Mental Health Specialist III | VNS Health - Brooklyn NY

Stefanini, Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Mental Health Specialist III | VNS Health - Brooklyn, NY

Posted: 6/23/2023

Job ID#: 137

Job Category: Social Worker

Position Type: Employee

Duration: One Year

Job Description

Title: Mental Health Specialist III | VNS Health - Brooklyn, NY

Job Requisition Number: R007434

Program: ACT Brooklyn

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Responsibilities:

ACT is grounded in a recovery-oriented practice and provides an integrated set of evidence-based treatment, rehabilitation, case management, and support services delivered by a mobile, multidisciplinary behavioral health treatment team. ACT supports individual recovery through a highly individualized approach that provides individuals with the tools to obtain and maintain housing, employment, relationships, and relief from symptoms and medication side effects.

ACT integrates the principles of person-centered, culturally responsive, trauma-informed care, addressing the impact of discrimination/stigma, and cross-system collaboration into its service philosophy. ACT provides services with consideration of cultural/linguistic preference through the use of the cultural formulation interview process and cultural assessment. An essential aspect of ACT is recognizing the importance of family, community-based, and faith-based supports.

Qualifications:

Licenses and Certifications: We are looking for licensed and Masters level Social Service Professionals to fill roles on these teams.

Education: Masters level Social Service Professionals to fill roles on these teams.

Experience: Hybrid scheduled; includes field work, clinical developments, and opportunities for growth.

Compensation: $24.72 - $30.93 Hourly

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About Us:

VNS Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 125 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us—we help people live, age, and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise, and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 'neighbors' who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions, and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.