Employment

Pathways to Housing continually seeks dynamic mental health professionals and administrators to join our unique organization. Full time positions include the following benefits:

• Premium medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• Pension Contribution
• 18 days vacation to start
• Paid holiday and sick days
• 403(b) tax deferred annuity
• Health club benefit

Please direct general inquires about employment to Annora Karas, Director of Human Resources at HR@pathwaystohousing.org

The following is a list of positions that are currently available.

Service Coordinator, Family Specialist: (Posted 6.23.08)

Service Coordinators needed to work with dedicated trans-disciplinary, service-oriented staff.  Positions are available for credentialed professionals – Masters and CASAC preferred.  Successful candidates will provide community based mental health services for formerly homeless population with psychiatric disabilities and substance abuse issues.  Knowledge of population and its issues essential. Ability to work independently and as a team player with diverse populations necessary.  Positions available in Brooklyn and Manhattan locations.

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.  Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EOE

Qualifications:

• Patience, creativity, fexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.
• Career experience in social services, supported housing, or with persons with disabilities
• Demonstrate knowledge of harm reduction theory/applications
• Excellent communication, writing and computer skills
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
• Drivers License preferable
• MSW, CRC, CASAC, RN, Masters in psychology or related field
• Minimum one year training and/or experience in family psychoeducation and/or other family support systems

Non-credentialed individuals or consumers with appropriate experience may qualify.

Service Coordinator, Vocational Specialist:

Service Coordinators are members of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team who provide flexible, community based services that are designed to promote the stability, recovery and community reintegration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and abuse substances .The Service Coordinator (SC) maintains a primary caseload of 10-12 clients and in collaboration with the transdisciplinary team coordinates and provides, in a compassionate and responsible manner, ACT services for all clients on the team.    In addition to performing routine team duties, the SC delegated as Vocational Specialist has lead responsibility for integrating vocational goals and services with the tasks of all team members. This staff member provides needed assistance through all phases of the vocational service. The Director of Vocational Services and Human Resources provides direction, supervision and oversight of the vocational service. Examples of services and responsibilities are listed below.

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.  Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EOE

Qualifications:

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.
• Career experience in social services, supported housing, or with persons with disabilities.
• Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Drivers License preferable.
• MSW, CRC, CASAC, RN, Masters in Psychology or related field.
• Minimum one year training and/or experience in job finding, employment counseling or vocational rehabilitation.

Non-credentialed individuals or consumers with appropriate experience may qualify.

 Service Coordinator, Peer Specialist:

Service Coordinators are members of the ACT team and work together to provide services in a flexible, compassionate, and responsible manner.  The Service Coordinator provides and coordinates all services and has a primary caseload of ten clients and shares responsibility with team for all other clients who have histories of homelessness, psychiatric disability, substance abuse, criminal justice, and other trauma. 

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.   Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EOE

Qualifications:

·        Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.

·        Past or current recipient of mental health and/or substance abuse services

·        Career experience in social services, supported housing, or with persons with disabilities.

·        Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills.

·        Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.

·         Drivers License preferable.

Non-credentialed individuals with experience in mental health service delivery can qualify for this position on the team.

Registered Nurse/Service Coordinator (RN/SC):

The Registered Nurse/Service Coordinator is an integral part of the trans-disciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, who provides flexible, community based ACT services designed to promote stability, recovery and community integration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and abuse substances. The RN/SC maintains a primary caseload of 4-8 clients and in collaboration with the transdiciplinary team coordinates and provides, in a compassionate and responsible manner, ACT services for all clients on the team. Responsibilities are implemented within the framework of agency policy, professional ethics, legal scope of practice and regulatory guidelines.

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.  Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EOE

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by New York State Board of Nursing required
• Experience/training in community based service
• Experience with dually diagnosed population
• Excellent verbal and written communition skills; excellent computer skills
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion and sensitivity to underserved persons with disabilities

Team Leader:

The Team Leader is responsible for the daily operation and clinical supervision of a transdisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and the development and oversight of a program sufficiently flexible and dynamic to meet the needs of those individuals who have psychiatric disabilities and substance abuse issues who have not been well served or have been unable to access traditional mental health programs. The Team Leader provides supervision for the Service Coordinators and Program Assistant and is responsible for assuring that the agency values and philosophy of consumer choice; harm reduction and respectful concern are expressed in all aspects of team practice. TheTeam Leader maintains oversight to ensure that client self identified goals for recovery; rehabilitation and community integration are supported by appropriate services and best practices.

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.   Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EOE

Qualifications:

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.
• This position require a Graduate Degree in a clinical specialty; (i.e. social work, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation counseling) and licensure/certification in field of specialty. Five (5) years post graduate clinical experience, including 3 years supervisory experience preferred.
• Responsible, organized and efficient.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills, as well as computer literacy.
• Previous experience in case management/counseling of people with psychiatric disabilities, histories of substance abuse and/or trauma. 
• Supervisory experience.

Licensed Practical Nurse:

The Licensed Practical Nurse is an integral part of the trans-disciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, who provides flexible, community based ACT services designed to promote stability, recovery and community integration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and abuse substances.  The LPN assists with all medication, including all packaging, administering, and monitoring and assists team NP/RN in providing clients with medical services.  Responsibilities are implemented within the framework of agency policy, professional ethics, legal scope of practice and regulatory guidelines.

Candidates must have great interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail and computer literacy skills. Bi-lingual skills preferred.  Benefits include a competitive salary, excellent benefits including tuition assistance.  Interested candidates should submit a resume with cover letter to hr@pathwaystohousing.org or fax to 212-534-8221. EO

Qualifications:

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.
• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of New York.
• Experience/training in community based services
• Experience with dually diagnosed population
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent computer skills
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred