PART-TIME Behavioral Health Counselor (Transitional Housing)
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 LOCATIONS & PART-TIME SHIFTS
BOONTON | Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 3pm-11pm (24 hrs/wk)
DOVER | Overnight / Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10pm-9am (32 hrs/wk)
MORRISTOWN | Friday &-Saturday: 11am-7pm (16 hrs/wk)
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.~
Community Hope, Inc. is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status
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