Rutgers University
Habilitation Counselor
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, us, 07175
Position DetailsPosition Information
Recruitment/Posting Title:
Habilitation Counselor
Job Category:
Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department:
UBHC-Acute Treatment-NWK
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.
Posting Summary:
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Habilitation Counselor for Essex Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services at 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.
Key Duties:As part of the children's mobile response and stabilization team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/mobile response requests are handled in an effective and "consumer friendly" manner.Promptly answers children's mobile response and stabilization telephone service requests, responds to incoming calls within three rings.Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and provides mobile response in accordance with prescribed children's mobile response and stabilization procedures.Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by the children's mobile response and stabilization.Provides face-to-face interventions in the community including, but not limited to, families' homes, schools, group homes, foster homes, shelters, and the detention center.Provides mobile response within one (1) hour of initial referral call from CSA.Organizes transition and discharge from crisis services, connecting to ongoing services and family support groups.
Position Status:
Full Time
Hours Per Week:
37.5
Daily Work Shift:
Day
FLSA:
Exempt
Grade:
19S
Annual Minimum Salary:
53343.00
Annual Mid Range Salary:
63617.00
Annual Maximum Salary:
75246.00
Standard Hours:
37.50
Union Description:
HPAE 5094
Terms of Appointment:
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility:
ABP
Qualifications:Minimum Education and Experience: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.Certifications/Licenses:Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of 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.Physical Demands and Work Environment:PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The employee frequently spends time prolonged sitting, talking and listening in groups as well as on the telephone, walks, bends, stretches, and pulls.Per program demand, may have to work long hours, travel within the State and lift up to 10 pounds.Must have the ability to drive and to respond to a family crisis in Essex County within one (1) hour when on-call.WORK ENVIRONMENT:Handles phone requests under time and decision making pressure.When in the office, generally pleasant working conditions in a clean well-lighted quiet to moderately loud setting.Varied when on outreaches to homes and community settings in Essex County, with some neighborhoods being considered dangerous.Special Conditions:Must be available to work on-call.
Posting Details:Posting Number:
23ST3216Regional Campus:
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)Home Location Campus:
Newark (RBHS)City:
NewarkState:
NJPre-employment Screenings:
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.Immunization Requirements:
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.
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Recruitment/Posting Title:
Habilitation Counselor
Job Category:
Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department:
UBHC-Acute Treatment-NWK
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.
Posting Summary:
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Habilitation Counselor for Essex Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services at 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.
Key Duties:As part of the children's mobile response and stabilization team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/mobile response requests are handled in an effective and "consumer friendly" manner.Promptly answers children's mobile response and stabilization telephone service requests, responds to incoming calls within three rings.Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and provides mobile response in accordance with prescribed children's mobile response and stabilization procedures.Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by the children's mobile response and stabilization.Provides face-to-face interventions in the community including, but not limited to, families' homes, schools, group homes, foster homes, shelters, and the detention center.Provides mobile response within one (1) hour of initial referral call from CSA.Organizes transition and discharge from crisis services, connecting to ongoing services and family support groups.
Position Status:
Full Time
Hours Per Week:
37.5
Daily Work Shift:
Day
FLSA:
Exempt
Grade:
19S
Annual Minimum Salary:
53343.00
Annual Mid Range Salary:
63617.00
Annual Maximum Salary:
75246.00
Standard Hours:
37.50
Union Description:
HPAE 5094
Terms of Appointment:
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility:
ABP
Qualifications:Minimum Education and Experience: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.Certifications/Licenses:Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of 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.Physical Demands and Work Environment:PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The employee frequently spends time prolonged sitting, talking and listening in groups as well as on the telephone, walks, bends, stretches, and pulls.Per program demand, may have to work long hours, travel within the State and lift up to 10 pounds.Must have the ability to drive and to respond to a family crisis in Essex County within one (1) hour when on-call.WORK ENVIRONMENT:Handles phone requests under time and decision making pressure.When in the office, generally pleasant working conditions in a clean well-lighted quiet to moderately loud setting.Varied when on outreaches to homes and community settings in Essex County, with some neighborhoods being considered dangerous.Special Conditions:Must be available to work on-call.
Posting Details:Posting Number:
23ST3216Regional Campus:
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)Home Location Campus:
Newark (RBHS)City:
NewarkState:
NJPre-employment Screenings:
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.Immunization Requirements:
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.
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