FULL-TIME Behavioral Health Counselor (Transitional Housing)

Community Hope, Inc.; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

4 weeks PTO

Birthday holiday

Paid lunch

Job summary

Community Hope, Inc. is seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide compassionate care in community-based group homes.

You will help adults build life skills, maintain stability, and work toward personal goals, with on-site supervision, counseling, and advocacy. Responsibilities include supervising medications, assisting with daily living tasks, budgeting support, and facilitating community involvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or a related discipline; or a combination of college plus work experience equaling four years; or a high school diploma with four years of related mental health experience.
• Valid driver\'s license with a good driving record.
• One year of mental health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to adults in community-based group homes, helping them build skills and work toward personal goals.
• Offer on-site supervision, counseling, advocacy, and goal-focused support.
• Help residents with daily living skills: personal hygiene, housekeeping, budgeting, meals, and shopping.
• Assist with budgeting, money management, and banking; support community involvement and meetings.
• Supervise medications in line with guidelines and support transportation.
• Respond to crises and contact staff or authorities when necessary; communicate updates to the Supervisor.
• Maintain safety standards, fire drills, inspections, and maintain a clean environment.

Skills

Direct care

Communication

Documentation

Crisis response

Education

Bachelor's degree in mental health or related field

4 years total education/experience alternative

High school diploma + 4 years related experience

Job description

$500 Sign-On Bonus

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!

4 WEEKS Paid-Time Off!, Birthday Holiday, Paid Lunch, PLUS MORE!

AVAILABLE LOCATIONS & FULL-TIME SHIFTS

BOONTON| Monday-Friday:3pm-11pm

DOVER| Tuesday-Saturday: 3pm-11pm

CHESTER| Tuesday-Friday: 11am-7pm; then Saturday: 9am-5pm

MORRISTOWN | Thursday: 11pm-9am; Saturday-Sunday: 10pm-9am (32 hrs per week)

Semi-Supervised Apts. Morris County area| Sunday-Thursday: 1pm-9pm

Semi-Supervised Apts.Morris County area |Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-6pm

JOB SUMMAY:

Provide direct support to adults in community-based (group home) transitional housing, helping them build skills, maintain stability, and work toward personal goals.

• Offer on-site supervision, counseling, advocacy, and goal-focused support.
• Help consumers build daily living skills using evidence-based practices, including:
• Personal hygiene
• Housekeeping, laundry, meal planning, shopping, and meal preparation
• Budgeting, money management, and banking
• Community involvement and meetings
• Recreation and social skills
• Accessing benefits and entitlements
• Medical case management (appointments, prescriptions, follow-ups)
• Employment and educational support
• Providing safe transportation in an agency vehicle
• Respond to crises and contact appropriate staff or authorities when necessary.
• Communicate important updates to the Supervisor and ensure smooth handoff to the next shift.
• Supervise and track medications in line with agency guidelines.
• Assist with collecting service fees.
• Maintain required safety standards, including fire drills, inspections, and reporting facility issues.
• Help keep the environment clean, safe, and secure at all times.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or a related discipline; OR a combination of one or more years of college plus work or life experience together equaling four years; OR a High School diploma and four years of related mental health experience.
• Must possess a valid driver's license, with a good driving record.
• One year of mental health experience, preferred.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Request Priority Protected Veteran Referral. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled Contact.

~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.~