Residential Clinical Coordinator

Full time, salaried

The Bridge 
 

The Opportunity Alliance is looking for a Clinical Coordinator to jump in and help support our residential programs. 

This opening in with our Bridge adult residential program. The Bridge is a 12-bed residential treatment program for homeless adults living with a major mental illness, many of whom also experience co-occurring conditions. The program works to address the complex needs of the clients, utilizing an integrated, individualized, and client-centered approach, operated 24 hours/day by staff trained in trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and mental health and substance use treatment. Often our clients have co-occurring conditions, such as chronic health conditions and/or substance use disorders.

The Clinical Coordinators are professional social work positions that are responsible for providing quality treatment and service planning for the program. These positions contribute to the accomplishment of the Agency mission through the provision of direct clinical services to residential clients and serve as a clinical consultant to the residential staff or through the provision of home-based and community-based case management services to adults, and families with a mental health diagnosis. 

Primary responsibilities:

• Completing intakes and client screenings
• Performing clinical Assessments and treatment planning
• Develop and implement structured activities, recreation and/or therapeutic activities for residents
• Monitors and guides client progress through behavior planning
• Providing crisis interventions, safety planning, and referrals
• Providing clinical leadership and resource to the team
• Discharge planning

These positions attend weekly program staff meetings and participate in other meetings as necessary.

Work is performed, reviewed, and evaluated under the supervision of the Program Director.

Schedule: This is a full time 40 hour/week, salaried position

Sunday - Thursday

Location: Portland, ME. Onsite with some possible remote ability at times

*Per diem/Relief opportunities may also be a consideration.

Qualifications: 

• Masters of Social Work degree or Masters of Counseling from an accredited graduate school required.
• LCSW or LCPC preferred or related clinical graduate degree required; with clinical conditional license required. (CADC Strongly Recommended for Co-Occurring Treatment Programs).
• Minimum of 1 or more years of direct experience with Co-Occurring Disorders preferred. 
• Contracts that have Rider D: Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• If MHRT is required for position you must pass CNA registry check
• If residential or ECE employee must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Normal office conditions such as sitting, with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area.  This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work.  A good driving record is required.

Please submit a cover letter and resume along with your application.

Thank you!

Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:

(offered to full-time and part-time employees)

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year 
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost 
• Dental and Vision insurance options 
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances 
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process
• The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits

Who we are…

The Opportunity Alliance is “Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future”.

Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.

The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience, TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health, substance use, homelessness, lack of basic needs, and access to community supports. Through an extensive array of services, TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve self-sufficiency. TOA is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:

• Mental Health & Wellness
• Community Building
• Family & Early Childhood Education
• Economic Resources

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Please submit a cover letter and resume along with your application.

Thank you!