Community Wellness Coordinator

Location: Anza

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Community Wellness Coordinator

Full Time Clerical Anza, CA, US

SUMMARY: The Community Wellness Coordinator provides community based intervention, case management, and resource navigation services to Tribal members experiencing substance use or substance-related concerns. The Coordinator works directly with individuals to support engagement in treatment and recovery services, assist with transportation and access to care, address barriers to treatment, and provide ongoing follow-up and case management to support continued stability and wellness.

The Coordinator also leads the Tribe's substance use prevention, harm reduction, and community outreach efforts, with a particular focus on opioid-related prevention and response. Responsibilities include coordinating the Tribe's local opioid coalition, developing and implementing community prevention activities, supporting overdose prevention efforts, and developing partnerships with treatment, behavioral health, healthcare, and other service providers. The position may respond to community situations involving substance use in coordination with appropriate Tribal departments and assists individuals in connecting to appropriate services and supports.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide community-based intervention, outreach, and case management to Tribal members experiencing substance use or substance-related concerns.
• Engage members in a supportive and nonjudgmental manner and assist them in identifying appropriate treatment and supportive services.
• Connect members to substance use treatment, behavioral health, medical, recovery, and other community resources.
• Assist members with treatment referrals, appointments, intake processes, and other service connections.
• Provide transportation to treatment, appointments, and other appropriate services when authorized.
• Maintain regular contact with members receiving case management services and provide ongoing follow-up and support.
• Work with parents involved in dependency cases when substance use has contributed to the removal of their children, including supporting treatment engagement, service connections, and other goals related to reunification.
• Assist members in addressing barriers to treatment and stability, including transportation, housing, employment, benefits, and other supportive needs.
• Respond to community situations involving substance use in coordination with Tribal Police and other appropriate Tribal departments, providing supportive intervention, de-escalation, and connection to resources.
• Lead community-based substance use and opioid prevention, harm reduction, and education activities.
• Coordinate overdose prevention efforts, including Narcan education and distribution and other approved harm reduction activities.
• Serve as the staff lead for the Tribe's local opioid coalition and coordinate coalition meetings, activities, partnerships, and follow-up.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with treatment providers, healthcare providers, behavioral health programs, and other community organizations.
• Participate in community events, outreach, presentations, and prevention activities.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of member services, referrals, outreach, and program activities in the department’s case management system and assist with required reporting.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE &

SKILLS:

• Knowledge of substance use, opioid misuse, treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and related community resources.
• Knowledge of case management, service navigation, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and community response…