Community Training Coordinator
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
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Chicago, IL, US 5 days ago Requisition ID: 1063 Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $50,000.00 Annually Title: Community Training Coordinator Reports to: SUR Supervisor Level: MHP Position Type: Full Time Who we are: C4 was founded in 1972 to help people released from psychiatric hospitals into the Uptown and Edgewater communities stabilize in the community. Since that time, C4’s service area has expanded to rekindle hope for individuals and families on Chicago’s north and west sides, remaining committed to community-level, system-focused interventions; C4 always seeks to avoid restrictive levels of care and maximize families’ agency to lead their recovery, allowing them to heal in their homes and community. C4 is the leader in building hope and breaking down barriers – from the personal to the systemic - for Chicago’s systematically disadvantaged communities through the delivery of effective, empirically supported, and trauma-informed mental health services. C4 seeks to equip 7,000 individuals annually to help them move from trauma to living, to working and thriving within their community. Our Mission -
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4), a behavioral health advocate and social service provider, offers quality, comprehensive customer-oriented services tailored to the diversity of its consumers. Our Vision -
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) will be, and will be recognized as, essential to the wellbeing of the communities we serve. Philosophy -
C4 believes that people recovering from mental illness and emotional trauma are able to live, work and thrive in the community. Purpose: The Community Training Coordinator will be responsible for scheduling, managing and providing in-person and virtual training for community members and partner organizations. The person in this role will have lived, community, or specialized professional experience with the LGBTQI+ community. Ability to be respectful of the diverse cultures of the people served and to provide culturally appropriate, competent, and individualized treatment according to each client's age, gender, race, ethnicity, and culture. Location and Work Conditions: Community based role with time in C4 offices. Duties and Responsibilities Shares personal, practical experience to benefit the clients, team and its consumers. Provides expertise about symptom management and the recovery process in order to promote a culture that maximizes consumer choice and self-determination. Engage and Educate clients for participation in treatment and other outside needed resources for all Social Determinant of Health needs. Ensure successful linkage to long-term care providers as indicated. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field from an accredited university preferred. CRSS certification preferred (must be eligible). Familiarity and comfortability doing community work throughout Chicago. Valid driver's license, insurable driving record and vehicle insurance. Engagement specialists are expected to partner with clinicians in community outreach. Competencies (Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Experience): Cultural humility and ability to build trusting relationships with consumers. Knowledge of and ability to use appropriate behavior management techniques. Experience with gender affirming care. Comfortability in using appropriate self-disclosure for purpose of de-stigmatization and engagement. Organizational skills. Communication skills to include interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills. Conflict resolution and diplomacy skills. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Develop training plan collaboratively with Supervisor and team. Provide culturally appropriate, competent and individualized linkage plans in accordance with each client's age, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs and culture. Maintain positive and mutually respectful relationships with other human service providers, entitlement agencies, health care vendors, and the community.
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