Licensed Behavioral Support Specialist

Jcca; Village of Pleasantville (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JCCA’s Residential Treatment Campus in Pleasantville, NY seeks Licensed Behavioral Support Specialists (LBSS) to provide therapeutic services for at-risk youth ages 5-21. You will work with Case Planners to implement interventions, perform assessments, and support families toward permanency.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, counseling (trauma-informed, family and group), progress documentation, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed NY State LMSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT; limited permit acceptable upon hire.
• Ability to focus on treatment planning with children and families toward permanency.
• Collaborate effectively with diverse client groups and teams.
• Strong organizational skills and documentation practices.
• Proficiency with MS Office; experience with electronic health records preferred.
• Understanding of institutional racism impacts on child welfare systems.
• Experience in child welfare, preferably in residential settings.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement skill development interventions for individuals and groups.
• Structure interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase pro-social behavior.
• Intervene in crisis or conflict situations and move toward resolution of problems.
• Provide individual counseling and various forms of trauma-informed treatment.
• Complete psychosocial assessments and provide psycho-education and wellness education.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team to support youth’s development and well-being.
• Collaborate with Families First Coordinators and Family Support Specialists for transitions and community integration.
• Screen for human trafficking concerns and comply with AWOC Protocol.
• Complete progress notes and all required documentation on time.
• Serve as the clinical driver of behavioral and medical health planning.
• Assist with hospitalization and discharge planning as needed.
• Participate in mandatory and optional trainings; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Treatment planning

Team collaboration

Documentation

MS Office

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Licensed NY professional (LMSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT) – limited permit acceptable

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

SUMMARY

JCCA is seeking qualified Licensed Behavioral Support Specialists (LBSS) to join our Residential Treatment Campus, offering a safe and supervised setting for at risk youth, ages 5-21. The Residential Treatment Campus is located in Pleasantville, NY and provides intensive support to children with emotional, behavioral and developmental challenges.

The Licensed Behavioral Support Specialists work in partnership with Case Planners and other Campus Team members toprovide therapeutic services to children and their families, with the goal of cultivating a safe and permanent outcome for every child.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develop and implement skill development interventions and curriculum for individual and group facilitation.
• Structure interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior
• Intervene in crisis or conflict situations, moving toward the resolution of problems and re-defining new goals.
• Provide individual counseling and treatment, substance abuse assessment and counseling, trauma-informed counseling and treatment, family and group counseling, transitional counseling
• Complete Psychosocial assessments and provide psycho-education and wellness education
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team members to coordinate interventions to support and enhance the youth’s skill development and well-being, along with adherence to treatment recommendations.
• Collaborate with Families First Coordinators and Family Support Specialists to assist youth and family’s transition and skill building into the community to support goal of Permanency
• Screen for human trafficking concerns and comply with AWOC Protocol
• Complete Progress Notes and all required documentation within expected timeframes
• Serve as the clinical driver of the behavioral and medical health planning.
• Assist with hospitalization and discharge planning following hospitalization
• Participate in all mandatory trainings and optional trainings that enhance practice
• Any other duties assigned

QUALIFCATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• New York Stated licensed LMSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT – limited permit is acceptable upon hire
• Ability to focus ontreatment planning with children and familieswith the goal ofpermanency
• Must demonstrate the ability to collaborate with client and teams that are culturally and professionally diverse
• Solid organizational, documentation and follow-up skills are required
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to learn new platforms; experience using electronic health record is a preferred
• An understanding of the impacts of institutional and structural racism on the child welfare system and in disadvantaged communities
• Previous experience in child welfare, preferably in residential setting
• Bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred

SALARY

$62,400 - $64,920