Ascend partners with Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, Georgia’s largest Community Service Board (CSB), to staff clinical and non-clinical jobs in behavioral health. Being part of our team and working in a CSB means you’re helping individuals and families otherwise unable to access treatment from private providers to address healthcare challenges associated with mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases. You’ll be working with purpose to make a difference in the lives of people who need you most. Each of our jobs will work within a State Community Service Board facility.

Highland Rivers Health embraces a Recovery Model of treatment in all of its programs, which is a holistic, person-centered approach to mental health care and believes it is possible to recover from a mental health condition.

Highland Rivers is seeking a Social Services Technician for the ECRA program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitors individuals and providers who participate in Residential Services GHV and HCV Program.
• Work with DBHDD Regional Transitional Coordinator and Residential Support Services Manager to manage the housing voucher program for the Region.
• Serves as the Regional GHV/HCV housing expert. Establish relationship with all housing resource providers, local housing authorities, landlords, etc.in order to maximize housing resources available to the Region.
• Manage all bridge funding requests for the Region.
• Process applications for a state funded rental assistance programs.
• Conduct Housing Quality Standard reviews.
• Liaison to property managers and GHV and HCV Program residence.
• Maintain a database that facilitates information retrieval and reporting.

Ascend Community Staffing Partners, LLC does not discriminate with regard to employment, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, age or national origin.

English-Spanish bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

• Master Degree
• Must Hold a Current GA License: LMSW, LAPC, LCSW, LPC
• A minimum of 1-year experience in Case Management Services.
• Preferred: CPS, CACII, CADAC
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check, drug testing and have a clean 7 year motor vehicle report