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.

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 abuse and mental health disorders (CODs) by expanding access to substance use disorder treatment and related recovery and reentry services. Under the direction of the Project Director, they will be responsible for coordinating with correctional facilities to transition participants from corrections to a recovery-oriented continuum of care and developing and strengthening system linkages to expand access to the community resources necessary to lay the groundwork for change, support sustained recovery, and facilitate meaningful participation in the community. The Reentry Coordinator will provide supervision and oversight to Reentry Case Managers and work in collaboration with other Casa programs to develop and strengthen system linkages to enhance and expand access to a recovery-oriented continuum of care, as these are critical to their stability and behavioral health engagement. The Reentry Coordinator will ensure that benchmarks, timelines, goals, and objectives are being met and reported as required. As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team, they will play a lead role in providing services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs as well as with external providers.

What you'll do

Program Planning and Service Delivery

• Coordinate and conduct regular outreach to spaces frequented by active users in the community and service providers. treatment providers, correctional facilities, parole/probation boards, and other community-based organizations
• Represent the agency by providing education and participating in community events, including monthly Reentry Panels in correctional facilities
• Coordinate psycho-education groups and re-entry services inside correctional facilities and/or through telehealth for current and potential patients
• Build collaborative relationships within the community that support a strong recovery system of care, including linkages to bilingual self-help supports and services
• Work with residential staff to coordinate internal and external services, i.e. transportation, legal, medical, and housing, employment, and training, etc.
• Recruit community stakeholders to participate in the Latino Recovery Network to develop a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to improving reentry services and co-facilitate quarterly meetings.
• Continue to develop a sustainable system of care focused on Reentry services and supports
• Review pre-release assessments, including screenings for co-occurring disorders, overdose risk, and recidivism risk to determine eligibility
• Manage referral process and monitor case assignments to ensure appropriate caseloads
• Ensure Reentry Specialists collaborate with Leadership and Staff in correctional facilities to develop transition plans for patients leaving correctional facilities and entering Casa’s system of integrated care
• Consult with parole officers, providing all necessary information for the parole supervision plan
• Advocate for Reentry services, wrap-around supports and community care to specialty courts, parole, probation, DCF, DMH and other state-wide agencies in accordance with Casa policies
• Collaborate with Leadership to address any barriers to implementation or programs & services

Administrative

• Ensure program is meeting state and federal standards of care and reporting requirements
• Assist in data collection and outcomes reporting, per grant guidelines, parameters and regulations
• Complete periodic review of client records to ensure all client encounters and other data are documented as required and maintain up-to-date client records
• Maintain up-to-date contacts for key resources (formally documented in Excel Spreadsheets), and ensure the team is trained to leverage these organizational linkages to support client access to care
• Write and submit all reporting as required by Program funding sources in a timely manner, and as required
• Establish and Maintain efficient work flow to ensure client utilization meet program goals and objectives
• Work closely with multidisciplinary team to ensure that client’s treatment and service plans are implemented and client needs are being met
• Ensure all documentation, including timesheets, related to billing is reconciled and submitted to appropriate parties in a timely manner
• Attend all relevant case conferences and staff meetings, including MDT
• Attend grantee meetings and conferences as appropriate or required.
• Provide bi-weekly supervision to staff and complete corresponding paperwork, and annual staff performance review
• Attend bi-weekly supervision
• Other duties as assigned and as required

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain clearance for, and willing to travel to, correctional facilities
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Demonstrated supervisory and project management ability
• Ability to understand and manage moral/ethical boundaries with clients/staff.
• Minimum two years’ experience working with individuals with substance use and mental health disorders.
• Familiar with social, health and cultural issues specific to the Latino population
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and crisis management skills
• Computer skills, minimum Microsoft Word
• Access to a vehicle and a valid driver’s license are preferred.

Education/Training Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling or another human services-related field preferred (or comparable experience)
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor/Certified Alcohol Counselor required or willing to obtain within one year of hire
• CPR certified

Supervision: Will supervise reentry specialists and receive supervision from the project director.

Job Type: Full-time, Weekdays and every other Saturday

Language:

Spanish (Required)

What we offer:

Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:

Compensation:  $55,000 - 60,000 annual salary

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, Vision)

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.