Housing Specialist
Use your experience working with people with health challenges towards supporting individuals improving their whole health status!
Join our team of compassionate and competent professionals as a Housing Specialist at Behavioral Health Network! The Housing Specialist provides high quality, person-centered care coordination related to tenancy sustaining and pre-tenancy supports and needs.
The Care Management program provides team-based, comprehensive medical and behavioral Care Management (CM) services for children, youth, and adults in Western Massachusetts! CM teams are staffed by professionals including Registered Nurses, Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinicians, and paraprofessional Care Coordinators. BHN partners with insurers and integrated primary care practices to provide whole health management. Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.
- Provide telephonic and in-person Care Coordination to assist individuals to find and maintain a safe affordable place to live.
- Provide services to members in the community to help overcome barriers impacting their engagement (member homes, health clinics, collateral providers, and supportive services).
- Communicates and negotiates with the landlord and/or property manager regarding the member’s needs, including disability and reasonable accommodations.
- Meets program specific requirements for productivity, member contacts, documentation, and work attendance.
Who are we?
Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.
The Integration program is an innovative model of care, working directly with primary care and pediatric providers to address the whole health needs of the families and individuals in our culturally diverse community. Our staff includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, recovery coaches and care coordinators. The Integrated Care program is person-centered, evidence-based, and focused on collaborative goal setting to address unmet medical, behavioral mental and social needs.
Reasons to work with BHN:
- Work with an agency who does amazing things for others
- You will be able to change a person’s life
- You will expand your experience in various health areas at the same time
- You will have the opportunity to grow within the agency
- You will not be bored with our fast-paced environment
Job Requirements:
The Housing Specialist at Behavioral Health Network’s Care Management program has the following qualities:
- 1 year of work experience with supportive housing programs.
- 1-2 years of work experience in a related behavioral health, substance use, human services and/or medical field (required).
- Knowledge of supportive housing programs and community resources.
- Knowledge of mental illness, the interface between mental health and medical conditions and systems, substance abuse, social determinants of health, and care coordination.
- Familiarity with Internet, email systems, and electronic health records (EHRs).
- English-Spanish speaking (preferred).
- High school diploma required; Community Health Worker Certification and/or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
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**NOTICE**
In accordance with the BHN Mandatory COVID vaccine policy - all staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work.
The same guidelines noted above apply during flu season (defined as December 1st – through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) for BHN’s Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy.
Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.
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BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.
Behavioral Health Network
Holyoke, MA