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Sr. Behavioral Health Counselor

Community Hope, Inc.
place Morristown, 07960
local_atm $19.77 an hour
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
LGBTQ+ Issues
Medication Management
ECT
Pharmacotherapy
Law Enforcement/Fire/First Responders

About Job

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 PLUS MORE!


We are looking for a full-time Senior Behavioral Health Counselor to assist in the daily management of the community-based transitional housing residence (Group Home) and to provide direct adult rehabilitative support services to consumers. .


Shift: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

  • Monitors and ensures the daily implementation of direct services and staff duties.
  • Monitors staff performance in all daily activities.
  • Coordinates and follows up on consumer medications in conjunction with the Assistant Program Coordinator.
  • Establishes, maintains, and approves all changes in staff schedules and reports all changes to the supervisor.
  • Utilizes supervision.
  • Assists the Assistant Program Coordinator with the coordination of referrals and placements with other residential services and community agencies.
  • Assisting the Assistant Program Coordinator on ensuring that all staff complete the Core Competency training requirements.
  • Reviews clinical records and ensures accuracy of reporting and charting.
  • Ensures all clinical and administrative documentation is timely and consistent with program procedures.
  • Provides on-site coverage and substitute coverage when necessary.
  • Maintains and monitors all residential record keeping including staff minutes, fire drill records, chore lists, menus medication logs, daily logs, house meeting minutes and appropriate clinical documentation.
  • Implements and maintains appropriate safety standards.
  • Reports repair and maintenance requests; coordinates scheduling of repairs; Submits supply and furniture requests as needed.
  • Manages all food and petty cash accounts.
  • Collects rent, food, phone, and cable payments from consumers; Insures safe keeping of any and all consumer funds.
  • Prepares all monthly reports.
  • Assists in transitioning new consumers to the residence and discharge or transition of outgoing consumers to other

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or a related discipline; OR licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) plus two years of related work or life experience; OR a High School diploma and four years of related mental health experience.
  • Minimum 1-year experience in mental health/human services experience
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license.

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.~

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

LGBTQ+ Issues
Medication Management

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Pharmacotherapy

Practice Specifics

Populations

Law Enforcement/Fire/First Responders
LGBTQ+

Settings

Residential
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Nursing Home
Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home
Long-Term Structured Residences
Military