Assertive Community Treatment Team Services Coordinator

Published: 6/14/2022

Job Description

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Services Coordinator - Franklin County - $2000 Hiring Bonus Available

The Company: Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that centers people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.

Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Role: Service Coordinators are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide flexible, compassionate, community based services that are designed to promote the stability, recovery, and community reintegration of individuals who experience mental health challenges, histories of homelessness, and may also have challenges around substance use. Service Coordinators function as integral members of Pathways’ Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team which utilizes an interdisciplinary staff to serve a combined caseload of clients and communicates with community partners.

Available Positions: 1

Location: in-person (Franklin County)

Schedule: Full-Time (35-40 Hours weekly)

Application Requirements:

A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application.

Responsibilities:

Engage in relationship building/rapport building with clients and provide service from a “Choice” perspective as well as client centered, harm reduction, and strengths based approaches.
Collaborate with clients in the formulation and maintenance of a comprehensive, Medicaid-compliant service plan that is reviewed and modified with the client on a regular basis
Assist clients in navigating the housing path including viewing units, assistance with moving in, life skill development, landlord/client disputes, etc.
Develop a working knowledge of relevant community resources in Franklin County and demonstrate a willingness to explore new or unfamiliar resources as necessary
Assist clients with referrals to community agencies to ensure that they have full access to services and resources they require, i.e. entitlements, benefits, advocacy, addiction services, etc.