Mental Health Specialist III Part Time
Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is
seeking a Mental Health Specialist III in the Newark Residential
Group Home – Outpatient Services of Rutgers University Behavioral
Health Care. The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist
III is to ensure the safety of residents and assist them in
carrying out activities of daily living. Among the key duties of
this position are the following: As required by individual program,
assumes direct care responsibilities for consumer residents and
provides crisis intervention, psycho education, skills building,
and psychoeducational services as identified by individual program.
Provides input into the development of Individualized Service
Plans/Recovery Plans. Coordinates with supervisor and residential
staff to implement residential service plan goals for residents.
Engages consumer/residents in appropriate interventions based on
Service Plan and supervisory directive. Provides services and
interventions that promote consumer/resident strengths, and that
develop the independence and sense of autonomy of all
consumer/residents. Overview Rutgers University Behavioral Health
Care ( UBHC ), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of
evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for
children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey.
UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and
support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and
education. UBHC , one of the largest providers of behavioral health
care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites
throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include:
inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis
stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and
case management, supportive housing, supported employment,
prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a
licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.
Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention
helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military,
teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective
service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had
24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual
callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary
mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of
Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering
16,000 trainings each year.
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