Behavioral Health Specialist I-IQ540301
hace 8 días
Queens Village
Job Description Under the general supervision of the Team Leader/Program Director, the Behavioral Health Specialist I functions as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. As part of the team with shared caseloads, the Behavioral Health Specialist I assists individuals who have serious and persistent mental illness in their personal recovery by engaging with them in their setting and developing a healthy working relationship. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: List all essential job duties. (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.) • Provide counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, case management and support services in the community (homes, shelters, street), as part of a mobile multi-disciplinary team, to mentally ill individuals who have a history of decompensation and relapse as a result of poor follow through with outpatient treatment., • Provide clinical supervision to the Behavioral Health Specialist II and Behavioral Health Specialist III., • Assume primary clinical management responsibility for 10-12 adults with serious and persistent mental illness, who may also have a co-occurring substance abuse or other disorder, within the context of a 27 - person-caseload IMT Team., • Assist individuals in attaining or maintaining housing, employment, functional social relationships, and relief from psychiatric symptoms and side effects through medication management support., • Assertive engagement and provision of mental health services in the community where the service population lives. Approximately 80% of the workweek takes place in the community, such as streets, shelters, and residential settings., • Continuous responsibility (24-hour) for people enrolled in the ACT Team caseload through the use of a rotating emergency phone line., • Provide all services in a culturally relevant and competent manner., • Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records, including but not limited to progress notes, service plan and service plan reviews, assessments and contact logs within all-applicable regulations and guidelines., • Provide support and psychoeducation to family members, friends and other collateral individuals., • Provide referrals and engagement support for services not directly provided by IMT Team, e.g., medical services, participation in psychosocial clubhouses and self-help groups, vocational training and placement, etc., • Provide accurate and timely reports, within federal, state, and city regulatory and agency confidentiality guidelines, to other providers and agencies, e.g. housing, vocational, criminal justice, child welfare, etc., • Participates in individual and group supervision, treatment team meetings, case conferences, in-service training and other staff development activities as assigned., • Observes all applicable rules, procedures or laws regarding the reporting of incidents, including the reporting of alleged child abuse and neglect., • Perform other related duties as required and assigned by the Program Director. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Ability to actively engage individuals who may be resistant to treatment, actively demonstrating symptoms of psychosis, and/or actively using substances., • Knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities and symptom-reduction strategies, and the ability to apply them as appropriate., • Ability to work as an active member of a treatment team., • Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and culturally responsive manner., • Ability to make sound clinical decisions in times of crisis., • Ability to recognize strengths in individuals and use these strengths to assist in problem solving., • Ability to interact with consumers in a respectful and professional manner., • Ability to integrate elements of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, integrated care, and person-centered (TRIP) philosophies in all aspects of the work., • Willingness to seek out professional consultation from the other members of the treatment team in order to achieve positive outcomes., • Ability to type, use electronic health record systems, and Microsoft products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint., • Knowledge of agency policies and program policies, procedures and functions., • Ability to use modern office equipment (e.g. computer, fax, copy machine, scanner, etc.)., • Ability to use a smart phone for email, phone, and texting. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Educational Requirement: • Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the NYS Education Department or Licensed as a Masters Social Worker (LMSW) by the NYS Education Department. Experience: • A minimum of two years clinical experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, substance use, homelessness and criminal justice involvement. Supervisory experience preferred.