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Outreach Worker green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the DOL before filing an I-140 petition. Community health organizations, nonprofits, and public health agencies regularly sponsor qualified foreign professionals for permanent residence in this growing field.
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Under the supervision of the Program Manager and/or Team Leader, provides case management, rehabilitation, and crisis interventions and outreach services in home, office, and community settings to adults with serious long-term mental illness.
Collaborates with psychiatric and allied mental health team in assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment planning by performing the following duties.
Conduct substance abuse treatment with clients in need in accordance with the 12 core functions of substance abuse counseling as defined by the ICRC. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides clinical interventions such as resource linking, resource modification and development, skill teaching, and programming to consumers on Mobile Treatment Team caseload. Includes, but is not limited to:
- Assists consumers in getting financial benefits
- Assists consumers in accessing medical and dental care as needed
- Assists consumers in choosing, getting, and keeping employment
- Assists consumers in choosing, getting, and keeping decent, affordable housing
- Assists consumers in developing social support networks and participating in social and leisure activities
- Assists consumers in applying ADL skills in needed real-life environments
- Conducts comprehensive clinical assessment and develops interventions for substance abuse, sexual abuse, symptom management, and family support and education.
- Assesses suicidal and homicidal behavior.
- Coordination of emergency psychiatric services within a timely manner, including documenting interventions, alternatives considered, and response of client/client family and supporting agencies.
- Provides, coordinates, and monitors treatment services for all assigned cases. Includes, but is not limited to:
- 22 hours of direct services (face to face) with clients in order to adhere to minimal requirement for productivity
- Documentation in progress notes following established procedures, as described in the Individual Treatment Plan
- Provision and coordination of care prescribed in the Treatment Plan through documented contact and implementation of assigned activities with other client/client family, Gateway staff, consultants, and Treatment Plan-designated staff from schools and other human service and medical organizations
- Participates in treatment planning by completing assessment assignments within time requirements specified by procedures
- Scheduling and attending treatment planning meetings with staff and other individuals specified in procedures
- Utilizes assessment information, diagnostic results, and staff participation in the development of treatment plans
- Provides psychoeducational services to clients and their families/significant others, based on modality, frequency, participant, and location specifications prescribed in the Individual Treatment Plan
- Services will include provision of information regarding mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, effective parenting, behavior management, etc. When providing therapeutic/counseling/case management services, arrives and/or participates on time, as scheduled; is alert and responsive to client issues and behaviors
- Works within prescriptive instructions from the client Individual Treatment Plan, modifies treatment planning to meet client needs and changes in situation
- Documents, with the client, if possible, treatment implementation and related issues, in progress notes and/or treatment plan review documents
- Assists with Discharge Planning
- Medical record documentation must be in adherence to Gateway policies and procedures and MTT Medicaid guidelines, including updating of client database, reviewing outside correspondence, and following client confidentiality and client rights procedures
- Attends scheduled community and/or agency meetings on time
- Makes arrangements with other agencies to provide services for identified clients as specified in client Treatment Plans
- Participation in agency committees as designated by supervisor, attending meetings on time and actively participating in both discussion and assignments
- Participation in other inter-agency meetings as designated by supervisor, attending meetings on time, and actively participating in both discussions and assignments
- Participates in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings
- Provides ongoing assessment of client's mental illness symptoms and client's response to treatment
- Provides ongoing assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision (i.e., assignments, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living
- Assists clients to find and maintain a safe, affordable place to live—apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, and decorating and procuring necessities (i.e., utilities, furniture, linens)
- Teaches money management skills (i.e., budgeting and bill paying), and assists clients in accessing financial services (i.e., professional financial counseling, emergency loan sources)
- Helps clients access reliable transportation (i.e., obtain a driver's license and car, arrange for cabs, access bus lines, and find rides)
- Assists and supports clients to have and effectively use a primary care doctor, dentist, etc.
- Plans, structures, and prompts social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Prepares for supervision by completing tasks assigned and formulating questions
- Monitors medication to ensure client understands prescribed dosage, monitors side effects, and ensures it is taken accordingly
- Attends weekly general staff meetings
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate's degree, required. Bachelor's degree, preferred.
- Two years experience in Human Services preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with substance abuse, sexual abuse, and/or involvement with the criminal justice system is preferred.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Valid driver's license and use of car during normal working hours, or other means of transportation to complete major functions of the job.
- Automobile liability insurance coverage for the vehicle being used in accordance with state regulations.
Pay Range
$19.97-$32.96
Location
GHI-Pawtucket-101 Bacon Street - 101 Bacon St. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Work Type
M-F 8AM-4:30PM, Weekend/Holiday rotating coverage
Work Shift
Day
Daily Hours
8 hours
Driving Required
Yes
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Program Manager and/or Team Leader, provides case management, rehabilitation, and crisis interventions and outreach services in home, office, and community settings to adults with serious long-term mental illness.
Collaborates with psychiatric and allied mental health team in assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment planning by performing the following duties.
Conduct substance abuse treatment with clients in need in accordance with the 12 core functions of substance abuse counseling as defined by the ICRC. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides clinical interventions such as resource linking, resource modification and development, skill teaching, and programming to consumers on Mobile Treatment Team caseload. Includes, but is not limited to:
- Assists consumers in getting financial benefits
- Assists consumers in accessing medical and dental care as needed
- Assists consumers in choosing, getting, and keeping employment
- Assists consumers in choosing, getting, and keeping decent, affordable housing
- Assists consumers in developing social support networks and participating in social and leisure activities
- Assists consumers in applying ADL skills in needed real-life environments
- Conducts comprehensive clinical assessment and develops interventions for substance abuse, sexual abuse, symptom management, and family support and education.
- Assesses suicidal and homicidal behavior.
- Coordination of emergency psychiatric services within a timely manner, including documenting interventions, alternatives considered, and response of client/client family and supporting agencies.
- Provides, coordinates, and monitors treatment services for all assigned cases. Includes, but is not limited to:
- 22 hours of direct services (face to face) with clients in order to adhere to minimal requirement for productivity
- Documentation in progress notes following established procedures, as described in the Individual Treatment Plan
- Provision and coordination of care prescribed in the Treatment Plan through documented contact and implementation of assigned activities with other client/client family, Gateway staff, consultants, and Treatment Plan-designated staff from schools and other human service and medical organizations
- Participates in treatment planning by completing assessment assignments within time requirements specified by procedures
- Scheduling and attending treatment planning meetings with staff and other individuals specified in procedures
- Utilizes assessment information, diagnostic results, and staff participation in the development of treatment plans
- Provides psychoeducational services to clients and their families/significant others, based on modality, frequency, participant, and location specifications prescribed in the Individual Treatment Plan
- Services will include provision of information regarding mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, effective parenting, behavior management, etc. When providing therapeutic/counseling/case management services, arrives and/or participates on time, as scheduled; is alert and responsive to client issues and behaviors
- Works within prescriptive instructions from the client Individual Treatment Plan, modifies treatment planning to meet client needs and changes in situation
- Documents, with the client, if possible, treatment implementation and related issues, in progress notes and/or treatment plan review documents
- Assists with Discharge Planning
- Medical record documentation must be in adherence to Gateway policies and procedures and MTT Medicaid guidelines, including updating of client database, reviewing outside correspondence, and following client confidentiality and client rights procedures
- Attends scheduled community and/or agency meetings on time
- Makes arrangements with other agencies to provide services for identified clients as specified in client Treatment Plans
- Participation in agency committees as designated by supervisor, attending meetings on time and actively participating in both discussion and assignments
- Participation in other inter-agency meetings as designated by supervisor, attending meetings on time, and actively participating in both discussions and assignments
- Participates in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings
- Provides ongoing assessment of client's mental illness symptoms and client's response to treatment
- Provides ongoing assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision (i.e., assignments, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living
- Assists clients to find and maintain a safe, affordable place to live—apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, and decorating and procuring necessities (i.e., utilities, furniture, linens)
- Teaches money management skills (i.e., budgeting and bill paying), and assists clients in accessing financial services (i.e., professional financial counseling, emergency loan sources)
- Helps clients access reliable transportation (i.e., obtain a driver's license and car, arrange for cabs, access bus lines, and find rides)
- Assists and supports clients to have and effectively use a primary care doctor, dentist, etc.
- Plans, structures, and prompts social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Prepares for supervision by completing tasks assigned and formulating questions
- Monitors medication to ensure client understands prescribed dosage, monitors side effects, and ensures it is taken accordingly
- Attends weekly general staff meetings
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate's degree, required. Bachelor's degree, preferred.
- Two years experience in Human Services preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with substance abuse, sexual abuse, and/or involvement with the criminal justice system is preferred.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Valid driver's license and use of car during normal working hours, or other means of transportation to complete major functions of the job.
- Automobile liability insurance coverage for the vehicle being used in accordance with state regulations.
Pay Range
$19.97-$32.96
Location
GHI-Pawtucket-101 Bacon Street - 101 Bacon St. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Work Type
M-F 8AM-4:30PM, Weekend/Holiday rotating coverage
Work Shift
Day
Daily Hours
8 hours
Driving Required
Yes
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Outreach Worker
Align your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
EB-2 requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in community health, social work, or a related field. EB-3 covers bachelor's-degree holders and skilled workers with at least two years of outreach experience. Confirm which category fits your background before applying.
Research prevailing wages before negotiating offers
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your outreach role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level tied to your specific job duties and county before you accept any offer or enter salary discussions.
Target employers with active PERM filing histories
Many outreach positions are with nonprofits and community health centers that sponsor green cards less frequently than large corporations. Use Migrate Mate to find employers in this sector with verified employment-based sponsorship histories, narrowed by city and role.
Understand what the PERM recruitment test means for your timeline
Before your employer can file your PERM application, DOL requires them to run a formal recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. workers applied. This process typically takes several months and must be completed before the I-140 petition is filed with USCIS.
Check your O*NET occupation code when reviewing job postings
Outreach Worker roles can fall under different Standard Occupational Classification codes depending on the population served. Reviewing the O*NET profile for your specific duties helps you confirm that job descriptions align with the occupation your employer intends to sponsor under PERM.
Account for per-country priority date backlogs early
If you were born in India or China, employment-based green card backlogs can extend your wait significantly even after your I-140 is approved. Factor this into your decision to pursue EB-2 versus EB-3, since the two categories sometimes have different priority date cutoffs for your birth country.
Green Card Outreach Worker: Frequently Asked Questions
Which green card category typically applies to Outreach Worker roles?
Most Outreach Worker positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled worker positions requiring at least two years of experience or a bachelor's degree. Roles that require a master's degree in social work, public health, or a related field may qualify under EB-2. Your employer's immigration attorney will confirm the appropriate category based on the job requirements documented in the PERM application.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for an Outreach Worker?
Green card sponsorship leads to permanent residence rather than temporary status. The process requires PERM labor certification filed with the DOL, which includes a prevailing wage determination and a formal recruitment test, followed by an I-140 petition with USCIS. Unlike the H-1B visa, there is no annual lottery, but per-country numerical limits mean nationals of certain countries may wait years after I-140 approval before a visa number becomes available.
How do I find employers that sponsor green cards for Outreach Worker positions?
Many community health organizations and nonprofits sponsor green cards but don't advertise it prominently in job postings. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based sponsorship histories, so you can search specifically for outreach and community health roles at organizations that have sponsored foreign professionals before, filtered by location and job type.
Can I change Outreach Worker employers after my green card case is filed?
AC21 job portability allows you to change to a same or similar occupation once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days and your I-140 has been approved. If you change employers before that point, your new employer generally needs to restart the PERM and I-140 process, though an approved I-140's priority date can often be carried over.
Does the PERM process affect how outreach job descriptions are written?
Yes. The job requirements in a PERM application must reflect the employer's actual minimum requirements, and DOL will not approve applications that appear designed to match only the foreign worker's specific credentials. Outreach Worker postings used in the PERM recruitment test must list duties and qualifications consistent with standard industry norms, which is why job descriptions sometimes look more formal than typical postings.