Benefits Specialist

About This Role

The Housing and Benefits Specialist supports individuals with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders, helping them find and maintain safe housing and manage their benefits. This role is part of an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and involves direct client support and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with finding and maintaining safe and affordable housing
• Provide ongoing assistance to help clients apply for, understand, and manage their benefits
• Ensure maximum acquisition of entitlements and other forms of assistance for all clients served by the ACT team
• Provide operational administrative support to the ACT team
• Assist clients in maintaining employment by frequent visits to the work site

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of case management experience preferred
• Experience working with the population of serious mental illness in the capacity of case management, integrated care coordination, and medical office organization strongly preferred
• Driver’s license, proof of auto insurance, and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Transporting clients in personal vehicle is required

Benefits

• Dynamic and collegial work environment
• Ongoing opportunities for professional growth
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Up to 500 hours of sick leave
• 9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays (bonus days)
• Eligible for health care (single and family) the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment (must work a minimum of 20 hours per week to be eligible)
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match available

Important Details

• Schedule: 40 hours per week

About the Company

Cornerstone empowers people living with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders to live, work, and integrate successfully into the community. They offer years of evidence-based treatment experience to consumers and practical training to staff, with a robust training program for professional development and upward mobility.