Service Coordinator at Certified Apartment Program

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with Mental Illness, HIV/AIDS and those who are homeless achieve stable community living and independence by providing:

• Housing that is safe and affordable.
• Services that facilitate growth and recovery.
• Relationships built on a foundation of caring and respect, and
• A sense of hope for the future.

Responsibilities of the Apartment Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis mental illness and living in individual apartments throughout the Schenectady community. The goal is to work with the client in stabilizing at in his/her apartment while also providing rehabilitative services so he/she can transition to the next level of independence. Specific duties included:

• Providing supportive counseling to assist in stabilizing;
• Everything we do with our clients if verbal including verbal intervention skills. There is no personal care and no physical restraints;
• Crisis prevention skills and coping skills;
• Crisis intervention;
• Medication supervision by bringing the medication to the clients’ apartment for refills based on the step system and number of days the clients is eligible to have the medication. Although we don’t watch clients ingest the medications, we do a count at the visit to make sure the correct amount of medication in in the medication organizer. In addition, we have a conversation with the clients about taking the medications and teach clients about the medication, side effects, etc.;
• Teaching of daily living skills;
• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients to become independent which includes some cleaning; and
• Socialization skills and recreational activities.
• We DO NOT do personal care personal care AND we DO NOT do physical restraints. Everything we do with our clients is verbal engagement and interactions including supportive counseling and teaching.

Skills/Qualifications for the Apartment Counselor include:

• College classes in human services, BA preferred;
• 6 months-1year experience in human services preferred; and
• Valid and insurable driver's licenses as agency vehicles are available for business use.

• Experience or education in crisis intervention and prevention preferred;
• Both the ability to work independently and as a team member;
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written; and
• The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.

Salary and Schedule of the Apartment Counselor

• 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
• $21.70/hour. $45,136.00/ annual equivalent.
• Client phone on-call for a 1-week period approximately every 10 weeks. $150 on-call bonus during this period. Agency provided cell phone and I-pad for on-call.
• Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and 30 minute paid lunch.
• Supportive work environment.
• Culture of Caring!

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