Position: PROS Counselor

Program/Department: PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services)

Reports to: Supervisory Staff

Work Location: 1310 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11236

Hours: Full time Monday-Friday, 8:00AM to 4:00PM OR 8:30AM-4:30PM

Salary: $45,000 - $50,000

Position Summary

Brooklyn Community Services PROS is strengths-oriented psychiatric rehabilitation program devoted to helping adults increase independence and overall well-being. The Recovery Specialist aids people living with persistent mental illnesses in developing life role goals, in managing symptoms, and in taking concrete steps toward a better life. The Recovery Specialist does so through the provision of evidence-based individual and group services aimed at the development of therapeutic and life skills. Working in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, they help program participants identify an individualized, meaningful course of care to become as self-sufficient as possible.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of up to twenty-five participants, providing individual counseling and case management as clinically appropriate
• Develop and maintain collateral relationships with outside supports including family, case managers, housing program staff, and medical providers
• Conduct required assessments including the biopsychosocial, psychiatric rehabilitation, vocational readiness, cultural, and substance dependence screenings
• Develop Individualized Recovery Plans (IRPs) in collaboration with participants based on the above listed assessments on a semi-annual basis, or more often as needed
• Develop and facilitate approximately four to twelve skills-based workshops per week
• Document participants’ progress/regression towards goals in monthly progress notes and determine the need for service modifications on an ongoing basis.
• Provide services according to evidence-based practices including Wellness Self-Management, Family Psychoeducation, Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, and Supported Employment
• Coordinate follow-up services once a participant is ready for discharge from the program.
• Act as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, including participation in weekly administrative and clinical meetings
• Possess/develop proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and AWARDS electronic health record
• Manage responsibility for maintenance of records, including timely documentation of services as required by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the Office of Mental Health
• Conduct intakes, as needed

Qualifications Required

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Creative Arts Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or related program
• Computer skills and knowledge of service documentation required
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required; screening against the GSA, OIG, and OMIG lists of persons disallowed from working in Medicaid funded programs.
• BCS and Turning Point require that all employees entering the workplace be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless an exemption is granted as a medical or religious accommodation.

Qualifications Preferred

• Professional experience in a PROS program or psychiatric setting
• Professional experience serving adults with severe/persistent mental illnesses
• Professional experience with group facilitation