Education Counselor - Part Time

Mission Statement

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions is committed to providing peer recovery, person‑centered, trauma‑informed, and compassionate services to those with mental health lived experiences.

Our vision is to drive a cultural transformation within the mental health community by advocating for the underserved, educating for change, and inspiring wellness. We approach our role with cultural humility and mindfulness of oppressive systems.

• We value a mentoring philosophy delivered by staff with peer‑lived experiences.
• We value the recovery journey of every individual with a mental health diagnosis.
• We value the personal and professional experiences of our staff and board members.
• We value community action to change societal views to break the stigma of mental health through advocacy within all systems.
• We value everyone's desire to have opportunities to obtain their visions of wellness.
• We value education and training to enhance an individual's opportunities for growth in one's journey to self‑discovery.

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions is seeking highly motivated and energetic candidates to fill a position in Community Links that will provide state‑of‑the‑art Wellness & Recovery Supported Education services to young adults and older adults in New York City. Applicants for the position of Supported Education Counselor will perform a full range of services that support the successful pursuit of educational goals identified by service recipients.

Because the onset of serious mental illnesses typically occurs during late adolescence or young adulthood, people often have had their educations, careers, interests, and other life pursuits interrupted. The program seeks to help people to identify and define their educational needs based on their vocational goals. The program also seeks to identify and create access to appropriate resources to meet the needs and mitigate the unique challenges encountered by service recipients.

Through a personalized peer support relationship, counselors are expected to work with individuals to identify assets, challenges, and appropriate resources. Services are delivered in a blended model of on‑site, mobile community‑based and remote telehealth services where most services will be delivered individually.

In‑person and telehealth group services may be delivered to service recipients as a complement to one‑to‑one service.

Respondents should demonstrate that they have experience and interest in providing mental health services to young adults and older adults. Greater consideration will be given to respondents with two years or more of relevant experience working in mental health, advocacy social services or educational settings.

Respondents should also have some experience in providing the services outlined below. They will have experience with and/or be trained in an array of practical tools and their relevance to providing Supported Education services that endorses empowerment of the individual; this includes basic principles of a self‑help recovery model, the basics of psychiatric rehabilitation, time and money management, development of a personal Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), peer support and peer wellness coaching, and trauma‑informed, trauma‑sensitive, and trauma‑responsive care.

• Assist individuals by providing academic and vocational education preparedness planning services that develop & define steps towards education goals (in measurable outcomes) that enhance self‑reliance and greater community interdependence. Develop individualized, person‑centered, strength‑based and career‑oriented Readiness Development and Education Goal Plans in collaboration with the student/program participant.
• Contact schools and supportive resources by mail, phone, e‑mail, and in person to develop appropriate networks; build knowledge base of resources, conduct extensive outreach to schools and potential supports, to increase pool of academic supports, increase educational support resources and develop new connections with providers.
• Serve as a liaison between individuals, their schools, and community agencies; responsible for…