BH Clinician (Assessment) Hybrid - GHVP Housing Support - Gwinn/Rockdale/Newton/Clayton Co.

View Point Health Job Title: Behavioral Health Clinician (Assessment) - West Team (Hybrid) Job Code: HCP051/Social Worker, Licensed 2 Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average) - with a rotating on-call schedule Job Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Base Location: Norcross, GA.

Division/Department/Program: Housing Support Program - Community based (DeKalb/Fulton/ and Clayton Counties) The Housing Support program is comprised of multiple supports designed to assist individuals living in GHVP-subsidized permanent supportive housing to promote ongoing housing stability.

All individuals enrolled in the Housing Support program must receive the following types of support: Assistance with housing search, leasing, and move-in processes.

Purchase of initial household furnishing, deposits, household goods for the one-time move-in needs.

Safety and wellness checks and housing safety inspections.

Developing a Housing Stability Support Plan as an adjunct to an individual's IRP.

Early intervention to mitigate factors impacting housing stability (e.g.

late rent payment, lease violations, tenant/landlord or property owner conflicts); Education on the roles, responsibilities, and rights of tenant(s) and the landlord/property owner.

Assistance with the annual housing recertification and inspection process.

This program is provided to adults enrolled in GHVP or Housing Choice Voucher in order to promote housing stability, wellness, independence, recovery, and community integration.

Housing stability is measured by ongoing housing and by decreased number of hospitalizations/ER visits/incarcerations, by decreased frequency and duration of crisis episodes, and by increased and/or stable participation in maintenance of personal housing stability and wellness.

Supports based on the individuals' needs are used to promote resiliency while understanding the effects of SPMI and lived trauma.

The Housing Support staff will serve as the first point of contact for landlords/property owners for any issues arising with a supportive housing individual and will provide linkage to community; general entitlements; and psychiatric, substance use disorder, medical services, crisis prevention, and intervention services.

Duties & Responsibilities: Be on call for coordinators in the event of crisis interventions needed and participate in on call rotation to provide assistance to individuals after hours and on weekends, one week per quarter.

Assist Director with crisis de-escalation techniques including determining if an involuntary admission (1013) is needed for an individual for safety needs.

Carries a floating caseload for visits/sessions as identified by assigned coordinators to assist in therapeutic challenges/needs, which can include providing individual counseling utilizing appropriate therapeutic techniques in order to assist individuals with stability in the community and active in their recovery.

Working closely with medical providers, other supervisors and other programs to ensure i...