HOUSING SPECIALIST - AIC

Division: Eskenazi Health


Sub-Division: SEMHC


Req ID: 25989


Schedule : Full Time


Shift : Days


Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Job Role Summary

The Housing Specialist engages and assists in the admission, on-boarding, and orientation of new residents. The Housing Specialist ensures a safe milieu through regular engagement with residents, non-violent crisis intervention, and structured individual and group activities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health's values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence
• Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing.
• Engages residents using Motivational Interviewing and framed by the Recovery Model to acclimate them to the facility and next steps in their recovery
• Assists the resident in activities of daily living
• Provides crisis management and emergency interventions including but not limited to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Crisis Prevention Institute interventions
• May provide transportation in personal or company provided vehicle as directed by treatment team and guided by program necessity; maintains a copy of Eskenazi Health's vehicle-related accident reporting procedures in vehicle
• Advocates for residents to ensure access to needed services which includes developing community relationships and resources
• Ensures clear communication to the facility team, the primary care teams, and leadership of resident successes, barriers, and progress
• Assists with self-administration of medications, conduct safety checks, engages in activities that promote resident recovery, assists in meal preparation, and performs other such duties as assigned by supervisor and within scope of practice
• Establishes and maintains a safe environment at all times through on-going assessment of milieu/appointment environment
• Meets the agency's standard of timely completion of all required documentation according to guidelines for timeliness and accuracy
• Meets agency requirements for continuing education

Job Requirements
• High School Diploma or equivalent, plus
o One year of experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment; or
o Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); or
o Equivalent post-secondary education such as a bachelor's or associate's degree
• Valid Indiana driver's license that meets Eskenazi Health's driving policy requirements


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge
o Basic knowledge of behavioral health and addiction
o Basic knowledge of substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorder
o Basic knowledge of medical terminology
o Knowledge of basic learning principles
o Knowledge of community resources
o Knowledge of hands-on resident care
o Advanced knowledge of client rights and responsibilities
• Skills
o Familiarity and comfort with basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office
o Crisis intervention skills
o Strong interpersonal skills
• Abilities
o Willingness to learn and grow within a person-centered treatment environment
o Ability to be both clear and concise in written and verbal communications
o Ability to work cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team
o Ability to think critically and problem-solve efficiently
o Ability to provide hands-on client care
o Ability to perform safety interventions including physical safety interventions
o Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
o Must meet all population-specific competencies for role and service area

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.