ACT Housing Specialist

ACT teams are multidisciplinary and include psychiatry nursing social work peer specialists and other staff members offering rehabilitation treatment and recovery support services

Using a personcentered approach team members collaborate to deliver comprehensive integrated and flexible services

With a small staff to participant ratio inperson and on phone services are brought to the participant and offered in the community setting

POSITION DUTIES INCLUDE:

working with each client to establish the nature and extent of their housing needs and what tailored interventions may help them to both secure and maintain a stable residence in the community

leading the ACT team in meetings around housing barriers

integrating housing goals with the tasks of all ACT team members when necessary

providing psychoeducation individually and in groups

serving as advocate and liaison for clients in their shelters housing providers landlords and other community agencies as needed

participating in the development of comprehensive and 6 month service plans

participating in all daily weekly and other staff meetings as directed by the Team leader and/or psychiatrist

participating in all OMH required initial and follow up training and other in service training assigned by the Team Leader psychiatrist QA and/or Agency governance

participating in the completion of needs assessments comprehensive assessments and 6month assessments

providing crisis intervention

completing all required progress notes and recording data relevant to responsibilities and the effective operations and delivery of ACT services

working within the scope of responsibilities particularly with regards to ones specialties and tasks as recognized and assigned by the Team Leader

Working effectively with clients support system and providers

completing the assigned face to face treatment contacts in the community each month

addressing individual client needs for problemsolving wellness selfmanagement housing incomesupport education and vocational training social supports employment and primary careproviding culturally competent services

having computer skills necessary to meet online reporting and documentation requirements referrals research and data reporting

other ACT program responsibilities as assigned

Remote Work :

No