Caseworker

About This Role

This caseworker position supports the Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) by providing direct mental health support and outreach. The role involves assisting clients with accessing county resources, serving as a translator, mentoring and coaching clients, and helping to overcome logistical barriers to mental healthcare. This position supports the de-stigmatization of mental healthcare in various communities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct direct services and educational activities for Promotora/Project Service Navigators
• Make contact with individuals and families within two days of receiving a referral
• Conduct intake and needs assessment with Promotora/Project Service Navigators
• Make phone calls, Zoom visits, or go to family homes to collect and input data into the database when necessary
• Check in weekly/once every other week with referred individuals
• Attend Curando Team meetings and trainings
• Provide additional support (e.g., translation support, assistance filling out applications, coaching on setting appointments, linking to generic resources)
• Complete required training
• Keep track of the person-centered plan developed for each client
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with a team
• Trilingual: English, Spanish, and an Indigenous language (e.g., Mixteco, Zapoteco, or Purepecha)
• Commitment to MICOP
• Reliable transportation to be able to conduct home visits
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of mental health symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression
• Knowledge or experience with traditional indigenous medicine, preferably Mixteco healing modalities to alleviate symptoms associated with stress, anxiety, and depression
• Experience doing outreach in the Mixteco/Indígena community
• Previous data collection experience
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to manage time well and meet deadlines
• 2+ years of case management experience or equivalent education

Important Details

• Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week

About the Company

Founded in 2001, Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) supports, organizes, and empowers the indigenous migrant communities of California’s Central Coast. This is achieved through improved access to health and community resources, community organizing, language interpretation, education, direct assistance, cultural promotion, and their indigenous-led Radio Indígena community radio station.