Service Coordinator at Certified Apartment Program

Responsibilities of the Apartment Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis mental illness and living in individual apartments throughout the Schenectady community.  The goal is to work with the client in stabilizing at in his/her apartment while also providing rehabilitative services so he/she can transition to the next level of independence.  Specific duties included:

• Providing supportive counseling to assist in stabilizing.
• Everything we do with our clients is verbal including verbal intervention skills.  There is no personal care and no physical restraints.
• Crisis prevention skills and coping skills.
• Verbal crisis intervention.
• Medication supervision by bringing the medication to the clients’ apartment for refills based on the step system and number of days the clients is eligible to have the medication.  Although we don’t watch clients ingest the medications, we do a count at the visit to make sure the correct amount of medication is in the medication organizer.  In addition, we have a conversation with the clients about taking the medications and teach clients about the medication, side effects, etc.
• Teaching of daily living skills.
• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients to become independent which includes some cleaning.
• Socialization skills and recreational activities.
• Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Provide transportation to clients using the agency’s vehicles.
• We DO NOT do personal care personal care AND we DO NOT do physical restraints.  Everything we do with our clients is verbal engagement and interactions including supportive counseling and teaching.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Apartment Counselor include:

• College classes in human services, BA preferred.
• 6 months-1year experience in human services preferred.
• Valid and insurable driver's license. Agency vehicles are available for transporting clients.  Must have a personal vehicle to use for business purposes when not transporting clients. 
• Experience or education in crisis intervention and prevention preferred.
• Both the ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.

Benefits

Salary and Schedule of the Apartment Counselor  

• 40 hours per week.  Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
• $22.66/hour; $47,132.80/annual equivalent.
• Client phone on-call for a 1-week period approximately every 10 weeks.  $150 on-call bonus during this period.  Agency provided cell phone and I-pad for on-call.
• Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and a 30-minute paid lunch.
• Supportive work environment.
• Make A Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter
• Providing A Culture Residential of Caring

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Equal Opportunity Employer

All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence.  Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.