Behavioral Health Specialist - CFTSS - NYC

ABBOTT HOUSE • New York, NY

9d • $20 - $41 • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist provides one or more services to children and families enrolled in the program, based on the provider’s training, experience, and qualifications. Providers may not deliver services unless they meet the minimum educational requirements and qualifications for those services.

The role may provide Psychiatric Supports and Treatment Services (CPST), which are goal-directed, face-to-face interventions with the child or youth and, as appropriate, family members, caregivers, or other collateral supports. CPST combines therapeutic interventions, such as counseling, with functional supports to help children and families achieve treatment-plan goals, stability, functional improvement, personal recovery or resilience, and improved relationships and integration at home, school, and in the community. Services may be delivered in permissible community settings, including locations where the child or youth lives, attends school, receives services, or socializes.

The role may also provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR), which uses hands-on, task-oriented activities to address functional deficits and interpersonal or behavioral health barriers. PSR supports children and youth in developing and applying skills in natural settings, with the goal of helping them become active and productive members of their families and communities while reducing the need for ongoing professional intervention. PSR is recommended by a licensed practitioner and included in the treatment plan. Services are delivered in a trauma-informed, culturally competent, and linguistically competent manner.

The position also includes program oversight and execution duties as assigned, documentation and billing-related responsibilities, participation in treatment team meetings, and reporting serious reportable and recordable incidents to a supervisor. The role requires use of a computer and office equipment, fluent English communication, and the ability to meet the physical demands described in the posting. The work is frequently performed in an office environment with usually moderate noise, which may occasionally increase due to participant behavior.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field and at least four years of relevant work experience working directly with children and families; alternatively, a master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related human services field and at least one year of applicable experience.
• Meet the minimum educational requirements and qualifications for the specific services provided.
• Fluent English communication skills, including speaking, reading, and writing.
• Ability to use a computer and learn software programs.
• Ability to operate a fax machine, copier, scanner, and other office equipment.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, communicating, occasionally stooping, kneeling, or crouching, and lifting or pushing/pulling loads as described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma.

Responsibilities

• Provide CPST services as qualified, including face-to-face, goal-directed interventions with children or youth and family, caregiver, or collateral supports.
• Provide PSR services as qualified, using hands-on, task-oriented activities to help children and youth address functional and interpersonal or behavioral health barriers and develop skills in natural settings.
• Deliver services in a trauma-informed, culturally competent, and linguistically competent manner.
• Oversee and execute program requirements as assigned.
• Document required information for each child to support service billing.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and provide updates.
• Report all Serious Reportable and Recordable Incidents to the supervisor.
• Comply with Abbott House policies, procedures, and deadlines for reporting, documenting, and billing.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level