Rehabilitation Specialist of Franklin PROS

Rehabilitation Specialist of Franklin PROS

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Buffalo, NY 14202

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

As a Personalized Recovery Oriented Services team member, you will work collaboratively in a dynamic, person-centered, evidence-based program. This position works with adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness in a broad range of integrated services designed to help the client achieve goals of work, education, relationships, socialization, living and wellness. Strong judgment, problem solving and decision making skills along with interpersonal and organizational skills are essential for the position. The candidate must be capable of conducting individual interventions in PROS service areas including: wellness self-management, relapse prevention, basic living skills, family psycho-education and integrated dual disorder treatment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Under supervision, provides direct services to client recipients including individual and group sessions.
• Developing and scheduling PROS treatment activity programs.
• Conducts comprehensive behavioral health assessments.
• Routinely conducts lethality and mental status assessments.
• Provides crisis intervention as needed.
• Responsible for the management of client charts.
• Develops services plans.
• Documents consumer progress as per established guidelines.
• Able to communicate with others in the client services system to coordinate care.
• Provides program consultation and education to community members.
• Participate in case review team meetings, conferences and in-services trainings.
• Collaborate with care managers and other clinical staff.
• Utilize the Electronic Medical Record system.
• Schedule and assigned duties are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the clients we serve.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelors degree in psychology, social work, recreational therapy, human services or other closely related mental health field
• Supervised field practicum in any organized mental disability or rehabilitation setting with one year (1) full time paid direct service experience in an organized mental disability or rehabilitation program

OR
• Associates degree in human services with four (4) years full time paid direct service experience in an organized rehabilitation program two of which must have been in mental health.

Some things you can look forward to:

• Welcoming, team environment, that inspires you to thrive and be your BestSelf!
• Rewarding work experience!
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Various student loan forgiveness programs
• Multiple and diverse health insurance options
• Many other unique lifestyle & personal insurance options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional license/certification renewal reimbursement
• Defensive driving course reimbursement (if required for position)
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• We look forward to telling you more!

Salary Range:

• Determined based on education, level of licensure/certification, and experience.
• Increases given when new licensure obtained.

Unlicensed Counselors:

• 35 hours per week: $43,500-$51,986.53 per year full time or $23.91-$28.57 per hour part time

Licensed Counselors:

• 35 hours per week: $45,500-$57,961.99 per year full time or $25-$31.85 per hour part time