Behavioral Health Specialist - HCBS - NYC

ABBOTT HOUSE•New York, NY

8d•$20 - $41

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist provides one or more services to children and families enrolled in the relevant programs, based on the specialist’s training, experience, and qualifications. Staff may only provide services for which they meet the documented minimum education and qualification requirements. Services may include prevocational support for youth age 14 or older, helping them develop work habits and behaviors, explore careers, and prepare for paid or volunteer work. Respite provides short-term supervision and support for children and youth with disabilities, either as planned relief for caregivers or in response to a crisis. Supported Employment offers ongoing assistance to participants who need intensive support to obtain and maintain competitive, customized, or self-employment in an integrated work setting. Caregiver/Family Advocacy and Support Services provide children, families, caregivers, and identified collateral contacts with information and techniques to better understand and address the participant’s disability-related needs. Community Habilitation supports children and youth with developmental, medical, or behavioral disabilities in developing self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills. The role also involves overseeing and completing assigned program requirements, documenting services for billing, participating in treatment team meetings, reporting serious reportable and recordable incidents to a supervisor, and complying with organizational policies and time frames for reporting, documentation, and billing. Knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma is expected. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Education and experience requirements vary by service: Prevocational Services requires an AA/AS and one year of experience, or a BA and one year of experience.
Respite Services requires a high school diploma and experience.
Supported Employment Services requires an AA/AS and one year of experience, or a BA/BS and one year of experience.
Caregiver/Family Advocacy and Support Services requires a BA and two years of experience, or an MA and one year of experience.
Community Habilitation requires a high school diploma and experience.
Knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma.
Ability to meet the physical demands described for the position, including standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, communicating, and occasionally balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.

Responsibilities

Provide only those services for which the specialist meets the documented minimum educational and qualification requirements.
Provide prevocational services that teach work habits, acceptable job behaviors, and job production requirements, and support youth’s work readiness and career exploration.
Provide planned or crisis respite, including supervision and developmentally appropriate activities that support children’s interests, abilities, health, and safety.
Provide ongoing support to help participants obtain and maintain competitive, customized, or self-employment in an integrated work setting.
Provide caregiver, family, and identified collateral contacts with information and techniques to understand and address the participant’s needs related to their disabilities.
Support children and youth with developmental, medical, or behavioral disabilities in developing self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills.
Oversee and execute assigned program requirements.
Document necessary information for each child to support appropriate service billing.
Participate in treatment team meetings and provide updates.
Report all Serious Reportable and Recordable Incidents to a supervisor.
Comply with Abbott House policies, procedures, and time frames for reporting, documentation, and billing.
Perform other related duties as required.