"Habilitation Counselor"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Habilitation Counselor within the Community Outreach Services -(Maternal Wraparound North) of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.

The Habilitation Counselor provides community-based case management services for individuals served to include assessment, treatment / recovery planning, linkage and coordination of care.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides case management and community support services to assist individuals and/or families to gain access to needed medical, social, education, mental health, addiction, co-occurring and other services.
• Functions as a service coordinator for individuals/families as assigned by supervisor.
• Provides coordination, managing, monitoring, and follow-up of services provided to meet the needs of individuals and families served.
• Provides crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution services to individuals and families served.
• Visits individuals/families served in the community as per schedule developed with the individual served and under supervision.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a mental health field or an appropriate human services field plus one (1) year of related experience required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently.
• The ability to focus on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field.
• The employee spends much time driving, walking, standing, bending, and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the region.
• Transport of individuals served in state vehicles.
• The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment is predominantly in the community in individuals' homes, shelters, soup kitchens and places where homeless individuals congregate (i.e. forests, train stations, under bridges etc.).
• Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required.
• Subject to unpredictable situations, crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric.
• Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.