Search for Change is an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our caring and competent employees are dedicated to our clients and support each individual to achieve their goals.
Here at Search for Change we invest in our staff. We assist them by providing opportunities to develop new skills and further their careers.
We look for people who are adaptable, self-motivated and passionate to fill a variety of roles.
Help make a difference and join our team.
- Sign on Bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid time off, including Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Birthday
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life Insurance and AD+D
- Professional growth opportunities
- Retirement plan
Search for Change, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.
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Position: Compliance and Residential Associate
Location: Valhalla, NY
Salary Range $23.00 - $24.50
Sign on Bonus:
Full Time: $3000 total ($1500 after 3 months, $1500 after 6 months)
Primary Duties:
The goal of a Search for Change Compliance Associate is to assist the Compliance Department and OMH Licensed Programs by completing QA/Utilization functions, coordinating client benefits, and communicating with government agencies.
• This person will need to possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing tasks
• Strong organizational skills and detailed orientated
• Ability to meet deadlines and due dates
Qualifications:
QMHS: High school diploma or equivalency with five years of experience in human services; Associate degree and three years of experience in human services; bachelor’s or master’s degree in a human service field. Valid driver’s license required and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy.
Position: Mobile Residential Counselor – Full Time
Location: Westchester and Putnam Locations
Salary Range: $22.00 to $24.00 per hour
Sign on Bonus: $3000 total ($1500 after 3 months, $1500 after 6 months)
Primary Duties:
The Mobile Residential Counselor will be required to travel between licensed residential units. Assignment of the unit(s) will be provided by the Director of Residential Services. The Mobile Residential Counselor teaches and provides skills and the support necessary for clients to achieve their overall rehabilitation goal. The Mobile Residential Counselor is responsible for delivering Medicaid-reimbursable services that are related to the client’s goals. Schedule Sunday-Thursday OR Tuesday -Saturday, typically 1-9pm.
This person will need to possess:
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage competing tasks
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Strong organizational skills and detailed orientated
Qualifications: ; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a human services related field; High school diploma with five years’ experience in human services; Associate degree and three years of experience in human services . Valid driver’s license required and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy.
Position: Westchester- Driver- Per Diem- 5 hours per week
Location: Valhalla
Salary Range: $16.00 per hour
Primary Duties:
The goal of a Search for Change Driver is to drive to various units and distribute mail, pick up rent checks, and possibly transport clients to appointments or shopping using Agency Vehicles.
This person will need to possess:
- A valid Driver’s License
- Ability to drive safely
Qualifications: High School, Some College. Valid driver’s license required and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy.
Position: Mobile Residential Counselor – Full Time
Location: Valhalla, NY
Salary Range: $18.00- $22.00 per hour
Sign on Bonus:
Full Time: $750 total ($375 after 3 months, $375 after 6 months)
Primary Duties:
The goal of a Search for Change Help Desk Associate is to assist the Network and Communications Manager. Provide technical support assisting end users with their day-to-day technical duties and issues. Be able to troubleshoot problems and advise on the appropriate actions.
This person will need to possess:
- excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage competing tasks
- Strong organizational skills and detailed orientated
Qualifications: High School, Some College or Computer Certification preferred. Working knowledge of fundamental operations of relevant software, hardware and other equipment. Ability to travel to all agency sites. Ability to lift 35 lbs. Valid driver’s license required and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy.
Position: SOS Care Coordinator
Location: Westchester County
Salary Range $47,000 - $50,000
Sign on Bonus: $3000 total ($1500 after 3 months, $1500 after 6 months)
Primary Duties:
- The SOS Care Coordinator will conduct community outreach to unsheltered homeless persons.
- You will apply evidence-based interventions consistent with a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) approach and facilitate participants access to housing and other essential health and social welfare services.
- You will perform persistent and assertive outreach and engagement using strengths-based approaches.
- Continually assess the mental and social needs of participants and promote participants access to housing and other services conducive to their recovery and other desirable outcomes.
- Provide post-housing care coordination services.
- Requires fieldwork, on call coverage and a willingness to work flexible hours.
Qualifications:
Must be a Qualified Mental Health Staff (QMHS) an individual having education, experience and demonstrated competence as defined: Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in psychology, social work, or related field. Valid, insurable driver’s license required. Experience in providing advocacy or care coordination services in a social service agency, preferably for homeless persons or those with behavioral health conditions.
Position: Program Manager
Location: Westchester County
Salary: $24/hour
Sign on Bonus:
$3000 total ($1500 after 3 months, $1500 after 6 months)
Primary Duties:
- Organize & supervise the daily activity within the Unit
- Provide support and assistance to clients
- Responsible for oversight of chart documentation and Medicaid billing in conjunction with Unit Program Director
- Carry a small caseload of clients
- Participate in Treatment Meetings as needed or in the absence of Program Director
- Provide direct supervision and evaluation with Program Director for direct care staff
- Administrative reporting duties in conjunction with Program Director, including staff scheduling and timesheets, food and personal needs allowances, petty cash expenditures
- Ensure the safety of all Counselors and Clients
- Assist the Program Director to ensure the safety and program requirements outlined by NYS Office of Mental Health are followed
- In the absence of the Program Director, the Program Manager functions as the supervisor on duty
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in psychology, social work or related field plus 1-2 years experience Human Services field, preferably rehabilitation or psych rehab setting preferred. Experience should include administrative, supervisory and/or team leadership experience. Valid driver’s license required and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy.
Job Title: Residential Counselor
Location: Westchester and Putnam Counties
Full and Part-Time Positions Open
Salary: $20/hour
Sign on Bonus:
Full Time: $3000 total ($1500 after 3 months, $1500 after 6 months)
Part Time: $1500 total ($750 after 3 months, $750 after 6 months)
Primary Duties: The goal of the Counselor is to teach the skills and provide or secure the support necessary for adults with serious mental illness in SfC residential services to achieve their overall rehabilitation goal and move on to more independent living.
- Delivering Medicaid-reimbursable restorative services that are directly related to the achievement of the client’s independent living goals. This includes, but is not limited to, being very hands-on with the clients in modeling various daily life skills (i.e making beds, cleaning bathrooms, preparing meals etc.)
- Create and maintain the service plans, progress notes, and other written documentation required to support the client’s services.
- Ensure that clients receive the proper types and amounts of medication as prescribed by their physician.
- Driving clients to community based programs, appointments & other services on a daily basis.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or related field and some experience in the mental health field preferred. Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency required and five years of experience working in a rehabilitation environment. Bilingual a plus. A valid, insurable driver’s license.
Position: Overnight Counselor
Location: Westchester and Putnam
Salary: $15/hour
Sign on Bonus:
$1000 total ($500 after 3 months, $500 after 6 months)
PRIMARY DUTIES: We are looking for an individual experienced in psych rehab for an overnight counselor/relief counselor. This overnight counselor will secure the safety of residents and monitor medication intake in a 24 hour group home for adults with serious mental illness.
Program Supervisors on call 24-7. Light documentation and counseling. Sleeping position. Good interpersonal skills a must. Experience working with mentally ill in a residential program required.
Position: Case Manager
Location: Westchester County
Salary: $20/hour
Sign on Bonus:
$1500 total ($750 after 3 months, $750 after 6 months)
Primary Duties: The goal of a Search for Change Case Manager, Supported Housing is to assist the client in setting up a chosen household and sustaining this occupancy for as long as the client desires.
- Assist the clients in the acquisition of benefits and services for which they are eligible.
- Ensure success in the chosen environment by planning an assistance program with the client (e.g. Budgeting, Socialization, Symptom Management, Recreation Planning, Money Management and Purchasing).
- Assist in identifying and securing community supports and resources identified as valued by the client.
Qualifications: Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency required with at least 2-3 years experience with individuals with serious mental illness (SMI)or a Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in psychology, social work or a related field and at least 2 years of experience working with the SMI population. Valid Driver’s license and insurability as a driver on SfC’s auto policy is required.
Position: Employment Specialist
Location: Vocational – Valhalla and Jefferson Valley Float
Salary: $20/hour
Primary Duties:
- Job search assistance through utilization of all community resources (i.e. state employment services, classified advertisements, local job fairs, networking)
- Job development by establishing cooperative relations with local employers by Marketing programs to prospective employers, develop internships within the community
- Maintain documentation to support progress made.
Qualifications:
- Experience in sales and career counseling preferred.
- Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills required
- High School Grad. Bilingual preferred. American Sign Language a plus
- Valid driver’s license and insurability as a driver under SfC’s auto policy is required.
Bilingual a plus but not required.
Position: Assessment and Training Counselor
Location: Vocational – Jefferson Valley
Salary: $20/hour
Primary Duties:
- Provide skills training in basic PC computer programs, assist and support to clients in order to secure and sustain employment, assist with job development.
- Implement computer curriculum and teach applicable classes to any and all general Microsoft applications.
- Provide daily, structured, hands-on computer training to clients in the areas of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and possibly other programs as determined by client and program needs.
- Assess a client’s strengths and barriers to employment using Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation (DVE)
- Assessment of clients’ interests, skills, abilities, and employment needs.
- Provide job search assistance utilizing all community resources (i.e., employment agencies, state employment services, classified advertisements, local job fairs, internet websites, and networking).
- Provide weekly individualized meetings with all working and non-working primary clients in the delivery of a client-centered, evidenced-based rehabilitation model.
- Maintain all chart work related to a primary caseload.
- Maintain documentation to support progress made.
Qualifications: BA/BS required and experience in rehabilitative setting. Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills required. Teaching experience and bilingual a plus. Valid driver’s license required.
“Search for Change continues to stand behind its mission and I am thankful for the education and growth I have received working here.”
"Over the years at Search for Change, I not only forged an unforgettable bond with my co-workers, but also with the clients we serve. Working at Search for Change has meant enriching the lives of people little by little, while instilling the value of being faithful in the small things and the ability to restore hope in our lives."