OMH Resident Wellness Coordinator Full-timeN

For over 125 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental Queens and Jamaica Community Living Programs provide services to adults with a severe mental illness a DSM diagnosis is required for a client to be eligible for services and need of OF THE JOBUnder the direction of the Residential Supervisor the OMH- Resident Wellness Coordinator is responsible for providing rehabilitation and recovery services to residents of Residential Programs funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH). The OMH- Resident Wellness Coordinator provides counseling advocacy and case management services to residents residing in NYSOMH programs. The OMH-Resident Wellness Coordinator ensures that all residents are treated with respect and dignity. The OMH-Resident Wellness Coordinator implements best practices in accordance with the Part 595 Regulations of the New York State Office of Mental Health as well guidelines implemented by the OMH-Resident Wellness Coordinator provides Service Coordination as the agency has embraced the concept of a fully integrated system of care for all consumers of service. This requires that the staff assess the clients needs holistically and see it as their responsibility to connect the client with services needed--internal or external to the agency regardless of the door to which the consumer enters the AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvide counseling behavioral interventions restorative services assistance in negotiating community activities and crisis management services for OMH Residential out all duties in accordance with NYSOMH with residents a minimum of twice a week for OMH Community Living programs and a minimum of one time per month for OMH Supported Housing Program to discuss and document their progress with specific reference to their service plan goals and go out into the field as directed by program as issues contact notes incident reports and other documentation as needed in accordance with NYSOMH wellness goals and activities with the input of residents and other referrals to appropriate community service and assist clients in following program rules and clients to scheduled appointments with service providers as participate in weekly supervision case conferences and staff to Behavioral Health Services Administration and/or Agency Administration issues that may have a negative impact on the reputation of the Agency client and/or staff welfare or any corporate compliance the needs of the whole consumer/family including their basic needs such as food clothing and that referrals are made to appropriate internal and external services as required to meet the consumers families -up on referrals made on behalf of a consumers/family and respond to all referrals made to you or the in cross-program service reviews that support the planning and coordination of service delivery and service in medication with Crisis Intervention as and instruct residents in Activities of Daily Living: bathing dressing laundry housekeeping shopping and budgeting and meal preparation as FOR EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSESBachelors degree in social work psychology or a related health/human services field FOR EXPERIENCE AND TRAININGExcellent clinical skills with at least two years relevant mental health substance abuse or human service organizational verbal & written communication computer skills including experience with all Microsoft Office software packages local area networks and the to work independently as well as part of a to conduct presentations before large groups of -Lingual Chinese/Korean/Spanish/English FOR PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSRegularly required to talk hear walk stand & to climb stairs if to operate a computer keyboard mouse & office to read printed materials and computer to work flexible hours (evenings/weekends) as assigned and cover on duty 24-hour pager to travel throughout the five boroughs as to lift up to offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)MedicalDentalVisionRetirement Savings with Agency MatchTransitFlexible Spending Account Life insurancePublic Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer Training Series and other additional voluntary more information on our organization please visit our website at: EOE/AA.

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