housing counselor

Bay Area Legal Aid

<div>Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is a non-profit law firm. Our staff provide free civil legal services to individuals and families living in poverty throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our community-based service model includes a wide range of access points, including legal hotlines, six physical offices, and community-based advocacy clinics and intake points. We practice in multiple inter-related legal substantive areas to prevent and stop homelessness, increase economic stability, protect low-income consumers, expand access to healthcare, and enhance safety for survivors of interpersonal violence. Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, individuals impacted by the criminal and juvenile legal systems, and persons with disabilities. The core of our community-based practice is working alongside our individual clients to protect their legal rights, resolve immediate crises and remove legal barriers to long-term stability and escaping poverty. BayLegal is also uniquely positioned to identify patterns of illegal practices and engage in opportunities to protect the legal rights rights of low-income communities and increase efficiency and effectiveness of public services through broader advocacy and impact litigation. 
 
BayLegal&rsquo;s San Francisco Housing Practice Team focuses on preserving housing for tenants who are low-income in San Francisco. As part of San Francisco's Tenant Right to Counsel Initiative, the team provides full-scope legal representation to tenants in Unlawful Detainer eviction proceedings, and advocates for tenants living in federally subsidized housing on a range of housing-related issues. 
 
Position: BayLegal seeks an attorney with significant housing law experience and a strong commitment to public interest and social justice to join our Housing Law practice group in San Francisco as a Supervisor. This position is based in our San Francisco office and involves traveling throughout the county and potentially the Bay Area as necessary to best serve our low-income clients. 
Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>
Learn about and engage with the differing legal needs of low-income communities in the broader Bay Area and contribute to BayLegal&rsquo;s work and mission to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, break systemic cycles of poverty, and address social injustice.</li><li>
Assist Managing Attorney in mentoring and supervising the legal work of attorneys, advocates, and volunteers in the San Francisco housing team and in other regional offices or teams to ensure overall effectiveness and high-quality client services, strategic policy advocacy and litigation, including:<ul><li>
Direct supervision of individual casework, including reviewing writings and pleadings, observing intakes and hearings, and co-counseling cases as needed to assure high-quality advocacy;</li><li>
Regular/weekly review of new and ongoing cases, intake trends, case strategy, and advocacy opportunities;</li><li>
Review of open and closed cases of staff as to quality, quantity, priorities, and compliance with BayLegal policies and funder requirements;</li><li>
Guide staff in developing and executing appropriate advocacy strategies, whether through individual client representation, community outreach and education, policy advocacy and/or impact litigation. and</li><li>
Identify and facilitate training opportunities and periodic updates on evolving legal services issues and barriers.</li></ul></li><li>
In coordination with team supervisors and Managing Attorney, facilitate case review or weekly team meeting, including providing opportunities for non-housing attorneys to bring their related questions.</li><li>
Assist Managing Attorney in the professional development of staff members by:<ul><li>
Helping construct individual professional development and training plans;</li><li>
Mentoring unit staff and encouraging experiences or trainings geared to advocacy skill improvement; and</li><li>
Evaluating individual performance and providing regular constructive feedback.</li></ul></li><li>
Carry a client caseload and/or perform direct client services commensurate with supervisorial responsibilities.</li><li>
Engage with, build and foster broad public-private partnerships, including with governmental agencies, courts, community-based organizations, and pro bono partners, to ensure integrated services, client outreach and address systemic barriers facing BayLegal's client community.</li><li>
Identify issues that require systemic advocacy, establish goals, and engage in policy advocacy and litigation.</li><li>
Help to track and report on successes and grant funding deliverables and identify opportunities to share with staff and stakeholders regarding BayLegal's housing practice, its successes and importance.</li><li>
Assist with other tasks and initiatives that support BayLegal's mission, goals and operations as needed.</li></ul>
Required Qualifications:<ul><li>
Member of CA Bar in good standing or admitted to practice in another state and eligible to practice in California for at least 3 years under the California State Bar rules for the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program. Candidates who have recently passed the CA Bar or graduated and will be taking the bar exam at the next sitting are welcome to apply.</li><li>
Five or more years of practice as a licensed attorney, including at least one year of supervisory experience, and at least two years of direct legal services experience working in eviction defense and civil litigation, with courtroom experience.</li><li>
Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices.</li><li>
Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware, and software necessary to perform duties of the position.</li><li>
Humility in working with colleagues and clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.</li><li>
Willing to be on-site at BayLegal office or advocacy site as needed to support needs of staff and office, currently at least three days per week.</li><li>
Must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered.</li><li>
Knowledge and understanding of issues facing individuals who are low-income, unhoused, impacted by the criminal legal system or other public systems and institutions, and/or violence.</li><li>
Demonstrated commitment and interest in partnering and working with individuals who are low-income, housing unstable, impacted the criminal legal system or other public systems and institutions, and/or violence.</li><li>
Experience developing and leading projects, including defining scope of work, overseeing compliance, progress and tracking, meeting deadlines, evaluation, and reporting.</li><li>
Experience with inter-agency collaboration and a demonstrated history of working well with public, nonprofit, and private partners, including non-legal community-based organizations and service providers.</li><li>
Experience leading a dynamic team with varied communication styles, learning styles, and levels of professional experience and identifying professional development opportunities and working with staff on setting and achieving goals for professional growth.</li><li>
Experience recognizing, addressing, and resolving interpersonal conflicts.</li><li>
Knowledge of issues impacting social justice advocates such as secondary trauma and burnout.</li><li>
Strong verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>
Sense of humor, curious and self-directed.</li></ul>
Hybrid Work Option: BayLegal is committed to the health and safety of our staff, clients, and community. BayLegal employees are expected to work on-site and in-person at a designated BayLegal office or community-based advocacy site at least three (3) days per week and may work remotely from home on a part-time basis. Employees are expected to reside in California and at a distance allowing them to commute to their physical BayLegal base location during the standard work week. 
Compensation and Benefits: We offer a family friendly environment, and compensation based on competitive public interest salaries along with a generous benefits package.
BayLegal's benefits package includes 100% employer covered medical, dental, and life insurance for employees and up to 60% for dependents; BayLegal student debt reimbursement program; long term disability insurance; employee assistance program; wage differentials for multi-lingual employees whose non-English language skills are regularly used in the provision of tasks and pass a request test of fluency and/or proficiency; dependent childcare employer contribution program; employer paid CA Bar license and/or social work license fees; and 401k retirement plan with BayLegal contribution following first year. BayLegal has a generous paid leave policy which includes 15 holidays each year; vacation (starting at 13 days and increasing with additional years of employment); 3 floating holidays each year (days chosen by employee); sick leave; and parental leave.
The estimated annual salary range is $105,000 - $135,000 (placement in range determined primarily by years of related experience).
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
Work Environment: This position is primarily sedentary. When in office, the applicant can expect to be working at a desk in a temperature-controlled office, in a modular space or individual office. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Regular in-person appearance in court and some travel to client housing is required.
Physical Demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Applications: BayLegal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Recruitment, placement and promotions are conducted without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status or sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by Federal, State, and local laws &amp; ordinances. We will consider qualified candidates with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of all Federal, state and local laws. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

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Housing Supervising Attorney

The Centers

Job Summary
 
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is a model that combines low-barrier affordable housing, health care, and supportive services to help individuals and families lead more stable lives. PSH typically targets people who are unable to maintain housing stability without supportive services.
 The PSH Manager will work in collaboration with the PSH Director to ensure that all goals and objectives specified for the assigned EDEN properties are achieved within established timelines.
 Supervisory
 This position supervises the Permanent Supportive Housing Program Team at the assigned locations.
 
Job Qualifications
 
<ul>
<li>Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, or a social service discipline with a minimum of three years of mental health, chemical dependency, and/or social services work experience including a minimum of one year of supervisory experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.</li>
<li>Licensed in the state of Ohio as a LSW or LPC. LISW or an LPCC is preferred.</li>
<li>Demonstrates leadership of high-performing teams in a community behavioral health setting.</li>
</ul>
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities
 
<ul>
<li>Provides leadership and coordination of agency program, ensuring adherence to all professional, clinical, and ethical standards.</li>
<li>Works in collaboration with the PSH Director to recruit, train, and evaluate assigned employees.</li>
<li>Provides administrative and clinical supervision to assigned PSH Team members to ensure timely service delivery of high quality.</li>
<li>Ensures effective performance for assigned PSH Team members including timely and accurate documentation and recordkeeping by monitoring and analyzing system database and records and implementing corrective action as necessary</li>
<li>Ensures proper utilization and timeliness of services and optimizes client care by coordinating services within the organization and with other community support services.</li>
<li>Continually assessing and recommending changes to the PSH Director regarding policies and procedures to best meet the program’s objectives.</li>
</ul>
Works in collaboration with the PSH Director to monitor and report outcomes of the program.
 
Assists the PSH Director with developing and recommending new or revised program goals and objectives.
 
Ensures assigned PSH Team members create and maintain e-records in a timely and accurate manner.
 
<ul>
<li>Collaborates with agency personnel and other community providers to develop and provide a continuum of services necessary to promote client success.</li>
</ul>
Ensures services are carried out in accordance with established policies and protocols, ensuring prompt, professional responses to referrals for services, and prompt completion of clinical documentation.
 
Documents and provides performance feedback to assigned PSH Team members regarding the quantity, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and completeness of services performed and efficiency of use of time.
 
Ensures Community Meetings (Town Hall) are developed and ran in collaboration with the PSH Director, assigned PSH Team members, and residents at each assigned PSH location.
 
Initiates and maintains relationships in coordination with other PSH Team members, local criminal justice, and other human services agencies and with informal community resources (e.g., landlords, employers, hospitals, schools, etc.). Works to create a positive work environment serving a high-stress need, with a focus on employee retention and growth. Leads recruitment and retention efforts for program team members and creates and facilitates a strong onboarding experience for new hires.
 
<ul>
<li>Ensures that evidence-based practices/best practices are implemented, including Permanent Supportive Housing, Housing First, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, Harm Reduction, etc. at each assigned PSH location.</li>
</ul>
Uses the Situational Leadership II (SLII) model to empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegates responsibility and expects accountability and regular feedback.
 
Manages community outreach activities for the assigned location including coordination and collaboration with other community groups.
 
Maintains transparent communication. Appropriately communicates organization information through departmental meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, and regular, interpersonal communication.
 
Fosters a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, support, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed.
 
In collaboration with PSH Director creates and monitors processes to oversee the disbursement of client assistance resources.
 
Rotates among the assigned EDEN properties and provides direct services as needed.
 
Transports residents to scheduled appointments and other engagements based on needs and are supportive of recovery
 
Collaborates with residents and EDEN Property Management to create and maintain an environment of respect that elevates residents’ voices as key decisions are being made affecting the building and support inclusion and equity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
 
Collaborates regularly with community members, staff, and partner organizations to achieve program goals through a team approach.
 
About The Centers
 The Centers through healing, teaching, and inspiring helps individuals and families to reach their full potential. We provide health, family, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives. We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and co-creates solutions while fostering an inclusive community where our team members thrive.
 Wellbeing and Benefits
 Providing quality benefits to our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer a number of choices from medical to dental to vision plans to meet the different needs of our staff.
 <ul>
<li>Choice of medical and dental plans</li>
<li>Health Savings Account</li>
<li>Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care</li>
<li>Vision</li>
<li>Support for continuing education and credential renewal</li>
<li>Life Insurance</li>
<li>Retirement Savings (401k) with a company contribution</li>
<li>Mental Health Support</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program</li>
<li>Calm Subscription</li>
<li>Short- and Long-term Disability</li>
</ul>
The Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Manager, Permanent Supportive Housing - LSW/LPC | LISW/LPCC Preferred

NSA Consultant & Legal Advisors

Location: F874+M56, College Road, Sector B-1 Block A 1 Phase 1 Johar Town, Lahore, 54770Job Type: Full-TimeJob Description: NSA is seeking a compassionate Student Counselor to support students' emotional, social, and academic well-being. The counselor will provide individual and group counseling, offer crisis intervention, collaborate with staff and parents, and promote mental health awareness within the school community.Qualifications:<ul><li>Master&rsquo;s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field.</li><li>Valid counselor certification or licensure preferred.</li><li>Experience working with students in counseling or similar roles.</li><li>Strong communication and problem-solving skills.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: Rs30,000.00 - Rs50,000.00 per monthWork Location: In person

Student Counsellor

MATGLOBER CAREERS PVT LTD

Overseas Educational Consultant (Kannur)Job location: Kannur. Candidates outside these locations should be ready to relocate before the commencement of work.<ul><li>Conduct one-on-one or telephonic counseling sessions with students to understand their academic goals, preferences, and aspirations.</li><li>Provide personalized guidance to students regarding their study abroad options, including academic programs, destinations, and cultural experiences.</li><li>Assist students in selecting appropriate courses and programs that align with their academic goals and meet the requirements</li><li>Maintain up-to-date information on academic programs, universities, scholarships, admission requirements and other resources relevant to studying abroad.</li><li>Provide continuous support to students during their preparation for departure and throughout their study abroad experience.</li><li>Build rapport with students and their families, addressing their questions and concerns throughout the process.</li><li>Participate in marketing and promotional activities like expos, fairs etc. to attract new customers to the company's services.</li></ul>Minimum of 6 months of experience as an Academic Counselor in the Overseas Education industry mandatory.This is a work from office opportunity.This job may broadly searched as student counselor, academic counsellor, senior academic counselor, career counselor etc.Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: &#8377;15,000.00 - &#8377;30,000.00 per monthBenefits:<ul><li>Cell phone reimbursement</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Leave encashment</li><li>Life insurance</li><li>Paid sick time</li><li>Paid time off</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Overseas Education Counseling: 1 year (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Overseas Education Consultant (Kannur)

PIB Consultants

This is a full-time on-site role for a Student Counselor UK located in Kar&#257;chi. The Student Counselor will be responsible for providing guidance and support to students who are planning to study in the UK. Daily tasks include consulting with students to understand their academic and career goals, assisting with the application process, advising on visa requirements, and offering support throughout the transition period. The counselor will also stay updated with UK education standards and policies to provide accurate information to students.Qualifications<ul><li>Excellent counseling and interpersonal skills</li><li>Knowledge of the UK education system and visa requirements</li><li>Strong organizational and time management skills</li><li>Effective written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field</li><li>Ability to work independently and under supervision</li><li>Experience in educational consultancy or related field is a plus</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: Rs40,000.00 - Rs60,000.00 per monthWork Location: In person

Education Consultant/Consultant UK

Bond Health

<div><div>Assistant Program Director Needed in the Bronx! 
Full-time position!</div>
<div>Overview 
The IMT Assistant Program Director is responsible for assigned administrative and management tasks and for the provision of direct services. The IMT Assistant Program Director supports the IMT Program Director in the overall daily operation and management of the IMT program. 
 
Core Principles 
The job responsibilities of all staff extend to understanding and incorporating certain principles into their work and into their relationships with program participants. These principles are: 
<ul><li>Program participants' right to self-determination;</li><li>Respectful communication;</li><li>Services that support recovery and healing consistent with and nurturing each participant's cultural</li></ul>
background, experience, identity, and values. 
<ul><li>Clear professional boundaries to support the limits and possibilities of services.</li></ul> 

Essential Job Functions Management-related: 
<ul><li>Provide direct supervision for assigned staff.</li><li>Review team member documentation to ensure services are person-centered, linked to assessment activities, consistent with agency values, and entered in a timely manner.</li><li>Assist the Program Director with overall operations of IMT services in accordance with DOHMH standards including planning and facilitating meetings, providing clinical support, ensuring on-call service availability, 24/7.</li><li>Assist with quality assurance activities.</li><li>Assume the Program Director's responsibilities in their absence.</li><li>In full collaboration with the Director, builds working relationships with hospitals, courts, jails, prisons, shelter, housing providers, DOHMH and other community service providers.</li><li>Attend and participate in supervision, meetings and training sessions as required.</li><li>Maintain a caseload of participants, as needed.</li><li>Remain current in the latest research and practices around recovery services, co-occurring mental health and substance use matters, mobile treatment team approaches, evidence-based and emerging best practices.</li></ul> 

Direct Service-related: 
<ul><li>Assess and provide services to participants to address health and wellness, housing, income support, education, vocational training, employment and social supports.</li><li>Complete assessments and service plans as needed</li><li>Provide direct individual and group IMT services including: risk assessment; de-escalation; service planning and coordination; problem solving; support with obtaining housing; developing social connections; strengthening family and other relationships; developing independent living skills and obtaining necessary resources; accessing and accessing education and training; employment supports (job search, placement and support); entitlement and financial management; empowerment and self-help; wellness self-management with a focus on the development of coping skills; support with medications; and weekly groups.</li><li>Screen and assess (including for risk) participants, families and/or significant others involved with the participant to develop a person-centered treatment plan.</li><li>Screen and assess participants for the treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders.</li><li>Identify participant treatment and support service needs and associated service plan objectives based on participant goals assessment results, including risk associated with harmful behaviors.</li><li>Provide individual counseling that includes principles of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment as appropriate.</li><li>Advocate for and liaise with participants within the criminal justice and shelter system.</li><li>Provide or connect participants to employment counseling, vocational rehabilitation, completion of housing applications and placement, and provision of life skills training.</li><li>Function as resource on behavioral health services and substance use and guide team in clinical meetings on these issues.</li><li>Provide harm reduction, integrated substance use treatment and relapse prevention services.</li><li>Develop and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with members of participants' networks.</li></ul>
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. 
 
Job Qualifications 
<ul><li>Commitment to person-centered treatment strategies, upholding participants' rights, and self-determination in service provision.</li><li>Licensed in New York State in Clinical Social Work (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor</li><li>Minimum of three (3) years direct clinical experience with adults in a behavioral health setting.</li><li>Minimum one (1) years supervisory or management experience preferred.</li><li>Knowledge of multi-disciplinary mobile team experience, preferred.</li><li>Experience training, coordinating and evaluating the work of clinical and support staff preferred.</li><li>Available to work a flexible schedule, mornings, evenings and weekends in response to participant needs.</li><li>Computer proficiency</li><li>Must be able to work in the community, including use of public transportation</li><li>Bilingual Spanish-speaking, preferred</li><li>Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center</li></ul></div>
<div></div>
<div>Competitive salary plus benefits.</div>
<div></div>
<div>For more information and to apply, please contact:
 
Howard Newman
 
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
 
5824 12th Avenue 
Brooklyn, NY, 11219 
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204 
Fax: 1-718-302-0070 
Howard@bondhealthstaffing.com</div></div>

Assistant Program Director

AVIS Hospitals India Limited

Job description:Job descriptionPrior counseling experience of 1 years in a hospital or Academic Counselor desirableShould possess good communication.Role &amp; ResponsibilitiesCounseling the patients regarding their Treatment and surgeryHelping patients choose the best treatments by explaining the same.Communicating and coordinating with doctors , and patients on regular basis.Role: CounselorIndustry Type: Medical Services / HospitalEmployment Type: Full Time, PermanentUG: Any GraduatePG: Post Graduation Not RequiredJob Type: Full-timePay: &#8377;20,000.00 - &#8377;25,000.00 per monthBenefits:<ul><li>Provident Fund</li></ul>

Financial Counsellor

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