Job Summary:
Assist program participants in achieving individual long and short-term goals and objectives. Provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention as required.
Duties:
- Conduct client intakes and assessments.
- Provide individual counseling to clients within a harm reduction modality.
- Design and implement individual service plans to assist patients in attaining goals.
- Maintain regular personal contact with patients; cultivate trusting relationships to monitor physical and emotional capacity for independent living as well as the need for additional services.
- Make appropriate referrals to medical, mental health, substance abuse, and/or other services.
- Help patients to establish and strengthen significant relationships and to reinforce a supportive network.
- Maintain accurate case records, regular progress notes, and individual service plan summaries for each patient, adhering to organization guidelines regarding patient confidentiality.
- Facilitate support groups.
- Conduct group counseling sessions focused on the challenges of living with chronic substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.
- Coordinate group education regarding prevention of transmission of HIV and other diseases.
- Organize and maintain community resource guide for clients and other staff, including clothing and food pantries, mental health programs, and support groups.
- Participate in case-conference team meetings, staff meetings, and other meetings as requested.
- Attend all required trainings.
- Perform other duties, as required by supervisor.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Experience:
- HIV Case Management: 2 years (Preferred)
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Location:
- Charlotte, NC (Preferred)
Language:
- English (Required)
- Spanish (Required)
Work authorization:
- United States (Required)
Required travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
