Mental Health Social Practitioner (NYC)

Fountain House is hiring a Mental Health Social Practitioner.

Responsibilities:

• Perform member engagement, social design, relationship development, continuous assessment and therapeutic intervention and management of transitional environments with the Fountain House membership

• Support and develop a therapeutic community based on Social Practice and the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs

• Utilize the community to design positive interventions to deal with common barriers such as social isolation, poor self-esteem, anxiety, symptom management, and poverty

• Create access to environments outside of Fountain House not traditionally therapeutically oriented, to build general skills, a sense of confidence, and to support members’ self-efficacy. This includes the provision of on-site support in employment, education, and housing environments outside of Fountain House

Experience/Education:

• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience required

• Graduate degree or equivalent preferred

• 1-3+ years’ experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and or/hands on experience working in a community setting preferred

• 1-2 years coaching and counseling experience preferred

• 1-2 years of vocational rehabilitation, training or employment specialist experience preferred

Salary is $30.58 per hour.