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Admissions Specialist

Odyssey House INC

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE : Admissions Specialist

REPORTS TO: Deputy Director of Admissions

DEPARTMENT: Admissions - 219 East 121 St. New York, NY 10035

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

  • A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
  • Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
  • 403(b) Plan
  • Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
  • Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Educational Assistance Programs
  • Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
  • RUFit?! Fitness Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Assistance
  • Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
  • Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

MAJOR FUNCTION:

To provide effective and efficient advocacy service as part of the induction process

including program interviews, ascertaining information and orientating prospective

residents in the Odyssey House admissions process.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensure potential inductions are serviced immediately in a professional and concerned manner.

2. Make sure all documents are included in new charts prepared prior to transfer.

3. Responsible for own active files making sure they are updated, accurate, secured and that all documents are recorded and filed correctly.

4. Submit reports as required

5. Counsel, screen, interview, and induct residents.

6. Obtain medical and psychiatric clearances when necessary.

7. Participate in outreach engagements.

8. Develop files on new inductions.

9. Coordinate individual inactive charts/closure.

10. Other projects and assignments as required.

11. Follow up scheduled interviews/inductions.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES.

High School Diploma or equivalent with minimum of one year experience in a TC

and/or admissions knowledge and experience. CASAC/CASAC-T

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Vacancy posted 26 days ago
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