Liaison for Street Psychiatry
Chicago
Liaison for Street Psychiatry
Part Time • Chicago
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
About the Role:
Join Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center as a Liaison for Street Psychiatry, where you will play a vital role in connecting vulnerable populations with essential mental health services. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the Chicago community by bridging the gap between individuals experiencing homelessness and psychiatric care.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with local shelters, hospitals, and community organizations to facilitate access to psychiatric services.
- Document interactions and progress in compliance with organizational policies.
- Participate in outreach events to promote mental health awareness and services.
- Serves as a liaison between groups departments, or organizations to promote efficiency.
- Serves as the primary point of contact between organizations.
- Coordinates scheduling and participant involvement for activities, ensuring alignment with grant goals, budget, timelines, and regulatory requirements.
Requirements:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with diverse populations.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously & meet deadlines.
- Compassionate demeanor with a strong commitment to client advocacy.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for outreach activities.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as needed.
About Us:
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center has been serving the Chicago community for over a decade, providing compassionate and comprehensive mental health and addiction recovery services. Our clients appreciate our personalized approach and unwavering support, while our employees value the collaborative and inclusive work environment that fosters professional growth and community impact.
Compensation: $35.00 per hour
Our Mission
The vision of Above and Beyond is to build an individualized treatment experience that is available to anyone in need regardless of their economic status. Our clients and clinicians create therapeutic alliances that design and execute personalized programs of recovery that co-exist side-by-side personal development and growth goals. We believe that recovery is a process that requires meeting individuals where they are at as well as addressing their environmental life circumstances such as: education, employment readiness, interpersonal relationships, and social reintegrative abilities and activities.
Our Philosophy - Compassion. Competence. Communal Healing. “We believe you can be well.” With these simple words, the founders of Above and Beyond have brought together a seasoned team of staff members from the healthcare community with decades of personal and professional experience in the ever changing field of addiction recovery. When we say, “we believe you can be well” we’re stating our belief in everyone’s ability to experience healing, hope and health when properly stimulated, educated, and supported. It’s this expectation of communal success that drives us to provide our solid foundation of excellence in prevention/intervention to the most fragile and vulnerable people of Chicagoland.
Above and Beyond, committed to the idea that, “everything begins in the relationship,” is intentional about unique hybrid recovery model by incorporating what has worked in the past with what evidence-based modern recovery methodology tells us to do in the present. We’re trying to graft a humanitarian touch into the highest standards of professionalism known in the substance use industry.
This is our quest, with an intended outcome of returning our clients to their birthright status of being responsible agents of their own destinies.
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