About Us
We’re more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders.
We’re a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the
community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of
healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental,
physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch. SSTAR
is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which affords our
employees eligibility to apply for one of our three Loan Repayment
Programs, including the HRSA LRP.
The Program Coordinator organizes the activities of the SSTAR &
City of Fall River CARA collaborative initiative to reduce overdoses
and improve linkage to addiction and recovery services. The
Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA) project aims to prevent
and reduce opioid overdoses.
30 hours/week. This is a benefited position.
Benefits
- 403B
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance through Massachusetts PFML
- Employee discounts, cell phone, eyewear etc.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities to earn CEU's
- Voluntary Benefits including but not limited to, Disability, Life,
Critical Illness, Accident and Disability Insurances
Duties & Responsibilities
- Recruits and orients staff for SSTAR’s role in the CARA project in
tandem with supervisor.
- Provides administrative supervision to SSTAR-CARA Recovery Coach
and Educator.
- Coordinates with City’s CARA Administrator and around achievement
of Project Goals.
- Serves as SSTAR liaison to First Responder groups, and city health
officials involved in the project.
- Works with SSTAR addiction M.D and community educators to
coordinate trainings for the target groups - first responders as
well as Portuguese and Hispanic/Latino communities.
- Works with CARA Project Administrator and Evaluators to identify
and resolve any problems associated with meeting project milestones.
- Works with City officials, project staff, and Evaluator to prepare
grant reports as needed.
- Other duties as required.