Mental Health Social Practitioner (NYC)

Fountain House is hiring a Mental Health Social Practitioner.

This employee will be responsible for:

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

• Supporting and developing a therapeutic community based on Social Practice and the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs.

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

• Creating 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.

An ideal candidate will have:

• An undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience required

• A 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

Pay for this position is $30.58 per hour.

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