Behavioral Health Clinician

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM

PURPOSE

The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescent’s ages 16-21 years old, who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues. Kaplan House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Behavioral Health Clinician is a key member of the therapeutic team at Kaplan House. He/She/They are responsible for providing necessary, culturally sensitive clinical interventions within the realm of the program. The Behavioral Health Clinician works closely with the medical, milieu, psychiatric and fair futures staff, to ensure appropriate evaluations, treatment interventions and safety planning for the youth.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Meet with assigned residents for weekly sessions, engage and remain in contact with their parents, ensure medical, psychiatric, recreational services are provided. Collaborate with the Fair Futures team re: vocational/ Educational and housing services. Identifying and providing access to specific concrete services and community resources. Engage families in planning for service. Advocate, as necessary, with external resources such as mental health providers, treatment facility, FCLS, community members etc. on behalf of the residents. Provide individual, family, and group counseling both on-site at Kaplan House for young men 16-21 years old. Liaise between program, family court, ACS, case planners, youth’s family members, and relevant community members. Attend other planned ACS and school conferences, as well as court hearings. Facility weekly therapeutic groups.

TEAM PROCESS

Participate in weekly team meetings, and may lead the meeting on occasion. Prepare integrative treatment plan, based on all assessments from the other professionals. Ensure follow-up as necessary from meetings. Conduct meetings to ensure proper treatment, progress in program and coordination of goals. Provide psychoeducation and intervention support to Direct Support Professionals. Work with Direct Support Professionals to enhance communication and collaboration between them and the clients’ families. Provide crisis intervention, as needed. Other duties as assigned.

DOCUMENTATION

Complete paperwork, including case notes, FASPs, PHR’s and court reports, in a timely manner. Complete psychosocial assessment within the first 30 days of youth’s admission. Participate in audit preparation.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Commitment to recovery-oriented trauma-informed practice Embraces youth-guided family-driven care Promotes teamwork Takes initiative, self-starter Good interpersonal communication and collaboration skills Solution focused and strengths base approach. Uses Data to Inform & Guide Practice Values and Demonstrates Cultural Competency Values professional development and participation in clinical supervision and training

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

License Master’s in Social Work (LMSW), License Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) with a minimum of one year of relevant experience with similar population Valid Driver’s License preferred Spanish speaking a plus.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of electronic medical systems or CONNECTIONS preferred Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Word Aptitude for learning new systems and application software Experience with telemental health platforms a plus.

WORK ENVIORNMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

Travel in the community with residents utilizing agency vehicle Engage in physical activities with the youth Walk up and downs stairs.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXTERITY

The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs.

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.

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