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>>Employment
Opportunities
Current job listings for St. Luke’s House, Inc. are
posted on
www.washingtonjobs.com
Andrea
Danko-Koenig
Human Resources Director
email: andread@stlukeshouse.com
If you have questions regarding employment opportunities
with St. Luke’s House, please contact:
Helen Gillespie
Human Resources Specialist
email: heleng@stlukeshouse.com
The following positions are open:
Residential
Supervisor – Peppertree
The General Residential Program is seeking a Supervisor
for the Peppertree sites in Silver Spring. This individual will be
responsible for:
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The daily operations of a general residential
program
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Supervision and scheduling of a team of 6
counselors
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Oversight of clinic services, documentation and
billings for 20-25 mentally ill clients
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Management of budget and expenses for the team
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Compliance with regulatory, licensing and
contractual requirements
Candidate must be willing to be available for the Team
during evenings and weekends.
Work hours may vary from week to week. Candidate
must have a bachelor’s degree (or Master’s degree) in psychology or a
related field and 1-3 years of experience working with persistently
mentally ill clients. However, experience may be substituted for a
degree.
If interested please forward a resume and cover letter
by Friday, June 12 to Helen Gillespie at heleng@stlukeshouse.com.
Residential Counselor
St.
Luke’s House Inc., is a community based Psychiatric Rehabilitation Agency,
serving adults who are diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental
illness. St. Luke’s House Residential Program provides therapeutic settings
in supportive residential community. Programs are developed according to
client need and choices. Residential staff offer on site counseling,
helping clients develop and accomplish Individualized Rehabilitation Goals,
and assisting them in dealing with the pressures and challenges of daily
life. This program is currently seeking full-time Residential Counselors to
perform the following functions.
Residential
Rehabilitation:
Assist
and instruct clients in residential living skills such as menu planning,
shopping, cleaning, budgeting and participating in leisure and therapeutic
activities. Counselors must also provide counseling, behavior management
and crisis intervention as well as monitor medication to insure compliance
with medical instruction.
Community Counseling
Services:
Assess
client needs, develop goals and resources and coordinate client services
including quarterly provider meetings with the Vocational and Life Skills
Program.
Administrative/Facilities
Duties:
Maintain
and submit client records, reports and forms. Assist with maintenance of
facilities to comply with licensing and contractual requirements and in
keeping general cleanliness standards. Initiate and participate with other
staff and residents to upgrade the facility to maintain SLH and community
standards.
Team Responsibilities:
Participate
in weekly case consultations and staff meetings. Help develop positive
relationships with neighbors and the community. Be involved in and
contribute to program and administrative projects, meetings, committees,
training and tasks as assigned.
All
interested individuals must have their own transportation, current driver’s
license, with no more than 2 points on their driving record. Applicants
must have a bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field. Prior
experience working with mentally ill clients is preferred but not required.
Career Transition Specialist
St.
Luke’s House Inc., helps people live, learn and work successfully in their
communities by offering integrated mental health services and community
resources. Our Career Transition Program offers transitional services to
secondary students with serious emotional problems who are in the 11th
and 12th grades in MCPS. The program offers a unique combination
of mental health and career/vocational resources. The goal of the Career
Transition Program is to ensure that students with serious emotional
problems achieve their post secondary school career goals. Within this
program we are currently looking for Career Transitional Specialists to
provide Vocational/Educational support and Case Management services for
16-21 year old youths. Duties include:
- Conduct skills
assessment in the areas of work, independent living, family and social
skills.
- Coordinate and
advocate with community service providers, schools, and families for
necessary supports for a successful transition.
- Provide individualized
assistance in identifying transition, career and/or education goals
which includes the following:
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Career
education and career development.
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College
or vocational education, development and placement.
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Family
support services.
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Identification
of supplementary service needs.
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Identification
and linkage with community resources.
All
interest individuals need to have a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or in a
related field, (sociology, family studies, education, social work); as well
as previous experience working with youth. Applicants need to have their
own vehicle with no more than 2 points on driving record.
Rehabilitation
Coordinator
St. Luke’s House, Inc. is a Psychiatric Rehabilitation
program, working with adults who are diagnosed with a serious and
persistent mental illness. We are a community based non-profit organization
located in Bethesda, MD and our mission is to help people live, learn and
work successfully in the community, offering integrated mental health
services and community resources. Our Supported Living outreach program
offers psychiatric rehabilitation services to people who are living in the
community. Services can be provided in their own homes, family homes, or
elsewhere in the community. This individualized service has helped
thousands of individuals struggling with mental illness to successfully
manage their illness, housing and their ability to maintain being a
integral member of society. Life goals and dreams which otherwise may not
have been obtainable, are now obtainable due to community based Supported
Living services. If you are interested in working for a non-profit
organization and helping people improve their quality of life, please
consider a career in psychiatric rehabilitation. This program currently has
a need for Rehabilitation Coordinators. Within this position you would be
given the following responsibilities:
Work with approximately 15 clients who are diagnosed
with a serious and persistent mental illness.
The Rehabilitation Coordinator will plan, develop,
coordinate and document all services received by their client caseload
including the Vocational, Life Skills and Day Programs. They will act as an
advocate, communicating their clients’ progress to both internal and
external treatment teams and ensure adequate communication is continuing
between all treatment teams. The
Rehabilitation Coordinator will also work to assess their clients’ needs
for living in the community and thus develop goals in collaboration with
their clients.
To qualify for this position you need to have a
Bachelor’s degree in psychology or in a related field. Have full access to
a vehicle, with no more than 2 points on your driving record, as you will
need to use your own vehicle for work. You must also be willing to work
some evenings and weekends, meeting with clients in the community or in
their own homes. Work hours may vary, allowing for a flexible schedule. To
learn more about this position and our agency, please visit our website at:
www.stlukeshouse.org
St Luke’s House offers a great medical, vacation,
retirement and tuition package. We also offer travel reimbursement and a
cell phone stipend. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover
letter to Helen Gillespie at: heleng@stlukeshouse.com
Supported
Employment Specialist
St. Luke’s House Inc., is a community based Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Agency, serving adults who are diagnosed with a serious and
persistent mental illness. We are located in Bethesda, MD
and our mission is to help people live, learn and work successfully in the
community, offering integrated mental health services and community
resources. Our award winning Back to Work Program helps people with a
mental illness to choose, find and keep a job. Its individualized service
has helped thousands of individuals successfully return back to work. If
you are interested in psychiatric vocational counseling and becoming a
Supported Employment Specialist, you would be given the following
responsibilities:
Work with approximately 16 clients who are diagnosed
with a serious and persistent mental illness.
Job Choice:
The supported employment specialist will assist individuals in identifying
careers which match their abilities, interests and past employment
experiences.
Job Development:
The employment specialist will identify the individuals’ strengths in the
area of job search and support clients in the following areas such as:
resume and cover letter writing, interview presentation, accessing
community resources for their job search and how to disclose their
disability to potential employers. The employment specialist will work
closely with each candidate to successfully match each person to an
appropriate job.
The supported employment specialist will work with the
business community, marketing the Back to Work Program, determining
employment needs within the community and being a liaison between the
employer and the client.
Job Placement:
The supported employment specialist will assess the clients’ individual
strengths with maintaining employment and determine where psychiatric
vocational support services will be necessary. The employment specialist
will provide on-the-job support to the individual and provide technical
assistance to employers, promoting job acquisition, skill development and
job independence.
Follow along
services: The supported employment specialist will continue to provide
psychiatric vocational support services for as long as is necessary
To qualify for this position you need to have a
bachelor’s degree in psychology or in a related field. Have full access to a
vehicle, with no more than 2 points on your driving record, as you will
need to use your own vehicle for work. You must be willing to work some
evenings and weekends, meeting with clients at work, in the community or in
their home. Work hours may vary, allowing for a flexible schedule. To learn
more about this position and our agency, please visit our website at:
www.stlukeshouse.org
St. Luke’s House offers a great medical, vacation,
retirement and tuition package. We also offer travel reimbursement, and a
cell phone stipend. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover
letter to Helen Gillespie at: heleng@stlukeshouse.com
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