Make a bigger differenceBehavioral Health ClinicianAt The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.Reasons you'll love working with us:•If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
- We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.
- With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.
- Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
- We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.
- You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.
How you can make a bigger difference: PURPOSE: The School Based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention program is a program in high-needs middle and high schools which provides counseling, professional development, classroom observations, group counseling for at-risk groups, case management and community linkages/referrals, etc. The project offers both prevention work for the entire school population, screening and brief intervention for vulnerable populations (LBGTQIA, new immigrants, etc.) and provides individual, family, group and collateral sessions for students and families with a behavioral health issues. This program aims to provide teachers with more options, increase student access to mental health services, and include greater family engagement through community referrals, family counseling, parent workshops, and trainings. The goal is to increase opportunities for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties and their families to receive high-quality mental health services in the school setting.POSITION OVERVIEW: The PIP Social Worker/Clinician will provide mental health support to the school community. Supports will be provided on selective and universal levels identified in conjunction with school administration and the office of School Mental Health. Services (listed but not limited to what is below) require timely documentation in EHR and data tracking documents. KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Short-term counseling of children and families.
- Crisis intervention, planning and post-vention.
- Professional development for teachers and school staff.
- Classroom observation, support (e.g. self-care, stress management), and case conferencing.
- Push-in presentations for student groups or classes on behavioral health topics
- Group counseling for at-risk students or students with identified behavioral health issues.
- Attendance at school staff meetings and participation in crisis teams and other school committees.
- Facilitation of peer mediation or other approaches if requested by the school.
- Parent workshops on behavioral health topics.
- Referrals to community providers; create linkages between community providers and school, work with parents on finding treatment resources.
- Assistance to school in writing policies or initiating school wide prevention efforts related to behavioral health concerns or to improve school climate (e.g. anti-bullying campaigns, reducing mental health stigma, etc.).
- Maintenance of accurate and up-to-date case records, statistics, and other documentation as required by the Office of School Health, JBFCS and the school.
- Other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:
- Commitment to recovery-oriented, trauma-informed practice
•Embraces youth-guided and family-driven care•Promotes teamwork within PIP team and within school community•Takes initiative•Good interpersonal communication and collaboration skills•Solution-focused attitude toward work•Uses data to inform & guide practice•Values and demonstrates cultural humility•Values professional development and participation in clinical supervision and trainingEDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:
- Masters Degree and clinical license including LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT, or LMFT
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:Experience in school settings is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish also preferred. COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED: Microsoft Office 365, Teams/Zoom, EHR and ability to learn MyAvatar workflowVISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:Staff should be able to use computers for documentation purposes. WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORTMajority of work in school building during traditional school hours but ability to work with families in community or after school hours when necessary.If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:
- Generous time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
- Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
- Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
- Free continuing education opportunities
- 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
- Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
- 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee
Who we are:The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.More on Equal Opportunity:We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.Other details
- Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
- Job Function Misc Professionals
- Pay Type Salary
- Employment Indicator 8833 - Hospital - Professional Employees
- Min Hiring Rate $60,000.00
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