Counselor - APC

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Acenda Integrated Health is recruiting for a Counselor to support the Adult Partial Care Program in Cape May, New Jersey.

As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Acenda provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey. By bringing together our bright teams, innovative services, and understanding, caring hearts, we as an organization are moving upward to move lives forward. We join together to provide a wide range of mental health, crisis services, parenting support, family-focused therapy, and residential programming.

Are you looking to build a career where you'll make a real impact in the lives of others? Your interest in mental health, human services, or related life experience is valuable to us! We welcome you to join our team of caring, passionate and motivated individuals as an Counselor. Acenda's expert team helps each individual, family and community move forward in their journey towards health and happiness.

Program Overview:

The Adult Partial Care (APC) program assists individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness with developing the skills and support necessary to live, learn and work with the least amount of intervention from the behavioral health system. The Adult Partial Care program offers comprehensive, individualized and quality behavioral health treatment within a group setting, designed to promote maximum independence in the least restrictive setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• The counselor plans and provides group services around consumers IRP treatment needs. Services include engagement strategies, activities to meet meaningful goals over time, Illness Management and Recovery Program, skill development, prevocational services, counseling, learning activities, social/leisure services; as well as offsite interventions.
• In addition to individual and group support services, counselors are responsible for maintaining authorization timeframes, intake and daily documentation, and service planning.
• Demonstrates competent written and verbal communication with referral sources and external customers.
• Attentive and responsive to customer needs in a helpful, supportive and timely manner.
• Works collaboratively with coworkers and agency staff to effectively communicate and problem-solve.
• Meets obligations of the program (contractual, licensing, Medicaid, etc.).
• Follows program policies and procedures and encourages the same in others.
• Educates self on issues impacting the program population.
• Operates conscientiously in accordance with program budget (i.e., use of client engaging funds, office supplies).

Required:

• Possess an associate's degree and two years' experience in providing human services, or five years of human service experience, or possess a relevant professional credential, such as Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner, bachelor's degree in social work, certified rehabilitation counselor, certified alcohol and drug counselor, bachelor's degree in rehabilitation, or bachelor of science in nursing.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment under all circumstances.
• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently.

Preferred:

• Possess a bachelor's degree in a human services field

Additional Information:

• Hourly Rate: $18.27
• Sign-on Bonus: $500

We Provide:

• An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
• Mission-driven core
• Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Generous time-off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Year-end performance bonuses

Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

Acenda's support of Diversity, Equity, inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) brings together a diverse workforce to successfully achieve our mission of moving lives forward in the community.  

Are you ready to join Team Acenda?

Join Team Acenda and enjoy the remarkable opportunity to make an impact on the lives of those living right here in our community! To learn more about Acenda, please visit our website:

https://acendahealth.org/

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