Clubhouse (Culinary) Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc.

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Position Title: Clubhouse Generalist

Location:

Reports To: Clubhouse Director

Cost Center:

General Purpose:

Provide psychosocial rehabilitation services to adults with psychiatric disabilities and co-occurring substance use disorders within an accredited clubhouse setting. Through shared decision-making staff work side by side in partnership with members to facilitate the daily operation of the clubhouse. Assisting members with needs in the areas of living, working, learning, and socializing.

Essential Functions:

• Engage & assist Clubhouse members in reaching their recovery goals by providing person centered supports.

• Each staff is responsible for coordinating aspects of the work that is integral to the operation of the Clubhouse (I.e., meal planning & preparation, Intake, employment, program cleanliness, accurate record keeping).

• Oversee assigned Clubhouse unit & develop methods to enhance unit functioning. Engage members and work side by side with members in carry out unit tasks. Facilitate community/unit meetings daily.

• Manage member case records and documentation via the electronic health files, secure private health information.

• Engage members through outreach & encouragement, with a focus on their strengths or abilities. Establish working relationships with members within the Clubhouse community to support their experiences as valued participants in the community.

• Connect members to community resources to meet individual needs (I.e. employment, housing, benefits and treatment).

• Coordinate and deliver opportunities for social and recreational activities.

• Work cooperatively with staff &members in developing Clubhouse policies and in advancing the purposes and welfare of the Clubhouse as a whole.

• Impart to members a vision of their potential to achieve aspirations through acceptance and empathy that is not restricted by disability but is based on needs common to all people seeking employment, education, housing, and social involvements.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:

• High School diploma required. Bachelor degree from an accredited school in related field preferred.
  
  

• Work experience in mental health or vocational rehabilitation preferred

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• Must have aptitude for computers and have a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher

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• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

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• Food Handlers Certification required

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• Ability to effectively carry out responsibilities in a communal setting comprised of people experiencing the effects of mental illness.

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• Have the capability and flexibility of handling and juggling the multiplicity of activities and demands occurring in the group setting.

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• Convey a vibrant energy that attracts members and enables engagement.

Scope of Responsibility & Positions Supervised:

• Depending on assigned unit staff will either:

A) Functions as Placement Manager for members in Transitional Employment, providing on the job-training for members and filling in for members on the job during absences.

B) Functions as the Intake Coordinator for the program, schedule of program tours for potential members, conducting intake interviews, tracking all referrals, document all follow-ups and process all member enrollments.

C) Is responsible for the financial operations of the assigned unit under the direction of the Program Director or

D) Is responsible for the management of kitchen and food aspects of the Clubhouse.

Special Working Conditions:

• Some Saturdays work required

• Program is opened on all holidays

• Attend three weeks clubhouse training at certified training base outside of New York State