Behavioral Health Intake and Outreach Coordinator

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$23.27-$25.76/hr

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Job Description

The mission of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center's (NorthPoint) is to create a healthier community. Three pillars provide the foundation for serving the North Minneapolis community: Whole-Person Integrated Care, Building Community Well-Being and Health Equity.

Whole-Person Integrated Care

NorthPoint offers a continuum of social and health services that integrates medical, dental, and behavioral health with human services to improve quality of life. We strive to serve our community by addressing the physical, behavioral, social, and spiritual aspects of health in culturally responsive and trauma-informed ways.

Building Community Well-Being

A community's sense of well-being includes social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions identified by the members of a community as essential for them to "flourish and fulfill their potential." To build and nurture community well-being, we must understand that population we serve to improve their health, safety, and access to the services they need.

Health Equity

NorthPoint is committed to health equity that requires valuing everyone. We strive to reduce the social, economic, and health inequities experienced by the community and the people we serve. We work with community partners to support people in reaching their full health potential.

General Job Statement

The Behavioral Health Intake and Outreach Coordinator is responsible for managing referrals made to the Behavioral Health Department by both internal and external partners as well as patients who may self-refer.

The staff will be responsible for following up on each referral received, completing an intake for behavioral health services, completing registration and insurance activities, scheduling an appointment, and documenting all services provided.

The staff member will also provide outreach to adults and families residing in North Minneapolis and surrounding communities who may benefit from behavioral health services.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other similar field, required.

Minimum experience of 1-year working with diverse populations including, but not limited to, African American, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ communities.

1-year experience presenting information to individuals and/or groups. Must be comfortable and competent with public speaking.

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills working with a multi-cultural environment.
  • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and computer tracking database.
  • Valid Minnesota driver's license with good driving record, reliable vehicle with current insurance and ability to meet NorthPoint's insurance criteria.
  • Bi-lingual in Hmong, Somali or Spanish, a plus.
  • Flexibility to work some evening and weekend hours

Benefits and Perks

Our workforce reflects the community we service, and we work hard to embrace diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. The organization encourages everyone at NorthPoint to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of programs and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance Policy, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage

The passion and dedication of our employees makes NorthPoint a great place to work! If you are seeking a rewarding and challenging position that makes a difference in the community visit our website at northpointhealth.org and express your interest under Employment Opportunities Human Services.

Key Responsibilities

Manage behavioral health referrals from internal and external partners and self-referring patients, following up with each referral and completing intake, registration, insurance, scheduling, and documentation tasks. Conduct outreach to adults and families in North Minneapolis and nearby communities who may benefit from behavioral health services.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a similar field is required, along with at least one year of experience working with diverse populations and presenting information to individuals or groups. Applicants must have strong communication and public-speaking skills, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and tracking databases, and a valid Minnesota driver's license, reliable insured vehicle, and ability to meet the organization's insurance criteria; Hmong, Somali, or Spanish language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Referral ManagementPatient RegistrationInsurance ProcessingAppointment SchedulingCommunity OutreachVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationCross-Cultural CommunicationMicrosoft ExcelComputer Database Tracking

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$51k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 33% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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About NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center

Health and Human Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) Retirement Plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Coverage
Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.