Habilitation Counselor

Posting Summary

Rutgers The State University is seeking a Habilitation Counselor for Essex Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services at Rutgers, University Behavioral Health Care.

The Habilitation Counselor provides clinical assessments for the children’s mobile response and stabilization program in Essex County that meet quality and quantity standards within University Behavioral Health Care and the Department of Children and Families/Division of Children’s System of Care (DCSOC). Performs functions in support of the University Behavioral Health Care mission providing streamlined, prompt, and “consumer friendly” crisis response services. Receives telephone requests for service, undertakes crisis/strength-based assessment of the service need of the client or customer, responds by outreach to the family, assesses the youth and family strengths and current crisis situation, makes appropriate referrals for time-limited stabilization services, monitors effectiveness of services and makes linkages for aftercare. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the unique needs and applying relevant crisis stabilization approaches for children and adolescent and their families.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: As part of the children’s mobile response and stabilization team, actively participates in ensuring the telephone calls/mobile response requests are handled in an effective and “consumer friendly” manner. Promptly answers children’s mobile response and stabilization telephone service requests, responds to incoming calls within three rings.  Assesses telephone service requests/referrals and provides mobile response in accordance with prescribed children’s mobile response and stabilization procedures. Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of eligibility and admission criteria for units and programs served by the children’s mobile response and stabilization.  Provides face-to-face interventions in the community including, but not limited to, families’ homes, schools, group homes, foster homes, shelters, and the detention center. Provides mobile response within one (1) hour of initial referral call from CSA.  Organizes transition and discharge form crisis services, connecting to ongoing services and family support groups.  Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week 37.5 Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 19S Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 52503.000 Annual Mid Range Salary 62615.000 Annual Maximum Salary 74061.000 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description HPAE, Local 5094 Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to .
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health discipline or related human services field. A minimum of one (1) year experience in the mental health field.  Certifications/Licenses Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.  Valid driver’s license. Maintains DCSOC Crisis Assessment Tool (CAT) certification and re-certification annually. Maintains DCSOC Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) certification and recertification annually.  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee frequently spends time prolonged sitting, talking and listening in groups as well as on the telephone, walks, bends, stretches, and pulls.  Per program demand, may have to work long hours, travel within the State and lift up to 10 pounds.  Must have the ability to drive and to respond to a family crisis in Essex County within one (1) hour when on-call. WORK ENVIRONMENT:  Handles phone requests under time and decision making pressure.  When in the office, generally pleasant working conditions in a clean well lighted quiet to moderately loud setting.  Varied when on outreaches to homes and community settings in Essex County, with some neighborhoods being considered dangerous. Special Conditions Must be available to work on-call. 

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