Community Support Counselor (Part-time)

Community Hope, Inc.•Parsippany, NJ

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About The Position

Community Hope is looking for part-time Community Support Counselors to deliver high quality community-based support services to adults with serious mental illness living in their homes. SHIFT: Monday - Friday: 20 hr/week (day time hours) 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.
A valid driver's license, with a good driving record

Nice To Haves

One year of mental health experience, preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.

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 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.