Licensed Mental Health Pro – Harm Reduction & HIV Care

AIDS Center of Queens County, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Job summary

The AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) is hiring a Mental Health Professional for the HUB Program. The role provides trauma-informed mental health services, crisis support, and care coordination for clients facing barriers to care in Jamaica and Woodside, with outreach and mobile services.

You'll work within harm reduction and LGBTQ+ affirmative practices, linking clients to medical care, housing, benefits, and other supports, and participate in supervision, trainings, and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC credential required.
• Minimum two years of clinical mental health experience.
• Experience with substance use and harm reduction.
• Experience with LGBTQ+ communities.
• Trauma-informed service delivery.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Office, community, mobile, and telehealth service delivery.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic record systems.
• Valid driver's license preferred.
• Sensitivity to diversity and client-centered approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling, brief interventions, and crisis support.
• Conduct mental health screenings and assessments.
• Deliver trauma-informed and harm reduction services.
• Provide affirming and culturally responsive services to LGBTQ+ individuals.
• Support clients with substance use without requiring abstinence.
• Assist clients with referrals to medical care, housing, benefits, and other supports.
• Collaborate with outreach, navigation, case management, and behavioral health staff.
• Maintain accurate documentation per agency and funder requirements.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision, and trainings.
• Provide services at multiple program locations and through mobile outreach.
• Participate in occasional evening and weekend outreach activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Harm reduction

Bilingual English/Spanish

Documentation

Team collaboration

Telehealth delivery

Office/community/mobile delivery

Microsoft Office

Electronic record systems

Education

LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC

Job description

The AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) is hiring a Mental Health Professional for the HUB Program. The role provides trauma-informed mental health services, crisis support, and care coordination for clients facing barriers to care in Jamaica and Woodside, with outreach and mobile services.

You'll work within harm reduction and LGBTQ+ affirmative practices, linking clients to medical care, housing, benefits, and other supports, and participate in supervision, trainings, and team collaboration.