Mental Health Worker / Housing Specialist / Salisbury Behavioral Health

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Mental Health Worker / Housing Specialist / Salisbury Behavioral Health

Type : Regular

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.

Required Competencies

We are offering a stay Bonus of $1,000.00 to be paid $250.00 at 3 months, $250.00 at six months and $500.00 at a year.

Hourly : $18.00+ depending on experience

Job responsibilities

• Provide services in the community and homes as appropriate
• Flexibility to adjust service to meet an individuals needs
• Coordinate and implement housing services and resource based on individual need
• Develop and maintain relationships with local housing vendors
• Manage and facilitate referrals to housing providers
• Assist with creating new hosing opportunities
• Assist with completing applications and others housing related paperwork, such as housing vouchers,
• Work on independent living skills
• Education regarding financial responsibilities and budgeting
• Working with Rep Payees
• Treatment planning, assessments and on going paperwork
• Being liaison between landlord and individual to discuss / resolve concerns
• Assist in providing ongoing assessment of individuals mental health and symptom management
• Provide case management
• Crisis intervention services and on call

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.

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.

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 - Assists the client in gaining funding authorization for needed services and entitlements.

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 client education for household safety issues, Work with payee with regards to housing expenses and be the liaison between the individual and their landlord to discuss / resolve any issues / concerns.

Pre-employment screening :

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees :

• Payactiv : early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health / Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs : Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training : Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
• contract / contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA :

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and / or substance use needs live their best lives.

Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.