Community Support Counselor

Community Hope•Parsippany, NJ

5d•Onsite

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. AVAILABLE SHIFT FULL-TIME | Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm or 8am-4pm PART-TIME | Monday-Friday: Flexible day-time 20 hrs./week. 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.

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.