Intake and Transition Specialist

About the role

Position: Intake and Transition Specialist. Function: Facilitates admissions and transitions to more independent living. Reports to: Director, Intake & Transition Services. Location: Manhattan.

Schedule

Mondays through Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm).

Responsibilities

• Interprets the agency’s programs, maintains liaison and conducts in-reach into facilities, including shelters, outpatient providers, case management/care coordination providers, OMH licensed Congregate Treatment Programs, acute care psychiatric inpatient units, State Psychiatric Center’s community residences, transitional residences, and inpatient units.
• Reviews applications and contacts referring workers to gather documents needed to schedule screenings.
• Conducts interviews, completes screening notes and presents referrals to agency teams with recommendations in terms of appropriate and eligible admissions in accordance with agency policy.
• Draft and communicate dispositions to referral sources.
• Directs referral sources to alternative housing programs/providers if applicant does not meet housing criteria.
• Provide follow up with newly admitted clients that are determined to be high risk in apartment treatment programs.
• Functions as a member of the clinical team, participating in ongoing assessment and service planning and providing direct service to clients as needed.
• Provide follow up within one week to all new admissions.
• Facilitate meetings with programs processing internal transfers to ensure smooth transition for clients and programs.
• Maintains waitlist of applicants for programs.
• Requests and gathers all documentation needed for admission into housing.
• Facilitates referrals and tours for current residents to extended stay/permanent housing sites.
• Maintains current roster of permanent/extended stay housing opportunities and disseminates CUCS and internal vacancy memos to agency program staff.
• Attends in-service training as requested by supervisory personnel.
• Serves as “Qualified Mental Health Staff Person”.
• Duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• M.A. in psychology or a human service related field or a B.A. in psychology or a human service related field and significant experience in the field.
• Significant experience working with persons with serious and persistent mental illness.

Pay

Salary: $70,881 plus generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous benefits package.