Community Support Counselor parsippany, New Jersey

Community Hope, Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agency vehicle provided

Job summary

Kaizen Lab Inc. in Kentucky seeks a compassionate behavioral health professional to implement and monitor individualized rehabilitation plans, provide crisis intervention, and coordinate with care teams. The role includes medication education, community resource access, and on-call support, using agency vehicles as needed.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in a helping profession and a valid driver's license, with preferred mental health experience. We encourage diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a helping profession such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology or criminal justice.
• One year of mental health experience preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of the individualized rehabilitation plan.
• Performs therapeutic rehabilitative skill development.
• Perform crisis intervention and provides on-call support to consumers for crisis intervention and emergency services linkages.
• Monitors consumer self-administration of prescribed medications and provides medication education.
• Assists consumers with accessing community-based wellness and recovery services.
• Transports consumers in an agency vehicle in a safe, cautious, and responsible manner.
• Documents service delivery accurately and timely while ensuring consumer confidentiality.
• Coordinates with other providers to maximize services integration and consumer opportunity.
• Functions as a team member and covers co-workers duties as needed.
• Maintains the assigned vehicle including scheduled maintenance and follows related policies.

Skills

Valid driver’s license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a helping profession

Two years of professional experience in community behavioral healthcare

Job description

Do you want to work in a friendly, professional and supportive organization?Do you want to make a difference in someone's life every day! If so, COME JOIN OUR TEAM

AVAILABLE SHIFT

FULL-TIME | Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

Service area: (Sussex, Warren, Somerset, & Western Morris Counties) - Agency vehicle provided

• Contributes to the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of the individualized rehabilitation plan.
  
• Performs therapeutic rehabilitative skill development.
• Perform crisis intervention and provides on-call support to consumers for crisis intervention and emergency services linkages.
• Monitors, as needed, consumer self-administration of prescribed medications as per Agency procedures and provides medication education.
• Assists consumers with accessing community-based wellness and recovery services.
• Transports consumers in an agency vehicles in a safe, cautious, and responsible manner.
• Documents service delivery accurately and timely while ensuring consumer confidentiality.
• Coordinates with other providers to maximize services integration and consumer opportunity.
• Functions as a team member and covers co-workers duties as needed.
• Maintains the assigned vehicle including scheduled maintenance and follows related policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the helping professions, such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice. Bachelor’s degrees in a field other than a helping profession will be considered when accompanied by a minimum of two years of professional experience in a community behavioral healthcare setting.
• One year of mental health experience, preferred.
• A valid driver’s license, with a good driving record.

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~We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American, people of color, women, LGBTQ+, people of all abilities, veterans and veteran spouses.~