Administrative Assistant

Geel Community Services’ Mission:

Our mission is to enable people with mental illness and co-occurring disorders to establish and maintain safety and stability in a supportive living environment. Geel's housing and support services combine a coordinated, self-directed approach that is individually tailored, and trauma informed. Our model promotes increased self-sufficiency, self-worth, recovery, and the ability for those we serve to live independently within their communities.

Program Description:

The Geel Webster Avenue Apartments is a single site, supportive housing residence with 116 apartment units consisting of studio, one bedroom and two-bedroom units. Seventy (70) units will house homeless individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), or co-occurring SMI and SUD referred from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). The remaining forty-six (46) units are devoted to Individuals or households who meet the regulatory bodies’ income and household size requirements / admission criteria.

Supportive case management services are meant to assist individuals to deal with Daily Living Skill concerns as it related to maintaining themselves and their apartments. The major goal areas are rehabilitation, mental health, physical health and socialization and the objectives may include budgeting, medication management, crisis intervention, prevocational training, entitlements, supportive counseling, group dynamics and referral to appropriate service providers.

Essential Responsibility and Role of an Administrative Assistant:

The Administrative Assistant’s primary function is to provide support and assistance to the Program Director in areas of programming and facilities management. The Administrative Assistant will interface with clients and, as such, must be able to demonstrate understanding and sensitivity to the special needs and mental status of clients. Therefore, the AA is considered a member of the treatment team. The AA works for all the professional staff but reports directly to the Program Director.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required. Knowledge of excel a must.

• related Experience preferred;
• property management exp preferred;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Bilingual, Spanish preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to access apartments above first floor with or without elevator access.
• Must be able travel to different locations.