SOUTHERN TIER ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIVING, INC.

STEL, Inc. is the Chautauqua—Allegheny region's leading and largest mental health residential rehabilitation and support provider. We seek caring, empathetic, and energetic people to join our team of professionals and support our mission of assisting people in recovery from mental illness.  

Role: Associate Counselor - Per Diem 
Term: Part-time
Location:  Onsite in Wellsville, NY (Community Residences & Treatment Apartment Programs).
Travel:  Candidates must have clean, valid license for company vehicle use.  May require use of personal vehicle for travel from site-to-site (mileage reimbursed). 
Work Schedule:  NO SET SCHEDULE:  Need to be readily available and flexible to cover call ins for the following shifts when needed:
                               4:00 pm to 10:00 pm,
                               or 12:00 am to 8:00 pm,
                               or weekends 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm      
Compensation:  starting at $17.37 Per Hour

*Candidates must be able to pass a comprehensive criminal background check through the NYS Office of Mental Health. 

Responsibilities: 

This individual will perform direct care work with our residents teaching adult daily living skills and supervising residents in agency community residence or apartment program.  Specific duties include performing daily household tasks, providing supportive counseling to residents and connect residents with related therapeutic services to people suffering with mental illness.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
 
Education, Experience, and Knowledge

• High School/GED diploma or equivalent required.  Associates degree in Human Services and/or one year experience working with people with mental illness preferred. 
• Prefer a working knowledge of current issues and concerns of people with mental illness, rehabilitative training methods, and community resources.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Other Qualifications

• Compassion, sensitivity and understanding for individuals suffering from mental illness and substance abuse.
• Professional demeaner
• Ability to work independently and self-motivated.
• Be able to travel to and among various facilities that are multileveled with stairs only.
• Have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record. May be required to use personal vehicle for programmatic purposes.
• Must pass criminal background checks  required my NYS Office of Mental Health, NYS OMIG, and other regulatory agencies.

 
REPLY TO:              
                              

Please Email resume to:

Cara McEvoy
mcevoyc@stel.org
OR
 Apply on line at http://stel.org/careers or email jobs@stel.org
 
INTERNAL CANDIDATES:  Please forward “In House” application.  Updated resume is required.
EXTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please apply at stel.org/careers

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

STEL, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE.) STEL, Inc. complies with all applicable requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Title VII, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - Title I; New York State Human Rights Law; and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

STEL, Inc. recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes, discharges, compensates, and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin/ancestry, or disability unrelated to an individuals ability to perform the job.