Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician

Center for Urban Community Services; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 64.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Transit subsidy

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) seeks a Mental Health Clinician for Prospect Place shelter in Brooklyn. The role includes intake, assessment, and a blend of clinical services at on-site and community sites.

You will contribute to group activities and collaborate with management to meet program goals and funder requirements. The position offers LCSW hours, a non-supervisory but impactful leadership component, and opportunities to engage with clients facing homelessness and mental

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, or related field required.
• 2 years’ relevant pre or post Master’s experience preferred.
• LMSW/LMHC preferred.

Aufgaben

• Conduct intake and initial assessments for clients to determine eligibility, service needs, and appropriate program placement.
• Provide psychotherapy and counseling services, including substance use counseling, to clients.
• Facilitate onsite groups, develop groups, classes, and activities aligned with program goals.
• Assist clients with daily living needs and coordinate with external providers to support continuity of care.

Kenntnisse

Intake assessments

Group therapy

Crisis intervention

Client counseling

Communication

Ausbildung

Master’s degree

Jobbeschreibung

• Location 174 Prospect Place,Brooklyn, NY, 11238,United States
• Base Pay $63,530.19 - $66,173.38 / Year
• Job Category Social Work, Mental Health
• Employee Type Exempt
• Required Degree Masters
• Manage Others No

Description

The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) is an acclaimed human services organization and one of the nation’s largest providers of housing and social services. CUCS provides integrated programs that link housing, health, and social services for individuals who are homeless, low-income, living with mental illness, or have other special needs in New York City. The Mental Health Clinician will provide a full range of person-centered services, both on-site and community based. While not a supervisory position, the Mental Health Clinician is expected to understand and support management activities that involve guiding or supporting the team when necessary. This role requires a blend of clinical expertise, leadership capabilities, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Please note Mental Health Clinician responsibilities may vary depending on the program site.

Prospect Place seeks an Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician for its Prospect Place shelter for homeless, mentally ill women. Prospect Place is a 90-bed recovery oriented housing placement program located in Brooklyn, NY. Program services include housing placement, comprehensive health, mental health, and case management services. Prospect Place operates 7 days per week with 24-hour clinical and security staff. The program is readily accessible by public transportation.

The Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician position has primary responsibility for client intake at Prospect Place shelter from the hours of 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday. This includes screening applications for eligibility, conducting interviews, making enrollment decisions in consultation with site management, and introducing applicants to the services offered at the program. The position is responsible for ensuring vacancies are filed in a timely manner by conducting outreach and intake interviews and managing relationships with referrals sources and DHS as appropriate to the position. In addition, the Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician position provides staff supervision in screening applications for eligibility, conducting interviews, making housing recommendations, and introducing applicants to the services offered at the housing sites.

The Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician oversees the Group Services and Activities at the program. The position facilitates onsite groups, works in conjunction with site management to develop groups, classes and activities that are relevant and supportive of the program’s clients, ensures that Evidence Based-practices are provided according to the fidelity model, and that all documentation is completed in an accurate, timely manner in according to Agency requirements.

The Intake and Group Mental Health Clinician is also responsible for helping their team and program to function well and meet contractual obligations; and striving, as appropriate to their role, to fulfill the CUCS programs’ core purpose, core values and vision statements. The position offers supervisory experience and LCSW hours.

Other essential responsibilities:

• Conduct mental and mental health evaluations and assessments for clients, including but not limited to, mental status examinations, psychosocial assessments, and diagnoses based on the most recent DSM as applicable.
• Conduct intake and initial assessments for clients to determine eligibility, service needs, and appropriate program placement.
• Complete ongoing assessments to monitor client progress, revise service plans, and ensure alignment with program goals and requirements.
• Provide psychotherapy and counseling services, including substance use counseling, to clients in order to promote medical and/or psychiatric stability.
• Provide advanced crisis intervention using a person-centered, trauma-informed approach, supporting Case Managers as needed. Coordinate with emergency services and conduct in-reach to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, jails, and nursing homes to facilitate discharge planning and continuity of care. Assess risk factors, develop crisis prevention strategies, and implement interventions to mitigate future crises in alignment with agency policies and funder standards.
• Engage and coordinate care with external providers, collateral contacts, and social supports, and provide ancillary services including outreach, intake, escort, and recreational activities.
• Adhere to agency policies regarding confidential information and protect the privacy of clients.
• Provide clinical services to groups as assigned, including but not limited to, evidence-based practice groups, therapeutic groups, wellness self-management sessions, and activity-based groups.
• Assist clients with managing financial resources, including providing rep-payee services.
• Attend trainings to better support clients in obtaining federal, state and local benefits as directed by program management and in accordance with funder requirements.
• Support clients with activities of daily living including, but not limited to hygiene, personal care, laundry, showers, cleaning, pest remediation, hoarding mitigation, donation coordination, and preparation for unit inspections and Callahan inspections.
• Support client move-in and ongoing needs by assisting with program orientation, distributing essential items, and assisting clients with packing, processing personal belongings through the PackTite (bed bug oven), and treating infested items as needed per Agency policy and protocol.
• Provide services both onsite and in the community, including but not limited to, accompanying clients on trips.
• Enter and maintain client service delivery in designated database ensuring that all documentation—including, but not limited to, progress notes, assessments, and intake forms—is completed accurately, thoroughly, and within required timeframes, in compliance with agency and funder standards.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Prepare for and actively participate in regularly scheduled supervision by setting clear agendas, providing timely and appropriate updates on work activities, and integrating feedback into practice. Seek additional support as needed and follow management directives and guidance.
• Maintain professional conduct by fostering collaborative, respectful relationships with clients, colleagues, and supervisors. Demonstrate sound judgment, adapt to changing workloads and priorities, manage responsibilities independently and consistently uphold agency policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative team environment by actively participating in required meetings, trainings, and program initiatives. Support team-wide responsibilities as required, engage in continuous improvement efforts, and complete assignments within established deadlines.
• Provide leadership and support within the program to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of direct services as part of a collaborative team; serve as a clinical and programmatic resource to staff.
• Assist site-based resource development on clinical and programmatic issues and utilize specific areas of expertise to enhance team functioning and program development.
• Proactively assess situations, applying sound operational and clinical judgment to determine appropriate interventions, elevate concerns when necessary, and support client care, team functioning, and program operations.
• Manage time effectively by reporting to work at the start of the scheduled shift and remaining through the end of shift. Adhere to agency time and attendance policies, coordinate coverage for breaks, and follow established protocols for notifying in the event of lateness or absence.

Requirements

Title Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, public administration, public health, human services, psychology, or related field required
• Relevant pre or post master’s or internship experience preferred.
• LMSW, LMHC, preferred.
• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, public administration, public health, human services, psychology, or related field required
• 2 years’ relevant pre or post Master’s experience (excludes internships) required
• LMSW, LMHC preferred

Summary

Benefits We Offer:

• Annual Time Off Benefits: 17 days of PTO for new hires, 20 days of PTO after 1 yr of service, 27 days of PTO after 5 yrs of service, 10 Sick days, 3 personal days, 12 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax savings plan (including Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plan)
• Transit Subsidy
• Paid Family Leave; Short-Term Disability insurance
• Health Savings account
• Life insurance

Additional Information

• EEO CUCS is an EEO Employer and Prohibits Discrimination/Harassment of Any Kind.