Chelsea House also recognizes the benefits of hiring people with lived experience who can play an important role in bridging the gap between services and the people who use them. We are committed to providing opportunities for people with lived experience to develop the skills and experience they need to achieve their career goals. We provide high-quality, evidence-based services based on individual needs, offering flexible, strengths-based solutions to people’s biggest challenges. “Sometimes I feel so happy that my heart — I feel like I’m having like a big, good pain in my heart,” she said.
Careers
- We used what we learned from being the first to develop successful service models we could share with other organizations.
- These benefits are adjusted based on full-time or part-time status, and vacation time increases with length of employment.
- The Fall edition is packed with inspiring stories and messages of resilience, generosity, and hope from our clients, staff, and supporters who are transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
- When individuals and families are safely housed, they’re much more likely to address their physical and mental health, addictions, and other issues.
- People’s success ultimately depends on their own belief in themselves and their future.
People’s success ultimately depends on their own belief in themselves and their future. We focus on what a person is doing “well,” with a nurturing effect that fosters continued effort from the first steps toward progress and growth. Working with others, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect, we want to help build a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Ready to help individuals and families with nowhere else to go find their way home. It’s why the 46-year-old loves her job, working as a harm reduction specialist with individuals experiencing addiction, homelessness, and mental health issues in the area of Mass. and Cass in Boston. On the streets, at our Boston Living Center, and across programs, we work to prevent chronic conditions and overdoses. We provide HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI testing and counseling; a healthy meals program; syringe and naloxone distribution; and an array of education, navigation, and support services. In order to help each individual or family succeed, we offer evidence-based services with a proven record of success like motivational interviewing and peer support to help our clients stabilize their lives and find their way home. Don’t hesitate to apply if your work experience doesn’t align with every qualification in the job description.
Health & Recovery
Almost half live with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and/or other chronic health conditions. When individuals and families are safely housed, they’re much more likely to address their health, addictions, and other issues. It’s a “housing first” approach that includes stabilization services, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing, and case management. For many, Chelsea House represents the last possibility for hope and the first chance for sustained success in their battles with addiction or illness.
We provide individuals and their families with the education, tools, and ongoing support they need to help them regain their health, prevent and manage relapse, and maximize their independence. Join Chelsea House’ team of over 200 dedicated and compassionate employees who are committed to helping our community’s most vulnerable individuals and families. Last year, 4,775 people turn to Chelsea House for shelter, sustenance, recovery, care, and professional, compassionate support. Our team of more than 200 staff across 19 programs works with people to develop and execute creative, safe solutions to the very real challenges they face. When the only option for women who had been designated a danger to themselves or others due to substance use disorders needed a community-based treatment option as an alternative to incarceration, we were there to offer a solution. We have always stood on the front lines, ready to identify and address the unmet needs in our community.
Chelsea House: Housing. Health. Recovery. Hope.
Chelsea House is a Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families who are homeless and may have substance use disorders, often accompanied by chronic health issues like HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and mental illness. Providing a welcoming environment, our compassionate and inspiring team is committed to helping them regain their health and restore their hope through immediate access to safe and stable housing. We offer individualized care from a strengths-based philosophy to help our clients identify, and achieve their personal goals.
The Fall edition is packed with inspiring stories and messages of resilience, generosity, and hope from our clients, staff, and supporters who are transforming lives and strengthening our communities. We follow a low-barrier housing-first clinically driven approach to guide clients towards health and safety. At Chelsea House, we value your time, both at work and in your personal life, ensuring you have the resources and support you Chelsea House need to thrive. Chelsea House operates various programs throughout Boston, all built on our strongly held belief that no person who is struggling should be asked to do the hardest thing first, on their own, before they are offered the fundamental support they truly need. These benefits are adjusted based on full-time or part-time status, and vacation time increases with length of employment.
Behind our red doors are opportunities for you to learn and grow, and to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
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