Outreach Specialist

About River Edge Behavioral Health

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge Behavioral Health continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health and substance use disorder treatment and support, as well as services for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. The full continuum of River Edge Behavioral Health services includes state-of-the-art treatment and support services for more than 13,000 children, youth, families and adults annually, who experience mental illness, addiction, co-occurring disorders, and developmental disabilities.

River Edge is looking to fill the position of Outreach Specialist with/at our Community Mental Health Center (CMHC).

Benefits Offered:

• Completive Pay
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with an employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance

In this position you will:

Work under the supervision of the CMHC Project Director, as a social service professional who works directly with the community to promote health and wellness. The Outreach Specialist will facilitate outreach and community engagement across the agency's assigned areas and deliver 80% of daily services outside of the clinic.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand the zip code zone identification and engagement strategy to reach minority and disadvantaged populations
• Prioritize the zip code zones meeting criteria by population density
• Work in the priority zones to identify and build relationships with referent leaders, educate them about mental illness, severe emotional disturbance and co-occurring disorders as well as available treatment
• Work with communications specialist to have materials outlining shared information as literacy-level-appropriate leave-behinds
• Leverage built relationships with referent leaders to build relationships in the target zones and share information to reduce stigma of behavioral health conditions, provide accurate information, and engage individuals needing care into care
• Work with CMHC case managers and other clinical leaders to assure relational linkage

Minimum Qualifications:

• Fully Covid vaccinated
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a social service related field (social work, sociology, psychology, etc.)
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Knowledge of Adult Community Mental Health and Addictive Disease services

• Experience in social service delivery, behavioral health and/or community outreach is preferred.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen

Additional Information:

The Application Process

• All qualified applicants will be considered
• This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
• Only those selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring managers.
• Applicants who are not selected will receive notification via email.
• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail.

Safe Working Environment

• We at River Edge believe every employee has a right to a safe work environment. Therefore, we require full vaccination of all employees. Getting the vaccine, frequently washing your hands, sanitizing common areas, and wearing your mask continues to be the most effective way to fight COVID-19.

Diversity and Inclusion

• River Edge Behavioral Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, genetic make-up, disability, age or veteran status.

Drug Free Workplace

• River Edge Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace. All applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug screen.

At Will Workplace

• Employment with River Edge Behavioral Health is at will. This means your employment is for an indefinite period of time and is subject to termination by you or River Edge Behavioral Health, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time.