Housing Specialist ACTT

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

RHA Health Services is hiring a Housing Specialist for the ACTT Team in Burlington, North Carolina. The role focuses on developing treatment and crisis plans, coordinating housing resources, and ensuring clients access safe and affordable housing with appropriate supports.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a mental health field and at least one year of mental health experience with adults, plus a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a mental health related field is required.
• One year mental health experience with adults with severe mental illness is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and recovery driven service system.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements service plans based on client strengths and needs.
• Prepares and completes all necessary documentation, assessments, and progress notes within required timeframes.
• Assists clients in gaining funding authorization for needed services and entitlements.
• Maintains relationships with housing vendors and coordinates referrals to housing options.
• Provides on-call crisis services on a rotational basis.
• Ensures adherence to policies and procedures and documents appropriately.

Education

Bachelor's degree in mental health field

One year mental health experience with adults with severe mental illness

Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

We are hiring for: Housing Specialist ACTT Type: Regular If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a comprehensive community-based treatment program for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The ACT Team is a multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals organized to help provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to consumers in the community.

RHA Health Services is looking for a Housing Specialist for our ACTT Team in Burlington, NC.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a comprehensive community-based treatment program for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The ACT Team is a multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals organized to help provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to consumers in the community.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a mental health related field is required, and
• One- year mental health experience with adults with severe mental illness.
• Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and recovery driven service system.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Valid driver's license

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A - this position does not involve supervisory responsibilities.

Pay Range: $21-$23 per hour

Required Competencies

• Ability to Access Community Resources - The Housing Specialist is responsible for determining the eligibility of individuals on housing opportunities, coordinate and implement housing needs/services, assist individuals in the procurement of safe and affordable housing and related necessities, and develop and maintain relationships with local housing vendors.
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills- Communicate with consumer on a weekly basis to determine progress and revise their service plan as necessary.
• Problem Solving Skills - Assist consumers with resolution of problems and/or concerns.
• Interpersonal Skills - Develop and enhance consumer network of housing supports with their families in the community, neighborhood, and workplace settings.
• Cognizance - Observe and respond to significant changes in consumer mental and physical health and communicate changes to the consumer's treatment team.
• Team Player -Collaborate with county Office of Mental Health/Intellectual Disability personnel and other service providers involved in the consumer's treatment to assess consumer needs and provide the most appropriate services.
• Flexibility - Provide 24 hour a day, 7 day per week on-call crisis services on a rotational basis.
• Time Management Skills- Maintain case records and complete appropriate documentation, letters, assessments and summaries as needed or designated by established policies and procedures.
• Following Policies and Procedures- Understands and follows company policies; encourages others to follow work rules; calls attention to actions that may violate policies and procedures.
• Meeting Basic Work Expectations -Complies with basic job requirements and tasks; arrives at work on time as scheduled; proactively informs others when he/she encounters problems that may limit his/her ability to meet expectations.

Essential Job-Related Responsibilities

• Service Plan Development - Develops treatment plans and crisis plans based on the client's strengths and needs. Gains an understanding of the client's relevant personal, familial, social, vocational, and cultural data.
• Adherence to charting requirements- Prepares and completes all necessary documentation, including assessments, new consumer admissions, medication records, progress notes, incident reports, treatment and crisis plans and miscellaneous paperwork/reports within required timeframes as requested.
• Benefit Acquisition and Maintenance - Assist the client in gaining funding authorization for needed services and entitlements.
• Participates in agency investigations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned- Develops and maintains relationships with local housing vendors, which include private landlords, the local housing authorities, personal care homes and other providers which offer housing to the clients. Manage and facilitate referrals to housing, Responsible for creating new housing opportunities within community and maintaining contact with landlords and residential providers, Meet with potential vendors to discuss the client's needs, Coordinate and support arrangements for lease agreements, security deposits, financial subsidies and/or rental and homeowner's insurance, Complete any paperwork necessary for an individual to receive a housing voucher, be placed on a housing list, or receive housing assistance, Keep abreast of any local and state housing initiative, changes and opportunities for the clients, Provide clie