Master Social Worker- CCBHC Macari Operations

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC's most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

Summary

The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician in a CCBHC is responsible for providing integrated, evidence-based mental health and substance abuse services. They will meet the goals for timeliness of access, quality reporting, coordination with social services, criminal justice, and education systems. These services range from assessment, diagnosis, person-centered treatment planning, provision of counseling/psychotherapy and crisis intervention. The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician is a member of the treatment team and collaborates with other team members.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct integrated client care using a variety of evidence based mental health and substance use treatment modalities to help clients maximize their level of functioning.
• Provide crisis intervention, therapeutic intervention, group counseling, clinical case management, and consultation services for adults, children, and families.
• Maintain appropriate professional client care documentation in the agency selected Electronic Health Record (EHR), including client assessment and individual notes in compliance with all city, state and federal standards of practice.
• Facilitate the client's utilization of available support systems and community resources to meet needs identified in clinical evaluation or person-centered treatment planning.
• Meet on a weekly basis with supervisor to discuss achievement of program targets, client goals, quality of client care and reporting requirements.
• May conduct consultations with ACS Child Protective Specialists or coordinate care with other social service or criminal justice providers on concerns they may have with clients.
• May attend case reviews and develop next steps for the clients and families.
• Meet data metric requirements, quality of care expectations using evidence-based models.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy (with diagnostic privileges)
• Bilingual in one or more of the following: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali preferred
• Skilled in both Mental Health and Substance Use treatment modalities.
• Experience working with Criminal Justice System
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.

• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.

Schedule:

Hybrid- Tuesday-Saturday ( plus two evenings per week)

Qualifications Preferred:

• LMSW or LCSW. LMHC or LMFT certification
• Proficiency in Electronic Health Records and telehealth platforms.

Job Behavioral Expectations:

• Creating and maintaining a safe space with children and their family members.
• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job. Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintaining strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPM guidelines at all times.
• Position may require evenings and Saturday hours. The work schedule is subjected to be changed according to the program operation needs and is determined based on employee's ability to meet job requirements and expectations.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M/F/D/V