FACT (Substance Abuse) Case Manager
Description
Brightpoint (formerly known as Children’s Home & Aid) invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.
The FACT Case Manager provides outreach and referrals to parents and families challenged with the effects of substance abuse. The Case Manager links the program participant to appropriate substance abuse intervention including detoxification, rehabilitation, and intensive outpatient treatment.The case manager provides coordination of services between participants, family, and multiple providers and educates and counsels participants and families on issues related to substance abuse, including achieving and maintaining sobriety and relapse prevention.
Candidate qualifications:
+ Bachelor’s degree in social work or another human service field required.
+ Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC) preferred.
+ Experience working with families experiencing alcohol and substance abuse required.
+ Valid driver’s license, insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle required.
Job details:
+ Compensation: Range starts at $24.20 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience.
+ Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here).(https://brightpoint.org/join-us/careers/brightpoint-benefits/)
+ Location: Hybrid (remote/in office), primarily visits with families in Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.
+ Schedule: Full-time, hourly; regular business hours with remote flexibility. Occasional evening hours required for program activities. Frequent local travel required (up to 60% of time).
+ Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) ([...]) .
Where you work matters.
We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together.(More about who we are here. (https://www.brightpoint.org) )
We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations.If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.
Click here to review our agency’s Blueprint for Impact. (https://brightpoint.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-blueprint-for-impact/)
Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.
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