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PROS Counselor
- Unity House (Menands, NY)
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PERSONAL RECOVERY ORIENTATED SERVICES Mental Health Professional Mental Health Professional (LCSW, LMHC, LMSW, MHC-LP)
Salary posted is for Fully licensed candidates LCSW, LMHC ($54,873 - $57,369.00)
Limited permit? No problem – please apply! Limited permit salary: $51,363.00 with supervision
Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) is a comprehensive recovery-oriented program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. PROS integrates treatment, support, and rehabilitation to support an individual's recovery. Goals for individuals in the program are to: improve functioning, reduce inpatient utilization, reduce emergency services, reduce contact with the criminal justice system, increase employment, and attain higher levels of education,
Position may be eligible for a $750 sign on bonus!
Responsibilities:
Maintain a caseload of program participants.
Facilitate daily group programming for the participants.
Provide targeted skills counseling in a psychiatric rehabilitation model.
Facilitate recovery-oriented group services.
Participate in curriculum development for future programming
Provide other individual recovery services as required, including assisting participants with securing benefits, housing, employment, and other basic needs
Promote participants community integration and inclusion.
Develops program activities and schedules consistent with PROS philosophy
Develop and maintain relationships with community partners
Complete required administrative tasks and paperwork in a timely manner.
Promote overall wellness and self management
Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging
Requirements:
LCSW, LMHW, LMHC or MHC – LP, LMSW (clinical supervision provided for the LMSW or MHC-LP) and master’s level experience providing individual therapeutic services is required. Previous experience working in the mental health or substance abuse field is preferred. This position will be a driving position, you must have a valid and clean NYS Driver License. Reliable vehicle.
Benefits:
Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
Major medical leave
Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
403b (you can contribute right away) company contributions begins after one year of employment
Student Loan forgiveness program.
50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place.
Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts
Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!
Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve. As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
Join us in making life better for individuals living with mental health issues.
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