Mental Health Professional I - Housing Coordinator - Spartanburg
About The Position
This position serves as the Center's Housing Coordinator, ensuring patient access to appropriate community-based housing. The role involves completing assessments of patients in Community Care Residential Facilities (CRCF's) and evaluating their psychiatric status to determine readiness for lower levels of care within the housing continuum. The Mental Health Professional I/Housing Coordinator will provide oversight for various housing programs, coordinate administrative requirements, and partner with local housing authorities and property managers. This role is crucial for supporting individuals and families in their journey towards long-term wellness and community integration.
Requirements
- A master's degree and professional experience in guidance, counseling or the social sciences and two years of post -graduate experience in the clinical counseling program.
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in SC and willing to work towards licensure in SC within the first six months of employment.
- Employee must be able to meet OMH credentialing requirements.
- Applicants must provide evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care. This experience may be documented as a practicum or internship during graduate program, or post-graduate clinical experience.
- Please be sure to provide specific clinical activities on your application and/or resume.
- Successfully complete the Basic Fundamentals course with a minimum grade of 75.
- Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) Certification.
- Knowledge of psychopathology and client management within the community -based psychiatric setting.
- Experience working with Chronically mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth.
- Organizational and communication skills are required for this position.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight for the Center's housing programs, including Community Housing, Homeshare Respite, TLC/Housing and Homeless Program Supportive Housing developments, Community Residential Care Facilities (CRCF's) and other supportive housing programs, as applicable.
- Coordinate administrative requirements of the agency's housing programs, including payment contracts and patients' agreements, outreach and recruitment efforts for Homeshare providers, and completion assessments for patients living in CFCF's.
- Assess patients' psychiatric status to determine ability to move to a lower level of care in the Housing continuum.
- Coordinate with the agency's Transition Program staff, including Clinical Care Coordinators (CCCS) and Transition Specialists, MCO, CCCs, Certified Peer Support Specialist.
- Partner with the local HUD Continuum of Care, public housing authority (ies), and affordable housing owners and property managers.
- Coordinate patient housing referrals and move-ins and maintains wait list for each Center housing program.
- Enter and maintains Community Housing data in the agency's Electronic Health Record.
- Prepare and submits the monthly Community Housing report.
- Enter and maintains Center Homeshare program and patient information in the agency's SharePoint site and CIS/Electronic Health Record.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available
- Retirement benefit choices
- State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
- State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
