Housing Specialist - PRN - Ritter Supportive Housing

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Date: Sep 15, 2026

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46202

Organization: HHC

Sub-Division:SEMHC

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Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.

Non-Exempt

The Housing Specialist engages and assists in the admission, on-boarding, and orientation of new residents. The Housing Specialist ensures a safe milieu through regular engagement with residents, non-violent crisis intervention, and structured individual and group activities.

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health’s mission:
  Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health’s values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence
• Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing.
• Engages residents using Motivational Interviewing and framed by the Recovery Model to acclimate them to the facility and next steps in their recovery
• Assists the resident in activities of daily living
• Provides crisis management and emergency interventions including but not limited to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Crisis Prevention Institute interventions
• May provide transportation in personal or company provided vehicle as directed by treatment team and guided by program necessity; maintains a copy of Eskenazi Health’s vehicle-related accident reporting procedures in vehicle
• Advocates for residents to ensure access to needed services which includes developing community relationships and resources
• Ensures clear communication to the facility team, the primary care teams, and leadership of resident successes, barriers, and progress
• Assists with self-administration of medications, conduct safety checks, engages in activities that promote resident recovery, assists in meal preparation, and performs other such duties as assigned by supervisor and within scope of practice
• Establishes and maintains a safe environment at all times through on-going assessment of milieu/appointment environment
• Meets the agency’s standard of timely completion of all required documentation according to guidelines for timeliness and accuracy
• Meets agency requirements for continuing education

• High School Diploma or equivalent, plus
  • One year of experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment; or
  • Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); or
  • Equivalent post-secondary education such as a bachelor's or associate's degree
• Valid Indiana driver's license that meets Eskenazi Health's driving policy requirements

• Knowledge
  • Basic knowledge of behavioral health and addiction
  • Basic knowledge of substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorder
  • Basic knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of basic learning principles
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Knowledge of…