorders.

·       Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

·       Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·       Computer skills, minimum Microsoft Word.

·       Experience in group facilitation

·       Bilingual (Spanish/English).

·       Awareness of the intersection of culture, addiction, mental illness, trauma, health, and homelessness. 

·       Ability to meet the physical and training requirements of the position.

Experience required/preferred for the position:

• Bilingual, English/Spanish skills required.
• Two years’ experience in community-based outreach.

Schedule:

Full Time - 40 Hours

Monday to Friday Availability from 8am to 8pm

Weekends Availability

What we offer:

Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:

• Compensation:  $22 - $24 per hour
• Holiday Pay (12 days per year + 1 floating holiday)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 18 days year one, 20.5 days at year 2, 23 days at year 5
• Sick Pay - 10 paid days per year
• Long / Short Term Disability 
• Paid by Company Life Insurance
• Health Insurance (Medical Dental, Vison)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• FSA/DCA (Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care)
• ComPsych Guidance Resources - EAP
• Educational Opportunities
• Tuition Remission
• Employee Ticket at Work (Discounts for Entertainment, travel, movies; etc.)
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Increased Salary for Credentials
• and more....

Physical & Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

Casa Esperanza’s EEO Statement

Casa Esperanza, Inc. values its diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply.

We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Casa Esperanza, Inc also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  All employees, interns, volunteers and contractors of Casa Esperanza, Inc. are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email hr@casaesperanza.org.