Intake and Transition Specialist

ACMH INC•New York, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Intake and Transition Specialist facilitates admissions and transitions to more independent living. This role involves interpreting agency programs, maintaining liaison with various facilities, reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and presenting referrals to agency teams. The specialist also drafts dispositions, directs referral sources to alternative programs when necessary, and provides follow-up with newly admitted high-risk clients. Additionally, the role functions as a member of the clinical team, participates in service planning, and maintains waitlists and housing opportunity rosters.

Requirements

M.A. in psychology or a human service related field or a B.A. in psychology or a human service related field and significant experience in the field.
Significant experience working with persons with serious and persistent mental illness.
Must include a resume, cover letter and contact information for 3 professional references.

Responsibilities

Interprets the agency’s programs, maintains liaison and conducts in-reach into facilities, including shelters, outpatient providers, case management/care coordination providers, OMH licensed Congregate Treatment Programs, acute care psychiatric inpatient units, State Psychiatric Center’s community residences, transitional residences, and inpatient units.
Reviews applications and contacts referring workers to gather documents needed to schedule screenings.
Conducts interviews, completes screening notes and presents referrals to agency teams with recommendations in terms of appropriate and eligible admissions in accordance with agency policy.
Draft and communicate dispositions to referral sources.
Directs referral sources to alternative housing programs/providers if applicant does not meet housing criteria.
Provide follow up with newly admitted clients that are determined to be high risk in apartment treatment programs.
Functions as a member of the clinical team, participating in ongoing assessment and service planning and providing direct service to clients as needed.
Provide follow up within one week to all new admissions.
Facilitate meetings with programs processing internal transfers to ensure smooth transition for clients and programs.
Maintains waitlist of applicants for programs.
Requests and gathers all documentation needed for admission into housing.
Facilitates referrals and tours for current residents to extended stay/permanent housing sites.
Maintains current roster of permanent/extended stay housing opportunities and disseminates CUCS and internal vacancy memos to agency program staff.
Attends in-service training as requested by supervisory personnel.
Serves as “Qualified Mental Health Staff Person”.
Duties as assigned by supervisor.