“It gives you purpose and satisfaction to see participants make progress. When you can tell a participant ‘I’m proud of you’ and see them embrace that, it changes your life.”- Michael Perez ATI Program Supervisor
“We all want to help that someone, give somebody hope, and give them a second opportunity. We believe in change.”- Nancy Lopez Director of Centralized Admissions
“With our doors wide open, we welcome individuals who have hit rock bottom and guide them to thrive as contributing members of society.”- Jonathan Quispe Residential Aide Supervisor
“I am proud to be an employee at The David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy (DRCPP), dedicating my time to advocate for the complete overhaul of our criminal justice system.”- Danielle Rosario Policy Counsel, DRCPP
ALL CURRENT OPENINGS
DEPARTMENTS
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Residential Aide
Date:January 09, 2019
Location:Harlem, NY
Department:Housing
Position Summary:
The Residential Aide is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for residents, staff and guests of the Academy and Castle Gardens facilities.
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Social Worker
Date:July 26, 2019
Location:Long Island City, NY
Department:Mental Health Treatment
Position Summary:
Responsible for providing ongoing psychotherapy to clients with histories of criminal justice involvement in an OMH-licensed outpatient clinic setting and case management services to court-mandated mental health clients.
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RCA Assessment Specialist
Date:July 18, 2019
Location:Long Island City, NY
Department:Mental Health Treatment
Position Summary:
The Fortune Society is seeing highly-motivated health services candidates to join our newly formed Recovery Coordination Agency practice (RCA). Our mission-driven RCA Assessment Specialists will serve as the front line experts on screening, assessing and linking both criminal justice involved and general population individuals with chronic behavioral health and medical conditions to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).
The screening and engagement of potential clients will mainly take place in the community, and will include working with shelter staff, parole, hospital and other in-patient discharge planning teams, and various community-based partners, all with the goal of HCBS connectivity and Health Home enrollment for all Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) members.
This is an excellent opportunity for new entrants to the health services field who are looking for exposure to a diversified client base and who will thrive in a client-centric, entrepreneurial, performance-based environment. Under the supervision of the Recovery Coordination Supervisor, our assessors will be trained in best practices for making meaningful health and HCBS connections. This is absolutely a growth position within the health services field for the right candidate(s).
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RCA HARP Assessor
Date:September 20, 2019
Location:Long Island City, NY with travel throughout 5 boroughs
Department:Health Services
Position Summary:
The Fortune Society has immediate openings for highly-motivated health services candidates to join our newly formed Recovery Coordination Agency practice (RCA). Our mission-driven RCA HARP Assessors will serve as the front line experts on screening, assessing and linking both criminal justice involved and general population individuals with chronic behavioral health and medical conditions to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).
The screening and engagement of potential clients will mainly take place in the community, and will include working with shelter staff, parole, hospital and other in-patient discharge planning teams, and various community-based partners, all with the goal of HCBS connectivity and Health Home enrollment for all Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) members.