Mental Health Counselor

Pay or shift range: $75,000 USD to $85,000 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job‑related reasons.

We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and textbooks.

The Mental Health Counselor (MHC) is responsible for all clinical aspects of the Cylar House supportive congregate housing program. This encompasses care coordination for our residents, performing quality assurance tasks through record checks and data reports, providing direct services, taking the lead with resolving crisis situations, and conducting individual psychosocial, assessment/reassessments, and service plans for the thirty‑six active residents.

• The MHC provides clinical counseling and behavioral health support using trauma‑informed, harm‑reduction, and motivational interviewing approaches for residents in a HASA‑funded supportive housing program.

• The MHC leads and supports program quality, group facilitation, staff training, and resident advocacy to strengthen outcomes and resident empowerment at Cylar House.
• LMSW or License in Mental Health Counseling.
• LCSW is preferred.

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Housing Works was founded in 1990;
With a long‑term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction‑based, OASAS‑licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high‑end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much‑loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

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