Behavioral Health Specialist (Mobile Community Mental Health)

Job Description

Job Description

Total Compensation range: $60k-$70k

We're seeking a compassionate Behavioral Health Specialist to join an innovative, multidisciplinary mobile treatment team that provides intensive, community-based mental health services to adults experiencing homelessness, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and involvement with hospitals, shelters, or the criminal justice system.

This is more than a traditional outpatient role- you'll work directly in the community, partnering with participants to promote recovery, housing stability, wellness, and long-term independence through person-centered, trauma-informed care.

What You'll Do

• Deliver individualized behavioral health services in community settings, including shelters, supportive housing, hospitals, and other locations throughout New York City.
• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop collaborative, recovery-focused treatment plans.
• Provide individual counseling using evidence-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), harm reduction, and trauma-informed care.
• Support participants with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through engagement, education, relapse prevention, and wellness planning.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, peer specialists, and community partners to coordinate integrated care.
• Assist individuals in accessing housing, healthcare, public benefits, vocational resources, education, and other essential community services.
• Advocate for participants within healthcare systems, shelters, courts, correctional settings, and community agencies.
• Participate in crisis intervention, outreach, and engagement efforts while helping individuals remain connected to treatment.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in electronic health records and other required systems.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision, professional development, and rotating on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
• LMSW or license-eligible candidates are strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with adults experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, homelessness, or other complex behavioral health needs.
• Experience providing community-based, outreach, ACT, IMT, or mobile behavioral health services is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and person-centered treatment approaches.
• Excellent crisis intervention, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Why Join Our Team?

• Meaningful work that directly improves lives and strengthens communities.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team including psychiatry, nursing, social work, peer support, and rehabilitation professionals.
• Opportunity to practice innovative, community-based behavioral healthcare.
• Ongoing clinical supervision, professional development, and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Supportive culture that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and person-centered care.

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Atlas Search is a tri-state area recruitment agency, connecting new graduates, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians and Nurse Leaders to hospitals, clinics, multi-specialty groups, nursing homes, managed care companies, private practices, and healthcare start-ups.

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Atlas Search is an executive recruiting firm dedicated to placing accounting, finance, middle office, information technology, human resources, and office / accounting support professionals. Our clients range from Fortune 500 to start-ups and we service all industries ranging from Financial Services to Media & Entertainment. We were founded on the principle of relationships; our firm has been built on partnering with candidates and clients with a focus on their long-term interests. We provide Technology professionals like yourself on a permanent basis for our clients across all industries. Specialties include: Software Engineers, Web Developers, iOS/Android Engineers, Data Analysts, Business Intelligence, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Help Desk/Desktop Support, Systems Administrators/Engineers, Network Administrators/Engineers, Cloud/DevOps Engineers, Application Support, Business Analysts, Project Managers, IT Managers, CTOs, etc.

Company Description

Atlas Search is an executive recruiting firm dedicated to placing accounting, finance, middle office, information technology, human resources, and office / accounting support professionals. Our clients range from Fortune 500 to start-ups and we service all industries ranging from Financial Services to Media & Entertainment. We were founded on the principle of relationships; our firm has been built on partnering with candidates and clients with a focus on their long-term interests. We provide Technology professionals like yourself on a permanent basis for our clients across all industries. Specialties include: Software Engineers, Web Developers, iOS/Android Engineers, Data Analysts, Business Intelligence, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Help Desk/Desktop Support, Systems Administrators/Engineers, Network Administrators/Engineers, Cloud/DevOps Engineers, Application Support, Business Analysts, Project Managers, IT Managers, CTOs, etc.