Housing Specialist / Case Manager

Psychotherapeutic Services • Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

The Housing Specialist is a Mental Health Specialist and member of a team. Although the position specializes in housing assessment, its primary duties include providing a wide variety of mental health, substance abuse, vocational, rehabilitative, case coordination, family counseling, and follow-along services to adults with persistent and severe mental illness who are referred to the program by the District Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Program Office.

The team aims to help people improve their emotional, mental, and functional status; reduce the need for hospitalization and incarceration; improve their ability to live safely, follow treatment protocols, and contribute productively to a community; rehabilitate from severe psychiatric or addictive conditions; and increase their capacity for independent living.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, with a major in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field. The field should include major coursework in human behavior and development, counseling and interviewing techniques, and individual, group, or family therapy.
• At least two years of experience providing services similar to those in assertive community treatment.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and an unrestricted license, present current and valid credentials, and meet safe driving requirements.
• Must submit to driving record and criminal background screening.
• Must be capable of satisfactorily performing all job functions and tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must maintain high ethical standards and professional relationships.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, including excellent command of English.
• Must complete required training in NCI, CPR/First Aid, HIPPA, Exposure Control, Person-Centered Thinking, Client Rights, Peer Support, and NC DMHDDSAS required service definition training.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving people with severe and persistent mental illness or substance abuse.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing assessment services.
• Provide mental health and substance abuse services to adults with persistent and severe mental illness.
• Provide vocational and rehabilitative services.
• Provide case coordination, family counseling, and follow-along services.
• Help people served improve their emotional, mental, and functional status and increase their capacity for independent living.
• Help reduce the need for hospitalization and incarceration.
• Support people served in living safely, following treatment protocols, and participating productively in a community environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time