Mental Health Housing Specialist

2 weeks ago


Islip Terrace, United States Mercy Haven Full time

**Join a Meaningful Profession with Mercy Haven**

Discover the difference between a job and a fulfilling career by becoming a vital part of Mercy Haven's mission. We are dedicated to providing homes and services to diverse populations in crisis, including those living with mental illness, homeless families, veterans, domestic violence victims and the elderly. Recognized as a Newsday Top Workplace on Long Island for three years, we invest in our employees' success and offer an excellent benefits package.

We are currently seeking a passionate individual for the position of Housing Specialist. In this impactful role, you will be instrumental in providing support to individuals within our supportive housing program. Some of the key responsibilities include:

- Conduct at least one monthly home visit and one phone contact with assigned residents and provide additional support to resident(s) in crisis, as needed
- With Supervisor, assist residents with the development and implementation of a long-range service plan
- Responsible for contact and documentation of such with collateral service providers at least once a month and as needed
- Assess and provide referrals to residents regarding unmet service needs
- Attention to providing for the necessary development of ADL skills: budgeting, cooking, household maintenance, personal hygiene, use of public transportation, etc.
- Responsible for Agency compliance with grants through site visits, data collection and tracking system
- Ability to advocate for people living with mental illness
- Ensures that room/apartments are clean for new residents (may include cleaning, moving and setting up)
- Responsible for reporting all housing maintenance issues through the appropriate procedure
- Conducts resident house meetings and fire drills as needed
- Responsible for assisting residents at the time of moving in/out
- Reviews residents rent monthly with Supervisor
- With Supervisor, responsible for discharge planning of residents
- Rotation of on-call duties
- Preferred Experience with Entitlements (SSI/SSD, Medicaid, SNAP, etc).
- Responsible for other related activities

**Requirements**:

- High School Diploma or Equivalency with experience in human services required
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field preferred
- Experience working with individuals with severe mental illness preferred
- Valid NYS Driver's License with a safe driving record, access to a personal and reliable vehicle
- Physical Requirements: Sits, stands, stoops, squats, walks, and moves intermittently during work hours, may push or pull 10-15 pounds daily, may push or pull up to 50 pounds occasionally, drive agency vehicle

**Shift: Full-time (37.5 hours) Tuesday through Saturday (8:30 am to 4:30 pm), on call availability (Training takes place M-F)**

**Eligible for Retention Bonus within first year of employment**
- Full Benefits Package including Medical, Company-Paid Dental and Vision Single Coverage. Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for medical plan.
- Generous Paid Time Off policies, including vacation and sick time.
- Agency paid Basic Life Insurance. Supplemental Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance policies, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), 403(b) Retirement Savings
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Position eligible for Alternative Work Schedule after training completed.

Learn more at mercyhaven.org

MERCY HAVEN IS COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM STATUS, DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.



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