Behavioral Health Community Housing Specialist

WellSpan Health
  • PA
    7 days ago

    Job Description

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Essential Functions:

    • Actively facilitates treatment planning, utilization management and discharge planning with the individual receiving housing services and the treatment team.
    • Coaches and/or teaches skills related to psychoeducation, understanding diagnosis, triggers and basic coping skills, advocacy, understanding stigma, empowerment and recovery support.
    • Coaches and teaches skills related to Activities of Daily Living, included but not limited to food preparation, meal planning, laundry, personal hygiene, household organization, employment/volunteer activities, organizing personal schedule, budgeting, transportation, socialization and/or other housing goals.
    • Provides assistance with the location of housing, roommate matching, renter skills training and/or landlord/tenant negotiations as outlined by housing program.
    • Completes all required documentation for individual documentation to maintain services (ie-Intake Assessment, Outcome Measures, C-SSRS, Treatment Plan, Safety Plan and other clinical documentation).
    • Acquires knowledge or resources for Lebanon County while maintaining an excellent working relationship with all providers and community agencies.
    • Acts as a liaison with other community agencies/groups, funding sources and businesses that relate to the services provided to individuals in housing programming.
    • Provides support and/or assistance and consultation to families, social supports, landlords, and community agencies of the individual.
    • Assists in providing access to behavioral health services throughout Lebanon County.
    • Supports individual in community setting such as teaching community safety, assist with transportation efforts (ie-public transportation), support individual identified access to spiritual needs, accompany to other socialization activities as it relates to the individual's goal.
    • Serving as an on-going liaison to community resources, through referrals and accompanying the individual to appointments when appropriate.
    • Completes necessary documentation for each individual encounter within 48 hours of provided service.

    Common Expectations:

    • Attends all meetings with supervisor, staff, and team meetings as well as trainings and in-services.
    • Models in all interactions respect, trauma-informed care, and recovery model.
    • Advocates and informs regarding mental health and resiliency.

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