MICA Specialist Park Slope Womens Shelter
MICA Specialist Park Slope Womens Shelter
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$ 51500 - 54600
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Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff volunteers clients donors neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 73000 individuals and families including almost 13000 youth.CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85 of our families are in living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.
CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. Homeless (often mentallyill and substanceabusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.
The Park Slope Shelter for Women serves 100 MICA (mentally ill chemical abusing) women at the Park Slope Armory in Brooklyn.
Position: MICA Specialist
Reports To: Assistant Program Manager
Location: 1402 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn NY 11215
What The MICA Specialist Does:
- Serve as a liaison with outside organizations regarding such matters as employment education healthcare housing social services legal issues etc.
- Assist clients in reducing/stopping their alcohol and other drug use by identifying and referring clients to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
- Provide individualized counseling on drug and alcohol addiction and related topics.
- Counsel clients in dealing with drug and alcohol use and such issues as: behavior educational progress family dynamics mental and physical health housing personal finances substance abuse mental and/or physical trauma.
- Develop and facilitate group counseling sessions on drug and alcohol use and related topics (i.e. psychological education learning triggers skill development maintaining sobriety etc..
- Consult with others to determine causes of client problems and effect solutions.
- Conduct assessment to determine clients alcohol and other drug use.
- Conduct initial intake and assessment of clients needs and periodic reassessments.
- Create and maintain client electronic and paper files.
- Prepare initial psychosocial evaluation and update according to regulations.
- Obtain and maintain relevant documentation and release forms from clients (i.e. birth certificate proof of income medical documents release of Personal Health Information etc..
- In collaboration with clients conduct periodic revisions of independent living plans including shortterm and longterm client goals.
- Assist clients in attaining their goals by identifying community resources and by referring clients to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA (i.e. Onsite medical services and psychiatric services etc..
- Work with clients to break through barriers to their goal(s) attainment.
- Assist clients in advocating for themselves in order to gain housing stability.
- Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate fully in the process in order to transition into permanent housing.
- Monitor clients progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled facetoface contacts/sessions.
- Document all client encounters via progress notes using DHS CARES Database and printout notes for clients paper file.
- Ensure CARES Database is updated to reflect client request for services (i.e. car fare appointments passes referrals etc..
- Followup with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
- Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
- May act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education healthcare housing legal issues etc.
- May schedule appointments for client with referral organizations.
- May assist clients in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and may process applications on clients behalf.
- May prepare marketing materials for the program.
MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Masters Degree (M.A. or related field and/or equivalent experience. (A license is required of these Masters Degrees: Social Work (LMSW or LCSW) Mental Health Counseling (LMHC) Counseling/Guidance Art Therapy).
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- CASAC preferred.
- May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
- May be required to become certified in prevention.
- Bilingual preferred.
Compensation:$51500$54600 annually
When salary ranges are listed the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate.This includes but is not limited to experience education budget and/or program size internal equity skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.
Status: Fulltime 35 hours per week
Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance dental insurance 403(b) retirement plan with employer match paid time off (vacation personal and sick time) and paid holidays.
CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color people with disabilities and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity gender expression national origin age disability socioeconomic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
