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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Habilitation Counselor
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department	UBHC-Supported Housing
Overview	Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Habilitation Counselor in Community Outreach Services within Rutgers, University Behavioral Health Care. The Habilitation Counselor provides community-based case management services for individuals served to include assessment, treatment / recovery planning, linkage and coordination of care. Among the key duties for this position are the following: Provides case management and community support services to assist individuals and/or families to gain access to needed medical, social, education, mental health, addiction, co-occurring and other services. Provides crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution services to individuals and families served. Demonstrates the ability to engage and establish a working relationship with and provide services to individuals with physical health, mental health, and substance use disorders. Provides specialized addiction treatment/co-occurring services. Collaborates effectively with members of the department, and with external departments, staff, referral sources, other service providers and social support networks to provide services and rehabilitative care for consumers and families.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	19S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	49566.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	59113.000
Annual Maximum Salary	69919.000
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 http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health field or an appropriate human services field plus one (1) year of related experience.
Certifications/Licenses	All clinical licensing as required by discipline and New Jersey Division of consumer affairs. 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.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications	Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) preferred.  Bilingual skills (English/Spanish). Experience working with high need individuals and community-based service provision to adults with addictions.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently. The ability to focus on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions. Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field. The employee spends much time driving, walking, standing, bending, and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the region. Transport of individuals served in state vehicles. The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.  Work Environment: The work environment is predominantly in the community in individuals’ homes, shelters, soup kitchens and places where homeless individuals congregate (i.e. forests, train stations, under bridges etc.). Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required. Subject to unpredictable situations, crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.
Special Conditions	Serves assigned shifts, which may include weekend, holiday and/or off-hour shifts. Provides on-call coverage as assigned. Must possess own vehicle for use to outreach individuals served.

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0830
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants	All applicants will be required to upload a current copy of their professional license/certification. This position is grant-funded.
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Piscataway (RBHS)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details

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