Full-Time

Wellness Coach

Deadline 5/20/27
Services for the Underserved

Services for the Underserved

1,001-5,000 employees

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Compensation Overview

$50k - $55k/yr

Brooklyn, NY, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Social & Community Services (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required, or two years of experience working with the behavioral health population.
  • Working knowledge of computer programs including email, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Windows operating system.
Responsibilities
  • Assist agency consumers with accessing needed community services through the development of a referral network, referrals, and follow-up.
  • Provide case management to an assigned caseload.
  • Develop and monitor individual support plans in collaboration with agency consumers.
  • Assist agency consumers with problem solving and crisis intervention.
  • Accompany agency consumers on medical, psychiatric, and public benefit appointments as necessary.
  • Act as an advocate for consumers as appropriate and encourage and support self-advocacy.
  • Identify problems in daily living skills and provide hands-on assistance or referrals to address them.
  • Support Facilities Management staff in ensuring apartment standards are maintained as outlined by S:US and the Office of Mental Health.
  • Provide supportive counseling to agency consumers as needed.
  • Conduct regular home visits and hospital visits as necessary.
  • Maintain a strong working relationship with therapeutic support services to ensure quality of care.
  • Document all services in compliance with agency standards.
  • Assist with moves with consumers and staff, including lifting, packing, and cleaning.
  • Work as a member of the social service team to develop off-site recreation, socialization, educational, and skill-building activities supporting community inclusion and integration.
  • Serve as a liaison to community-based services and groups, including civic, social service, government, and business organizations.
  • Participate in individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings, and trainings.
  • Adhere to the on-call cell phone system to facilitate crisis intervention, emergencies, and other situations requiring immediate action.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Two years of experience with individuals with mental illness, substance use issues, and/or a history of homelessness.
  • Experience in group work, tenant organization, case management, referral, and/or community outreach.
  • Experience in a supportive housing setting.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish speaking ability.
Services for the Underserved

Services for the Underserved

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S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
  • Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
  • TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.

What critics are saying

  • S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
  • Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
  • If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.

What makes Services for the Underserved unique

  • S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
  • S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
  • S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.

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