Clinical Coordinator at The Jewish Board in New York, New York

Job Description:

Make a bigger difference



WORKING WITH US



At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.



IF YOU JOIN US; YOU WILL HAVE THESE GREAT BENEFITS:



• Generous paid time off in addition to 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days


• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans


• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness


• Free continuing education opportunities


• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension


• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation


• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program


• Life and disability insurance


• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee



ABOUT THE JOB



Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services are focused on improving or ameliorating the significant functional impairments and sever symptomatology experienced by youth due to mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. Clinical and rehabilitative interventions are also focused on enhancing family functioning to foster health/wellbeing, stability and re-integration for youth who are returning home after residential treatment or in-patient hospitalization. The Youth ACT Team is a multi-disciplinary team and works together to provide family-driven, youth-guided and developmentally appropriate services to comprehensively address the needs of youth within the family, school, medical, behavioral, psychosocial and community domains.



Position Overview:


The Youth ACT Team Clinical Coordinator works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide treatment and support services to families and children, ages 10 to 21, who have significant behavioral health needs and who are at risk of entering, or returning home from high end service, such as inpatient settings or residential services. The role involves providing highly-individualized services focused on clinical treatment, family psychoeducation and skills development. The Clinical Coordinator provides services to youth and families in their homes and communities and collaborates closely with other service providers and systems with which the family interacts. The role is split between Queens and Bronx. The role will require some evening availability and rotating on-call coverage.



KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide treatment to the child and their family/caregivers to address the clinical needs of the child and the complex needs of the family unit


• Engage child/youth and family as active partners in developing, reviewing, and modifying a course of care that supports the child/youth's progress towards identified goals related to restoring, building or enhancing functionality as well as the development of a relapse prevention plan where appropriate.


• Engage the child/youth and family in defining their desired goals and the action steps by which to achieve them.


• Assess risk, develop safety plans and provide crisis intervention services


• Participate in both the development and implementation of a person centered care plan that includes formal and informal supports that increase opportunities for improved quality of life. Focus is on creating meaningful and productive daily activities in the community;


• Actively participate and function as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing services, as a unit, to youth and families


• Monitor appropriate discharge and ongoing care planning at pre- and post-transition for individuals transitioning to community.


• Establish collaborative working relationships and acts as a liaison with community providers, Managed Care Plans, schools, and medical providers.


• Completes casework documentation and collects and reports data, as required, while adhering to productivity standards,


• Foster relationship with community provides to ensure that recipients are connected with appropriate services as they transition back into the community and to share or collect collateral information;


• Appointment navigation by accompanying to appointments-including but not limited to travel training, reengagement in community care, and ability to identify needs and barriers to services as well as making appropriate referrals


• Monitor, evaluate and record participant progress with respect to care plan goals;


• Provide on-call after hour crisis intervention services when needed to participants and their support network, including respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services;


• Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions;


• Perform other related duties as assigned;

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCAT) in a Behavioral Health or related field

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE

• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in providing direct services to children with serious emotional disturbance and their families


• Fluency in Spanish preferred

Computer Skills Required:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required

Work Environment / Physical Effort:

• Frequent travel throughout the assigned borough (Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island); infrequent travel throughout NYC


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  Position is currently hybrid but can become 100% in person based on program
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We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.


This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.


We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

• Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
• Job Function Social Workers
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 8857 - Case Worker - Social Services - Traveling
• Min Hiring Rate $69,000.00
• Max Hiring Rate $79,000.00
• Travel Required Yes
• Required Education Master's Degree

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