Licensed Mental Health Counselor - HUD/HOPWA Programs

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TITLE: Licensed Mental Health Counselor

SUPERVISOR: Site Director

CATEGORY: Full Time, Exempt:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Requires a minimum of 3 years with experience with chronically homeless persons living with HIV+ and histories of chemical dependencies and mental illness

• Working experience with homeless persons, both individual and family units with special needs, HIV, Addiction, MICA and Domestic Violence
• Requirements, conduct pre-intake mental health evaluations and recommendations.
• Schedule follow up sessions with clients as needed.
• Document all clinical findings.
• Co-facilitate case conferences
• Crisis intervention.
• Monitor, follow up mental health treatment adherence.
• Sign off on all clinical service plan developments.
• Provide clinical supervision to case management team.
• Perform other duties as required

Education:

• A valid NYS License to provide behavioral health services LMHC
• CASAC a plus

Experience:

• Prior experience conducting psycho-social assessments including the development of person-center service plans. Familiarity with Harm Reduction Practice.

Skills:

• Prior experience working with chronic homeless persons with HIV/AIDS many of which have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Strong behavioral interviewing techniques
• Knowledge of NYS Mental Health screening tool MHSF III , preferred
• Excellent communication, listener, therapeutic skills
• Knowledge of electronic case manager systems (Foothold Awards a plus
• Fluency in Spanish a plus.

Praxis offers: Vacation, Sick and 10 pay holidays, 403B retirement fund and Health Insurance. Salary will be discuss when candidate is called.'

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Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $76,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• mental health: 5 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LMHC (Required)

Work Location: In person