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About the Role

This role is perfect for night-shift workers who want to make a difference. You will make a significant impact on advancing this comprehensive specialty care residence and provide meaningful support to the team at Unity House of Troy's Crisis Residence, a short-term stay facility offering a safe place for stabilization of psychiatric symptoms and person-centered trauma-informed services.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff coverage in a 24/7 staffed transitional residential setting.
• Assist program participants as needs arise with supportive counseling.
• Provide service coordination and medication supervision for program participants.
• Provide crisis intervention/emergency assistance for residence.
• Ensure satisfactory functioning of the facility with light cleaning duties with possible light lifting.
• Must do evening safety routines and check lists.
• Promote an environment of inclusion and belonging.

Requirements

• 1-3 years’ experience working with individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders OR Lived experience with emotional, behavioral, addiction, or co-occurring disorders OR as a parent/primary caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, addiction, or co-occurring disorders.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be responsible and reliable.
• Strong communication skills.
• Reliable transportation.
• Must be able to work as a team and individually.
• Must be able to work weekend rotation.
• 1–2 years prior experience working with victims of domestic violence or similar vulnerable populations.
• Valid NYS driver’s license required.

Skills

• Supportive counseling
• Service coordination
• Medication supervision
• Crisis intervention
• Emergency assistance
• Communication skills

Location

• Troy, NY

Work Type

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Night shift

Experience Level

• 1-3 years experience
• 1-2 years experience

Education Level

• High School Diploma or GED
• College degree preferred

Benefits

• Sign on bonus potential
• Generous time off benefits
• 13 paid days off in first year (increases annually)
• 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
• 12 paid holidays plus a new “pop-up” holiday
• 2 floating holidays
• Major medical leave
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• 403b contributions after one year
• Gym discounts
• Tuition discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place

About the Company

• Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling.
• We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays.
• We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.

Equal Opportunity

• As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.