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About the Role

MHA in Ulster seeks a full-time Wellness Counselor to join our Wellness Services Program. The role involves assessing individuals, planning their wellness path using a solution-focused, strength-based approach, and providing direct wellness services like crisis counseling, support groups, and workshops. This position also develops and coordinates community projects and educational activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, referral, and linkage to services and supports to promote mental health wellness.
• Provide advocacy to help individuals access services and supports.
• Facilitate non-clinical support and self-help groups.
• Assist individuals interested in self-help and support activities.
• Provide or coordinate services such as crisis calls, walk-ins, emergency housing, clothing, transportation, legal and entitlement advocacy, peer support, vocational, life skills training, education, and crisis intervention.
• Provide direct wellness services including support groups, skill building groups, and workshops, and manage group schedules and attendance.
• Coordinate and implement various activities such as conferences and awareness months.
• Perform other duties and wellness team tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service field.
• 2 years of relevant work experience.
• A combination of education, professional, and life experience enabling identification and response to individual and family needs.
• Knowledge and skills in planning, screening, counseling (individual and group), advocacy, and referral.
• Experience facilitating support groups preferred.
• A clean, valid NYS driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for at least 6 years.
• Ability to safely perform essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Skills

• Solution-focused approach
• Strength-based approach
• Task-oriented approach
• Client-centered approach
• Recovery Model
• Screening
• Counseling (individual and group)
• Advocacy
• Referral
• Crisis counseling
• Support group facilitation
• Skill building group facilitation
• Workshop development and delivery
• Community project coordination
• Training development and delivery
• Presentation skills
• Education and awareness activity development
• Community relations

Location

• Ulster

Work Type

• Full-time
• 35 hours per week

Experience Level

• 2 years of relevant work experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service field

Salary/Compensations

• $21.20 hourly
• Potential to increase to $24.47 hourly

Benefits

• Paid Vacation / Sick / and Flex Days
• Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance
• Retirement 403(b) Plan
• Profit Sharing
• Supplemental Benefits such as Telemedicine

About the Company

• MHA in Ulster is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing mental health services and support to the community.