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Poughkeepsie, New York
Counselor Supported Housing
Full Time 40 hours week, excellent benefits package.
Duties:
- Provide counseling, case management, and advocacy for a caseload of individuals and families living in an OASAS scattered-site apartment program.
- Timely documentation of progress notes, psycho-socials, treatment plans, discharge planning and other required paperwork.
- Monitor apartments for cleanliness and safety on a regular basis.
- Administer routine and random breathalyzer tests and rapid multi-panel drug screens.
- Monitor and evaluate resident’s performance of his/her treatment, educational, vocational, and rehabilitation goals.
- Participation in on-call rotation for after-hours emergency service provision.
- Serve as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Program Director.
Qualifications:
- A valid NYS driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
- Successfully complete a criminal background check review.
- CASAC-T, CASAC, or minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field of study and obtain professional license within 3 years in one of the following professions: LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAT.
- Working knowledge of community resources, mental health, social services, and self-help programs.
- Proficient with electronic health record systems (EHR).
- Knowledge of OASAS regulations and Client Data System (CDS).