🚀 Habilitation Counselor - PerDiem

Overview

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

Posting Summary

Rutgers The State University is seeking a Habilitation Counselor within the Essex Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The Habilitation Counselor provides clinical assessments for the children's mobile response and stabilization program in Essex County that meet quality and quantity standards within University Behavioral Health Care and the Department of Children and Families/Division of Children\'s System of Care (DCSOC). Performs functions in support of the University Behavioral Health Care mission providing streamlined, prompt, and consumer friendly crisis response services. Receives telephone requests for service, undertakes crisis/strength-based assessment of the service need of the client or customer, responds by outreach to the family, assesses the youth and family strengths and current crisis situation, makes appropriate referrals for time-limited stabilization services, monitors effectiveness of services and makes linkages for aftercare. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs and applying relevant crisis stabilization approaches for children and adolescent and their families. Among the key duties of this position are the following.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical assessments for the Essex Children\'s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services that meet quality and quantity standards.
• Responds to telephone requests for crisis services; conducts crisis/strength-based assessments; provides outreach to families; assesses youth and family strengths and current crisis situation.
• Refers to time-limited stabilization services and coordinates aftercare linkages; monitors service effectiveness.
• Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs of children and adolescents and applies relevant crisis stabilization approaches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in a behavioral health discipline or related human services field.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in the mental health field.
• Active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work for those possessing a degree in Social Work.
• Valid driver\'s license.
• Maintains DCSOC Crisis Assessment Tool (CAT) certification and re-certification annually.
• Maintains DCSOC Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) certification and recertification annually.
• Must be available to work on-call.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Details

• Position Status: Per Diem
• FLSA: Nonexempt
• Grade: 19B
• Salary details: Minimum 27.820; Mid Range 33.190; Maximum 39.210
• Posting Number: 24ST0522
• Regional Campus: RBHS; Home Location Campus: Newark, NJ

Pre-employment and Other information

Pre-employment Screenings: All offers contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements: Immunization policy for flu season and other infection control policies may apply. Affirma tive Action/Equal Employment Opportunity: Rutgers is an equal opportunity employer; see Non-Discrimination Statement for details.