Mental Health Housing Specialist (Full-Time)

Join a Meaningful Profession with Mercy Haven!

Discover the difference between a job and a fulfilling career by becoming a vital part of Mercy Haven's mission. We are dedicated to providing homes and services to diverse populations in crisis, including those living with mental illness, homeless families, veterans, domestic violence victims and the elderly. Recognized as a Newsday Top Workplace on Long Island for three years, we invest in our employees' success and offer an excellent benefits package.

We are currently seeking a passionate individual for the position of Full-Time Mental Health Housing Specialist . In this impactful role, you will be instrumental in providing support to individuals within our supportive housing program.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• With Administrator, assists residents with the development and implementation of a long-range service plans
• Assists in securing and maintaining entitlements : SSI / SSD, PA Medicaid, SNAP, Section 8 housing, etc.
• Conducts weekly home visits and one phone contact with assigned residents and additional support to resident(s) in crisis as needed and provides appropriate documentation of all contact
• Responsible for contact and documentation of such with collateral service providers at least once a month and as needed
• Assesses and provides referrals to residents regarding any unmet service needs
• Attention to providing and modeling the necessary development of ADL skills : budgeting, cooking, household maintenance, personal hygiene, use of public transportation, etc.
• Assists in the transportation of residents to MH programs and events
• Responsible for assuring good relationships with neighbors and the general community
• Ensures that room / apartments are clean for new residents (may include cleaning, moving and setting up)
• Responsible for reporting all housing maintenance issues through the appropriate procedure
• Responsible for the accurate and current maintenance of phone log, in addition to resident records
• Immediately notifies Supervisor of all potential crisis / emergency situations
• Documents all incidents and occurrences
• Conducts resident house meetings, as needed
• Conducts fire drills at each residence bi-monthly
• Responsible for assisting residents at the time of moving in / out
• Meets weekly for supervision
• Reviews residents rent monthly with Supervisor
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and scheduled in-service training and / or additional educational opportunities as well as appropriate agency and interagency meetings
• With Supervisor, responsible for discharge planning of residents
• Acts as task supervisor when interns are assigned to Supported Housing Program
• Responsible for Agency compliance requirements by grants through site visits, data collection, and tracking system
• Rotation of on-call duties
• Responsible for other related activities

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

POSITION RELATIONSHIPS

SHIFT : Monday-Friday (8 : 30 am to 4 : 30 pm), with an on-call availability

PAY RATE : $21.00 per hour

LOCATION : Main Office in Islip Terrace, NY

If you're passionate about making a difference and contributing to our mission, we want to hear from you. Join us at Mercy Haven and be a part of a team dedicated to creating positive change in the lives of those in need. Apply now and make your career as meaningful as our mission!

Benefits Offered :

Learn more at mercyhaven.org!

MERCY HAVEN IS COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM STATUS, DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

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