Mental Health Social Practitioner - Guest House

Company: Nurse.com
Location: New York
Posted on: September 21, 2023

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Full-time

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POSITION SUMMARY
Fountain House has developed a new program as an alternative to incarceration - The Guest House. The goal is to connect justice involved men to housing, clinical services, education, employment, and community. Many of our existing options have more restrictive criteria to remain in housing. This option would be more of housing first option- provide housing and develop any necessary/desired supports as we go. We believe this model would support individuals to access safe, affordable housing and have a system of mutual support.
Social Practice is a specialized form of therapy that uses a community-based approach of assisting individuals in their mental health recovery to:

• Learn new skills,
• Hone their talents
• Build dignity
• Develop a sense of belonging, and
• Make progress towards their goalsThe Mental Health Social Practitioner (MHSP) is responsible for making sure the elements of social practice, as described above, are carried out to benefit members. In addition, the MHSP role will support related unit-specific goals (culinary, home and garden, education, wellness, etc.), while adhering to the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs.
  Fountain House practices the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs - a Clubhouse is a place that offers respect and an opportunity to its members - as the definition for the Clubhouse Model of Rehabilitation and agreed upon by the worldwide Clubhouse community. The principles expressed in these Standards are at the heart of the Clubhouse community's success in helping people with mental illness stay out of hospitals while achieving social, financial, educational, and vocational goals. The Standards also serve as a "bill of rights" for members and a code of ethics for staff, board, and administrators.
  
  Requirements
  ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESMember Support & Advocacy
  • Perform member engagement, social design, relationship development, continuous assessment and therapeutic intervention.
  • Support and develop a therapeutic community based on Social Practice.
  • Utilize the community to design positive interventions to deal with common barriers such as social isolation, poor self-esteem, anxiety, symptom management, and poverty
  • Create access to environments outside of Fountain House not traditionally therapeutically oriented, to build general skills, a sense of confidence, and to support members' self-efficacy. This includes the provision of on-site support in employment, education, and housing environments outside of Fountain House
  • Develop relationships with Fountain House members and the community that can be leveraged to provide support for positive change and risk-taking, combat social isolation and increase meaningful connections, and introduce members to new opportunities
  • Engineer various environments and social interactions to create therapeutic results and develop an accessible positive community
  • Observe and assess experiences with participants in a variety of naturalistic environments in order to create specific interventions for individuals' rehabilitation
  • Provide daily advocacy and engagement with participants to help gain self-worth, purpose of confidence, while offering guidance for appropriate problem-solving techniques
  • Provide counsel for members, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes
  • Utilize the community to design positive interventions to deal with common barriers such as social isolation, poor self-esteem, anxiety, symptom management, and poverty.
  • Maintain compliance with all government agency requirements, company policies and procedures.Training Support & Entitlements
    • Assist participants with entitlements and benefits; food stamps, SSI/SSDI, Medicaid/Medicare and ticket to Work/ACE/Access VR, Supplemental Need Trusts, & ADA accommodations as needed.
    • Assist participants in maintaining and acquiring housing, completing HRA 2010e, accessing clinical services
    • Advocates for participants well-being, safety, and livelihood with supports around clinical, legal, housing, appointments, medications, and independent living opportunities
    • Complete all documentation including but not limited to progress notes and reach out documentation on time
    • Flexibility with staying late or arriving early, if necessary, to fulfill member needs, and interchangeability with other staff in the program.
    • Perform related duties as assigned by supervisorEQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
      • Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience required
      • Graduate degree or equivalent preferred
      • 1-3+ years' experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and or/hands on experience working in a community setting preferred
      • 1-2 years coaching and counseling experience preferred
      • 1-2 years of vocational rehabilitation, training or employment specialist experience preferred
      • Ability to effectively manage and handle member concerns and behaviors
      • Proven experience with mental health crisis management by supporting and counseling members under emotional distressREQUIRED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND CREDENTIALS:
        • Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience required.
        • Graduate degree or equivalent preferred.
        • 1-2 years' experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and or/hands on experience working in a community setting preferred.
        • Must have Driver's license and comfortable driving in New York CityPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
          • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and meet all physical requirements satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
            This is a full-time position paying $28.00 per hour with wonderful benefit options and generous PTO!
            
            Salary Description
            $28.00

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