Do you have experience in mental health and want to join a company built on excellence and love?

In partnership with the New Castle County Police Department, ChristianaCare is seeing a Community Health Liaison to support the Police Behavioral Health Unit and serve as a liaison among providers, hospitals, peer counselors, and people seeking treatment for and addressing their mental health needs.

It is paramount that this position have the ability to support and promote collaboration between public safety and public health agencies to ensure that persons in crisis and their friends and family have access to recovery support services. The ability to research and analyze a range of existing community-based efforts to address mental illness is also required. Some responsibilities include:

• Conduct interviews with all new participants to establish baseline data at intake.
• Work with medical and clinical professionals and Hero Help Addiction to identify/explain appropriate level of care.
• Present treatment options, inclusive of co-occurring disorders if necessary.
• Conduct weekly wellness checks to confirm compliance with treatment.
• Work closely with the licensed clinician and police officer within the New Castle County Police Department Behavioral Health Unit to track that the level of care remains consistent and fitting for everyone evaluated by the team.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with treatment providers, health services, and support groups to enable efficient and comprehensive service delivery for program participants.

Desired applicants will possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field (BSW preferred) and have 5-10 years' experience working with treatment providers, law enforcement and social service providers.

When you become an employee at ChristianaCare, you are joining a healthcare organization that was named Forbes 5th Best Health System to Work for in the U.S. for 2022! Guided by excellence and love, our Caregivers enjoy many employee benefits such as

• work-life balance
• competitive pay and benefits
• generous paid time off
• diverse and inclusive culture

EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.