Housing Specialist- Savannah

Overview

Are you passionate about mental health and looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact? Legacy Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Housing Specialist to join our Chatham team. The housing specialist under the supervision of the Housing Coordinator and Housing Manager performs a wide range of tasks in the community to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process.

This position utilizes interventions to provide skills training, education and case management to consumers who are currently residing in an independent living situation such as Georgia Housing Voucher Program, Housing Choice Voucher Program, etc. Assists consumers who meet criteria for GHVP/HCV with obtaining permanent supportive housing. Monitor consumer progress toward treatment goals. Extensive documentation required; accurately charts services and consumer progress.

Must be able to work well with community agencies and function as part of a team. Flexible hours required.

The Housing Specialist will be supervised by the Housing Manger.

• Assist consumers in obtaining permanent supportive housing when eligible.
• Monitor consumer progress toward treatment goals and document progress.
• Provide skills training, education and case management to consumers in the community.
• Coordinate with community agencies and work as part of a team.
• Maintain accurate and extensive documentation of services and client progress.

• High school diploma/GED; required
• Valid GA driver’s license with less than 5 points
• CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain CPR Certification

Health insurance:
Quality, affordable coverage through State of Georgia employee benefit plans.

Competitive pay

24 Days of paid leave in your first year

Retirement Plans:
Automatic 2% employer contribution to your 401(k), plus a 3% match after one year.

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services across 10 counties in South Georgia. Our mission is rooted in transforming lives through compassionate, individualized care.

Working Conditions:

Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle.

Work Environment:
Employees in this position may be exposed to potential health hazards in the work environment. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals. They may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and /or deceased patients.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions (may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses).

The position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching.

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Position opened to:
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed in your current position for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Drug-Free and Smoke Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer