High Need Supportive Housing Specialist ESSHI #1799

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Title: High Needs Supportive Housing Specialist ESSHI

Job Requisition No.: 1799

Program: Supportive Housing, West End Heights ESSHI Ithaca, NY

Shift Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am–4:00pm or 8:30am–4:30pm

Salary: Salary pay range is min. $18.75 to a max. $24.41 per hr. based on education & experience

Benefits 

Agency Overview

Lakeview Health Services is a premier partner throughout the Finger Lakes region, providing safe, affordable housing, support, and rehabilitative services to persons with mental illness as well as health care coordination services to individuals with chronic mental and physical health challenges. We are dedicated to helping individuals identify and achieve personally meaningful and measurable life goals, and to realize their full potential. Lakeview seeks to create an environment of learning and development that will lead to an engaged, motivated, and high performing team with a devotion and commitment to client service.  

Essential Job Functions Overview

With general supervision, works from a trauma informed care perspective, based on a psychiatric rehabilitative approach to provide advocacy, linkage, and coordination of services for an assigned caseload. Special emphasis is given to services that enable recipients, specifically high need SMI individuals, to attain and remain in permanent and independent community housing. Individual should strive to create a healing environment that respects the perspectives and experiences of the individuals, families, staff and communities we serve by practicing safe, respectful communication as well as respecting individuals’ boundaries and differences.

Essential Job Functions:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in human services (or a related field) or an associate degree and Two (2) years relevant experience.

Knowledge:

Thorough knowledge of community services within service area; general knowledge and understanding of mental illnesses, psychiatric rehabilitation model, and related issues; skills for independent living. Has a basic understanding of the importance of working from a trauma sensitive perspective.

Skills and Abilities:

Must encompass and be able to incorporate key skills to practice and engage high-need SMI individuals which can include; motivational interviewing, suicide prevention, risk screening, trauma informed care, person centered care planning and interventions, and recovery oriented approaches; Proficient in the ability to improve quality of life and outcomes for high-need individuals with SMI; Use of contemporary office equipment, particularly a computer with word processing, database and report generating software; to communicate effectively with diverse individuals; to listen, understand, and appreciate the experiences of clients; to persuade, negotiate, and instruct; to manage and resolve conflicts; to provide positive role modeling; to inspire respect, confidence, and trust in clients and staff; to respect and maintain appropriate confidentialities; to effectively encourage clients toward greater independence and self-sufficiency; To perceive and describe changes in behavior; to seek, accept, and learn from peer and supervisor feedback; to organize time effectively; to plan and implement strategies consistent with client needs and overall organization goals, objectives, and standards.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Driver’s license is an essential requirement of the position; Significant amount of driving and visiting clients; general apartment settings; general office environment. Significant amount of purchasing supplies, assisting with moving of furniture, relocation, and household maintenance.

Any external candidate interested in this employment opportunity, please visit our web site at www.lakeviewhs.org. 

Lakeview Health Services, Inc. complies with the legal requirement to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Further, Lakeview Health Services, Inc. will not discharge or otherwise discriminate against applicants or employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or that of others, subject to certain limitations.