Path Navigator; homeless outreach​/CIW - MHRT​/C

Job Description

Job Type(s):
Full-Time

Location(s):
Caribou, Maine

Licenses/Certifications:

MHRT-C

Education:

Secondary Education

Experience:

1 to 3 years (depending upon degree) – 2 years working with homeless persons with disabilities

Are you interested in working in the mental health field and working with adults who are homeless? CHCS currently has an opening for a Navigator on our Maine Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Team. The role will involve working as a member of a team of professionals who provide outreach, engagement, case management and service coordination services to adults who are homeless and have a mental illness or co‑occurring mental illness and substance use disorder.

These individuals are eligible under the Maine Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program. The PATH Navigator position will be responsible for the identification of eligible individuals, assessment of needs, planning, linking to resources, monitoring, and evaluation of services and supports needed by homeless individuals. Must have the ability to participate in street outreach, engage people who are homeless, perhaps living outdoors, at shelters, or other community locations.

Must have an active Maine driver's license and reliable transportation.

CHCS believes in the importance of work‑life balance. We offer generous leave time with paid sick and vacation time plus seven paid holidays and five paid float holiday time to our full‑time staff and pro‑rated time for part‑time staff.

Discrimination is Against the Law

In accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations cited below, Community Health and Counseling Services (CHCS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, pay transparency, and status as a protected veteran, or any other trait that is protected under local, state or federal law in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.