Community Outreach Specialist - South Loop

• Job Tracking :
• Job Location
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  Chicago , IL
• Job Level
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  Entry Level (less than 2 years)

Join Our Mission at Family Guidance Centers, Inc. (FGC)!

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a substance use treatment organization offering comprehensive behavioral health programs,including medication-assisted recovery, to individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring mental health conditions. Withover 25 years of experience and multiple locations across the state,we provide a full continuum of care for substance use disorder, from prevention and harm reduction to treatment and recovery support. Our programs integrate FDA-approved medications for the treatment of substance use disorders, including all three medications approved totreat opioid use disorder (buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone).We

strive to meet our patients where they are, bringing care outsideclinic walls via telehealth and mobile services and ensuring patients have access to harm reduction resources and education.

• Strives to develop and direct prospective referrals to FGC andother treatment providers, as appropriate and in accordance with patients’ needs and wishes, as it makes rounds in the neighborhoods of our Community partners
• Develops referral relationships with our shelter partners,homeless outreach teams, local task forces, hospital social workers,faith-based and local community organizations, and other community based organizations as appropriate, serving as their liaison to accessing treatment services offered by Family Guidance Centers
• Demonstrate professionalism in working with patients, staff andother outside professionals or collaterals. Supervision and Professional Development:
  Participate in supervision with Program Manager as well as appropriate continuing education activities related to care management and maintenance of relevant certificationor licensure
• Describes FGC programs, services and eligibility requirements inlaymen’s terms to people struggling with opioid and alcohol addiction and those at risk of overdosing, as well as family membersor friends of people struggling with addiction, informing and assisting them to gain immediate access to treatment

Work Schedule:
Monday
- Friday
(7:00a - 3:30p)

Start Date: ASAP

Work Location: 2630 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL

Pay Rate: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a Drug Free Environment(including THC and/or CBD).

DCFS clearance required.

Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity , pregnancy, gender,protected veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Education and/or

Experience:

High School Diploma/GED
required;Experience in/with substance use, detox programs, medication-assisted treatment, behavioral healthcare and/or community relations
encouraged to apply
.

Preferred but not required: possess a valid driver's license,insurance, and personal vehicle

In the course of regular program operations, FGC outreach staffmay be asked to utilize their own vehicles to transport themselves to and from outreach locations. In these cases, it is helpful butnot necessary for staff to have access to their own vehicle.

Candidates will never be disqualified from a position because theydo not have a license, insurance, or personal vehicle. Programs willwork with each staff member individually to ensure that they areable to travel to and from work locations safely and effectively.

Family Guidance Centers Inc. offers opportunities for individuals with an interest in behavioral health. Our organization provides a comprehensive benefit package for full time employment that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Vision
• Life Insurance,
• EAP
• Vacation, sick and personal days with paid holidays off are included in our paid time off compensation package