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Behavioral Health Coordinator

4 months ago


The Bronx, United States BarrierFree Living Full time
Job Title:Behavioral Health Coordinator - BFLA
Location:Bronx, NY 10454
Description:Barrier Free Living (BFL) is dedicated to helping New Yorkers with disabilities live independently in the community. Through its various programs, BFL provides a broad range of residential and non-residential services to disabled survivors of domestic violence, to the disabled homeless, and support to physically disabled individuals with mental health and/or chemical addiction issues.

BFL Apartments (BFLA) is a NY/NY III type supportive housing program. BFLA offers services to vulnerable and needy populations who are survivors of domestic violence, specifically, homeless disabled adults and disabled veterans and families. This program’s facility is located in the South Bronx. There are two buildings: a 70-unit studio apartment building for single adults (SPMI-chronic homeless population A) and a 50-unit apartment building for families (SPMI/MICA-chronic homeless population G).  Barrier Free Living is seeking qualified applicants to join our team. Behavioral Health Coordinator will report to the Director of Social Services and will be required to perform the following duties and responsibilities;

Responsibilities:
  • Hold a caseload of 10-15 SPMI/MICA tenants 
  • Complete program Intake/Assessment of new tenants
  • Develop, monitor, and update service plans that are mutually developed with each tenant
  • Follow up meetings with tenant including home visits to discuss related service plan goals and benchmarks
  • Provide individual supportive counseling with tenants to assist in developing skills to stabilize their medical, psychosocial and behavioral health status
  • Provide crisis intervention and other services to assist tenants to develop better coping skills
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to obtain strategies to assist tenants in achieving identified goals to maintain stability
  • Accompany tenants to Family/Criminal/Housing Court hearings and advocate for tenant as needed
  • Provide referrals for legal assistance and any other service provider within the community as needed
  • Assist tenant with any ACS or Prevention services requirements 
  • Complete ongoing apartment inspections, tobacco assessment, and vocational assessments as required by DOHMH contract 
  • Monitor tenants ability to pay rent and utility bills to ensure housing stability
  • Participate in staff/case conference meetings, supervision, and required training
  • Ensuring timely and accurate entry of progress notes in AWARDS 
  • Comply with all agency and program policies and procedures

Education: 
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or related field

Qualifications:
  • Experience in supportive counseling, harm reduction stages of change model, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.
  • Experience working with mental illness, substance users, domestic violence and familiarity with disability issues a must
  • Excellent computer skills (PC)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, NY/NY III supportive housing environment a must.
  • Excellent language skills in American Sign Language or bilingual English/Spanish desired. 
  • Valid NYS driver's license a plus.

EQUIPMENT OPERATED:
  • Computer/Laptop, Printer, Scanner, Phone, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  • This position will spend time at the program site and, have an independent (private) office.

Location of position: Hybrid work arrangement. Minimum of 2 days on-site + 3 days remote, until further notice.

​​​​​​TRAVEL:
Travel to Site, and other office locations as needed ​​.

SUPERVISOR:
Reports to  Director of Social Services

Hour Rate: $30.02         Status: Full Time/Non-Exempt 

Hours per week: 35:00 –
Schedule: Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm. Opportunity will be a combination with on-site location with a staggered schedule and remote arrangement.

Benefits Package: 100% Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Matched Retirement Plan, Paid vacation, Sick days, Personal days, Paid National Holidays, and more.

Public Assistant Recipient is encouraged to apply.

BFL provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants, with employment-based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic disposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

About BarrierFree Living:

Barrier Free Living (BFL) began its ground-breaking work with people with disabilities in 1978 as a Federally-funded Research and Demonstration Project first known as “Project Outward Bound”. Since then, BFL has gone on to work with thousands of people with disabilities, has launched several successful award winning programs and has become a leader in working with survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. To learn more, please visit our website at www.bflnyc.org