Rehabilitation Counselor

Horizon House Careers • Prospect Park, PA

44d • Onsite

About The Position

Horizon House, Inc. is a nationally recognized provider of services to adults with support needs due to developmental disabilities, behavioral health issues, and substance abuse. Horizon House is Pennsylvania’s oldest psychiatric rehabilitation agency. Since 1952, we have been dedicated to helping people with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, developmental/intellectual disabilities, and homelessness to stabilize their lives and to help them live as independently as possible in the community. With over 100 locations throughout South and North Eastern Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware, Horizon House provides services to a diverse population focusing on individual strength and choice. We are seeking a qualified Rehabilitation Counselor interested in joining our Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) program at our Delaware County, Pa. location. The Rehabilitation Counselor provides direct support, counseling and supervision of all assigned residents to ensure a safe, healthy, secure and pleasant environment, which promotes growth and development; to facilitate client growth and development toward independence in self-care.

Requirements

• Direct support, counseling and supervision of all assigned residents
• Ensure a safe, healthy, secure and pleasant environment
• Promote growth and development
• Facilitate client growth and development toward independence in self-care
• Skill development and support groups
• Daily living, socialization, educational and vocational supports and opportunities
• Leisure and recreation activities planning
• Individual counseling to review, recommend and modify established rehabilitation plan
• Adapt to special needs and/or service delivery gaps
• Negotiate and work in tandem with clients
• Bring together client and practitioner goals and objectives
• Resolution and follow-up to problems
• Maintain a close liaison with the local community and area service providers or agencies
• Facilitate program cooperation
• Provide constructive input and/or alternative resources to current plans
• Establish an on-going dialogue with other members of the rehabilitation or treatment team
• Work with case-managers, vocational or educational instructors, consultants, members of the medical profession and family members
• Provide continuous supports
• Conducts Intake interviews with applicants
• Determine appropriate services
• Provide the Supervisor with recommendations concerning admission

Responsibilities

• Provides and facilitate skill development and support groups which include daily living, socialization, educational and vocational supports and opportunities, and leisure and recreation activities planning.
• Provides individual counseling to review, recommend and modify established rehabilitation plan to adapt to special needs and/or service delivery gaps; negotiate and work in tandem with clients to bring together the client and practitioner goals and objectives.
• Provides resolution and follow-up to problems, in conjunction with supervisory input.
• Maintains a close liaison with the local community and area service providers or agencies to facilitate program cooperation and provide for constructive input and/or alternative resources to current plans.
• Establishes an on-going dialogue with other members of the rehabilitation or treatment team, including case-managers, vocational or educational instructors, consultants, members of the medical profession and family members, as needed, to provide continuous supports.
• Conducts Intake interviews with applicants to determine appropriate services and provide the Supervisor with recommendations concerning admission.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed