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

The purpose of Casa’s Reentry Program is to reduce relapse and recidivism among Latino reentering citizens living with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (CODs) and help them develop skills to build meaningful, purposeful lives in the community. The Re-Entry Case Manager (RECM) will use assertive outreach strategies to develop and strengthen systems and linkages to enhance and expand access to a recovery-oriented continuum of care and coordinate with correctional facilities to transition participants to Casa’s fully integrated, culturally-competent, reentry-oriented Treatment and Recovery Support Services to build the Recovery Capital (internal and external resources) necessary to lay the groundwork for change, support sustained recovery, and facilitate meaningful participation in the community.

The Re-Entry Case Manager will help clients to make the transition from life in incarceration to life in the community, through the coordination of wrap-around recovery services. The RECM will be familiar with and implement services using Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Counseling Techniques, as well as being familiar with both strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches to treatment.

What you'll do

• Conduct assertive outreach to correctional facilities, parole/probation boards, and other organizations working with returning citizens.
• Work with Project Director and Marketing Staff to create a Latino Reentry Network (LRN) to develop a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to improving reentry services focused on the unique needs of multiply-diagnosed Latino reentering citizens.
• Support individuals in successfully transitioning to residential treatment
• Conduct pre-release assessments at assigned correctional facilities, including screenings for co-occurring disorders, overdose risk, and recidivism risk of potential participants in corrections.
• Complete RNR assessment for individuals while incarcerated to determine target needs and appropriate programming.
• Support corrections case managers in developing comprehensive transition plans for participants that addresses logistical and emotional transition needs and recovery-oriented goals.
• Coordinate wrap-around recovery services for clients, including supported referrals to integrated primary healthcare services on-site and transportation as needed for individuals coming to residential treatment from corrections.
• Consult with parole officers, providing all necessary information for the parole supervision plan.
• Consults with specialty Courts re: patients, and networks with colleagues (parole, probation, community corrections, etc.) across the correctional continuum of care. (added)
• Conduct urine screening for clients, as needed
• Document all client progress and manage client files.
• Complete baseline and follow up questionnaires and assessments, as needed.
• Participate in weekly clinical team meeting to address client needs.
• Participate in program development with the clinical team.
• Attend grantee meetings and conferences as appropriate or required.
• Facilitates Recovery/Reentry Groups on Casa campus (i.e., Double Trouble, Thinking for a Change, etc.)
• Facilitate reentry groups inside correctional facilities as scheduled.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English, with intimate knowledge of the cultural social, economic, health, and substance abuse factors related to reentry.
• Ability to obtain clearance for, and willing to travel to, correctional facilities
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in community corrections or substance use treatment environments;
• Knowledge of working with individuals with co-occurring disorders
• Experience working with and implementing services using Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Counseling Techniques, as well as being familiar with both strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches to treatment.
• Access to vehicle and a valid driver’s license required.

What we offer:

• Compensation:  $22.00-25.00/hr
• 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....
• Schedule:
• • 8-hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Job Type: Full-time

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 encourage 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.