Counselor, Mental Health, Social Work

Position: Housing Counselor
Location: New York

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Title: Housing Counselor

Program: Parole Support and Treatment Program

Salary Range: $37,000 - $38,000 per year

Program Description

The Parole Support and Treatment Program will provide temporary, supported housing and clinical services to men/women that are under the supervision of the Department of Corrections & Community Supervision with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. This team will be responsible for the direct delivery of a broad range of services geared towards individual clients’ stabilization and transition into long term community-based housing.

Overall Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Senior Housing Counselor, the Housing Counselor is responsible for establishing and maintaining a constructive relationship with the clients, providing them with assistance to enable them to successfully perform everyday tasks, to address their issues, to stabilize their lives and ultimately to live independently in the community; performs related work as assigned by the Supervisor.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The essential duties of the Housing Counselor include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Provides clients with day-to-day assistance in handling their affairs and living in their apartments. Activities include assisting them with shopping, cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, making and going to appointments, providing escorts, delivering their medication weekly, and monitoring their taking of their medications..
• On a weekly basis, participates in the distribution of medications to the clients, and on an on-going basis, monitors the clients’ compliance with taking their medications. Documents client interactions weekly and works closely with the clinical team to assess and monitor client’s ability to manage their housing situation.
• Monitors actions being taken on the clients’ 3 month housing plan.
• Refers issues with any apartment to the Housing Coordinator for corrective action and or resolution with the Landlord.
• Attends weekly staff meetings to discuss the status of each client with the Director and all other staff members.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisory staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid New York State Driver’s License preferred
• Prior experience working with mental health consumers preferred

Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Temporary

Job function

• Job function Other
• Industries Non-profit Organizations

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