Mental Health Counselor-HRA Gramercy
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: New York, NY 10010Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Graduate DegreeSalary Range: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: DayJob Category: Professional ServicesComunilife Inc. is looking for a Mental Health Counselor for its residential program in the Manhattan, The Mental Health Counselor provides supportive services for clients at the Gramercy Residential Program. Responsibilities include completing mental health and psychosocial assessments, collaborating in the development and implementation of service plan(s), and providing culturally competent and empathetic direct services that support the client’s recovery, vocational, interpersonal goals. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous paid time off and benefits package.
Essential Duties
Obtain Consent from tenants connected to behavioral healthcare treatment and maintain collateral contacts with the goal of continued collaboration with providers.
Complete Initial psychosocial and administer appropriate screenings based on documented diagnosis within 30 days of placement.
Update psychosocial status on a yearly basis following initial assessment. For tenants connected to care, request an updated yearly psychosocial from their providers.
Upon completion of psychosocials, the MHC will develop service plan goals based on psychosocial recommendations.
Coordinate follow up and monitor progress towards goals during office/home visits.
Conduct hospital visits to advocate for the tenants emotional health and take part in interdisciplinary discharge care meetings to ensure the tenant receives the appropriate level of care upon discharge back to the community.
Make appropriate interventions when a tenant is emotionally distressed and requires immediate medical care. Document hospitalization in AWARDS and follow up by documenting all progress made.
Follow up with all in-house referrals made from the Gramercy Residence.
Take part in incident reports, case conferences, service plans and High Risk meetings and ensure all documented work is ready to be presented as scheduled.
Take part in the referral process for the NYC 15-15 program which involves reviewing psychosocial and psychiatric evaluations to determine eligibility criteria. Interview prospective tenants and administer screenings as necessary depending on level of need.
Monitor compliance with psychotropic medications and assist tenants in need of assistance obtaining their medications from their assigned pharmacy.
Provide individual and group mental health counseling services to the clients of Gramercy Residence.
Document all services provided in a timely manner in accordance with Comunilife, funder, and regulatory requirements
Maintain any/all required credentials and keep current with appropriate evidence-based and other clinical practices
Work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive, client-centered services are delivered and documented
Responsible for the Behavioral Health portion of the Face Sheet in AWARDS. Responsible for updating psychotropic medications and appropriate providers.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirement(s)
Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
Two (2) years’ work experience
Experience with HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, chronic mental illness, substance abuse individuals and their families a plus
Bilingual skills in English/Spanish a plus
Knowledge and hands-on experience in providing direct services related to the treatment and recovery of persons with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, serious mental illness, and homelessness
Excellent oral and written communication skills; proficiency with MS Office and Google product suites
Ability to perform and manage in a team approach; excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to handle complex challenges and balance multiple demands on time and attention
Ability and willingness to perform all duties as workload necessitates
Certifications & Licenses Required
LMSW or LMHC or limited permit-MHC
Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Company at a glance
For 37 years, Comunilife (started in 1989) has been committed to improving the quality of life and creating a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader communities, by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing. In 2025, Comunilife met the needs of more than 4,000 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Roughly 90% of our clients have incomes below the federal poverty line; 90% are African-American or Latino; and 50% have Spanish as their primary (or sole) language. All struggle with profound challenges, i.e. chronic homelessness; HIV/AIDS and other major medical issues; serious mental illnesses and substance abuse.
Comunilife’s affordable and supportive housing programs address the need for safe, affordable, service enriched housing for a low-income population that has difficulty maintaining stable housing. A majority of our housing clients have a history of homelessness and/or long-term hospitalizations. Many are living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Comunilife has 2,829 apartments/units in 13 supportive residences, 3 low-income apartment buildings and 1,068 scatter site apartments in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Our Medical Respite program provides short-term supportive housing and case management services to multiply-challenged patients leaving hospital care without a viable home in which to recuperate.
Comunilife is a leader in the field of Latina adolescent suicide prevention. Our Life is Precious™ Program, which opened in 2008, provides non-clinical services to girls’ ages 12 to 17 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Hempstead, and Amsterdam. Activities include academic support, creative arts therapies, music lessons, wellness activities and concrete family services, are designed to reduce the risk factors associated with Latina adolescent suicide.
Top Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Benefits Package
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