Habilitation Counselor
About The Position
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Habilitation Counselor for the Essex Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the Habilitation Counselor is to provide clinical assessments for the children's mobile response and stabilization program in Essex County that meet quality and quantity standards within University Behavioral Health Care and the Department of Children and Families/Division of Children's System of Care (DCSOC). Performs functions in support of the University Behavioral Health Care mission providing streamlined, prompt, and "consumer friendly" crisis response services. Receives telephone requests for service, undertakes crisis/strength-based assessment of the service need of the client or customer, responds by outreach to the family, assesses the youth and family strengths and current crisis situation, makes appropriate referrals for time-limited stabilization services, monitors effectiveness of services and makes linkages for aftercare. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs and applying relevant crisis stabilization approaches for children and adolescent and their families.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a behavioral health discipline or related human services field.
- A minimum of one (1) year experience in the mental health field.
- Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.
- Maintains DCSOC Crisis Assessment Tool (CAT) certification and re-certification annually. Maintains DCSOC Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) certification and recertification annually.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must be available to work on-call.
Responsibilities
- Promptly answers children's mobile response and stabilization telephone service requests, responds to incoming calls within three rings.
- Responds to telephone contacts with clients or family members in an appropriately courteous, helpful fashion.
- Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and provides mobile response in accordance with prescribed children's mobile response and stabilization procedures.
- Provides face-to-face interventions in the community including, but not limited to, families' homes, schools, group homes, foster homes, shelters, and the detention center.
- Organizes transition and discharge form crisis services, connecting to ongoing services and family support groups.
- Acquires familiarity with agencies in Essex County that provides services to children, adolescents and their families that can provide crisis stabilization services and providing ongoing support/resources for the family.
- Completes crisis assessment/crisis plan.
- Performs data collection and client chart reviews as needed.
- Ensures that proper tracking of clients is done on a daily basis.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discounts programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
