Community Support Counselor

Community Hope • Parsippany, NJ

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About The Position

Do you want to work in a friendly, professional and supportive organization? Do you want to make a difference in someone's life every day!? If so, COME JOIN OUR TEAM! 4 WEEKS Paid-Time Off!, 1 hour paid Lunch, Birthday Holiday, PLUS MORE! Community Hope is looking for full-time Community Support Counselors to deliver high quality community-based support services to adults with serious mental illness living in their homes. AVAILABLE SHIFTS: FULL-TIME / Monday - Friday : 9am-5pm or 8am-4pm Service area : (Sussex, Warren, Somerset, & Western Morris Counties) - Agency vehicle provided

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the helping professions, such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice.
• Bachelor’s degrees in a field other than a helping profession will be considered when accompanied by a minimum of two years of professional experience in a community behavioral healthcare setting.
• Certification as a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner may be substituted for one year of experience.
• A valid driver’s license, with a good driving record

Nice To Haves

• One year of mental health experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of the individualized rehabilitation plan.
• Performs therapeutic rehabilitative skill development.
• Perform crisis intervention and provides on-call support to consumers for crisis intervention and emergency services linkages.
• Monitors, as needed, consumer self-administration of prescribed medications as per Agency procedures and provides medication education.
• Assists consumers with accessing community-based wellness and recovery services.
• Transports consumers, as needed, in an agency vehicles in a safe, cautious, and responsible manner.
• Documents service delivery accurately and timely while ensuring consumer confidentiality.
• Coordinates with other providers to maximize services integration and consumer opportunity.
• Functions as a team member and covers co-workers duties as needed.
• Maintains the assigned vehicle including scheduled maintenance and follows related policies.

Benefits

• 4 WEEKS Paid-Time Off!
• 1 hour paid Lunch
• Birthday Holiday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees