Health and Wellness Navigator

How You Meet the Qualifications

• CADACC I or II preferred or some SUD certification plus field experience in SUD setting.
• 2 years of experience providing substance recovery services required.
• 2 years of field experience working with people with serious mental illness, individuals, co-occurring disorders and complex health issues and/or the chronically homeless population.
• Use of personal vehicle and proof of valid California Driver's License and current auto insurance, along with a clean DMV record, is required.

Competencies

• Excellent verbal & written communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams.
• Understanding of the following evidence-based practices: Housing First, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, and Relapse Prevention Therapy.
• Strong skills completing assessments, treatment plans and expertise in clinical writing.
• Practiced in rigorous clinical work while meeting deadlines for billing, progress notes, and treatment plans.
• Experience in completing assessments and treatment plans.
• Experience in a high volume of clinical writing.
• Experienced in the practice of effectively intervening in crisis situations, with de-escalation techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, systems, and platforms.
• Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications.
• Understanding and practice of culturally sensitive components of direct service delivery through open dialogs and self-exploration with diverse groups.
• Outstanding communication skills and high degree of emotional intelligence, cultural humility, with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.

Physical requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information; seeing to read a variety of materials.
• Manual dexterity for use of keyboard, tools, controls; repetitive motion that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods, while at a desk or working on a computer.
• Ability to drive and sit in a car for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to move between floors, ascending and descending stairs.
• Light work that may include moving or lifting objects up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to squat, bend at the waist, crouch, reach overhead and horizontally, and kneel.

Work conditions / Environment

• Must be able to work in a shared office environment with moderate to high noise level with frequent contact and interruption.
• Multi-level buildings with stairs and/or ramps.
• Some travel by car throughout the county region and surrounding areas.

Notice

This description is to be used as a guide only. It does not constitute a contract, commitment or promise of any kind. Abode Services reserves the right to change, add, delete, upgrade, or downgrade the position as dictated by business necessity at any time with or without notice.

Abode Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace