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 program

Casa’s Conexiones Individualized Treatment Services is an integrated Acute Treatment Services/Clinical Stabilization Services (ATS-Detox/CSS) program that supports individuals from medically monitored withdrawal management through clinical stabilization and works to transition patients to ongoing care in the community. This model provides increased support for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders that have had unsuccessful previous treatment. Staff take a personalized approach to meet each patient’s needs and help them develop a treatment plan so they can thrive in the community. Our goal is to stabilize and support patients as they move forward in their recovery. Conexiones is a 32-bed inpatient facility located on the campus of Tewksbury Hospital. Our care plans integrate the CSS and ATS-Detox services tailored to individual needs.

About the role

The Clinical Groups Facilitator is responsible for the coordination and delivery of evidence-based groups across a range of recovery and mental health topics. This role involves ensuring groups meet clinical, regulatory, and organizational standards while fostering a supportive environment for individuals seeking recovery. The Clinical Groups Facilitator will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach. This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers and eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care and ensure wrap-around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness and clinical outcomes.

What you'll do

Client Care

• Prepares and provides daily therapeutic and psycho-educational group treatment using evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, DBT Skills, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Relational and Psychodynamic therapy.
• Works with the Research and Evaluation Team to integrate patient feedback into group activities and works proactively to increase patient engagement and participation in group sessions.
• Offers arts, meditation, and recreational focused groups to improve patient engagement, creativity, communication, and connection with peers and support the development of positive social skills.
• Ensures that curricula, group materials, supplies, and equipment are ordered, and maintained for use in all groups.
• Provide patients with access to supplemental learning materials and activities that can be used during quiet/individual time and social time that support skill building, stress management, and self-regulation and self-reflection.
• Participates in weekly clinical meetings to provide updates and assist in the decision-making related to treatment planning and implementation.
• Works with the leadership team to plan, implement, and maintain trauma-informed practices.
• Other job duties as assigned to support with clinical services.

Administrative

• Ensures adherence to program treatment philosophies and policies.
• Maintains client and program records in accordance with agency requirements and timelines
• Assist in all reporting as required by supervisors.
• Attends all trainings and professional development opportunities as required.
• Attends mandatory weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field.
• Participate in weekly programmatic and clinical supervision.
• Complete all documentation in our electronic health record.
• Other job duties as assigned to support the administrative duties of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field
• Spanish required
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor/Certified Alcohol Counselor preferred
• Experience working with populations with substance use disorders. Experience with psychiatric and/or co-occurring disorders preferred
• Familiarity in working in a strength-based, trauma-informed environment
• Experience with individuals dealing with homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence, and the criminal justice system
• Experienced in crisis management and intervention
• Experience providing group interventions to the target population.
• Strong verbal/written communication
• Ability to work as both an effective team member and independently
• Knowledge & Practice of evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention and motivational interviewing techniques preferred
• Ability to meet the physical requirements and training requirements of the position.
• Onsite position 5 days a week, including 1 weekend day.

Schedule

• Work Type:  Onsite
• Work Schedule: 5 days a week including 1 weekend day.

What we offer:

Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:

• Compensation:  $66,560.00 - $74,880.00 annual salary
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: All eligible employees may elect to participate after 1 year of service. Casa Esperanza, Inc. will match a contribution of up to 6% of your annual salary
• Holiday Pay (12 days per year + 1 floating holiday)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 18 days year one, 20.5 days at year two, 23 days at year five
• 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 a booster, 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.