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Public Health Advocate II (PAATHS)
Finland Building-LOC02Posted 1 weeks ago
Job Description
- In addition to all duties in Public Health Advocate I, Public Health Advocate II will perform these duties:
- Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
- Provides outreach, education, case management, advocacy, referral and support services to Boston residents with a particular focus on high risk clients and second language populations.
- Responsible for providing level of care assessment and referrals to substance abuse treatment throughout sites in Boston; identifies needs related to substance abuse treatment and makes appropriate referrals.
- Assists clients with filling out assessment information regarding program participation and evaluation.
- Facilitates linkage to other recovery support and substance abuse-related services.
- Participates in community meetings and prepares presentations for same. Serves as liaison to assigned neighborhoods.
- Participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings and training.
- Responsible for the safe transportation of clients to various treatment programs in the Greater Boston Area.
- Under supervision, performs more complex clerical work for the program, involving a high degree of decision making.
- Organizes, coordinates and manages office operations. Handles essential administrative tasks and provides program support when necessary.
- Maintains and generates fiscal, payroll and personnel records and reports, including attendance records, timesheets and fiscal reports for funding agencies as necessary.
- Processes invoices; prepares and submits purchase orders as needed; checks all invoices for accuracy and supporting documentation and gathers and reviews client billing data for accuracy (health insurance, etc.).
- Assists program management with budgets; reviews BPHC fiscal reports, identifies and resolves discrepancies.
- Assists with coordination of meetings; develops draft agenda items, copies and mails agenda and materials; orders refreshments; attends meetings on behalf of dept when necessary.
- Ensures an adequate amount of office supplies.
- Assists with producing reports, including word processing and table/chart creation and with special MIS projects as needed.
- Assists program management in report and grant preparation.
- May delegate clerical and administrative duties and coordinate work efforts of others.
- May be required to work on special projects and assist other departments, or act as a department liaison as needed.