Life Skills Specialist

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

1d•$66,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Jewish Board’s Community Behavioral Health programs provide compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Using a culturally responsive, person-centered approach, staff help individuals and families build skills and access resources that improve functioning, foster hope, and strengthen resilience. Our programs partner closely with community organizations to address health disparities while honoring community strengths. Our children’s community residences are single-site group homes for up to eight children and adolescents, offering a supervised, trauma-informed therapeutic environment that builds the skills needed to live successfully in the community and participate in school or work, as appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, education, rehabilitation, or a related field required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic health record systems is required.
The role must be able to: Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation
Maintain records in accordance with agency standards
Communicate effectively with team members through electronic systems
Track service delivery and related activities
Sufficient visual, auditory, verbal, and manual ability to perform essential job functions, including the ability to read, prepare, and maintain documentation; use standard office equipment and electronic systems; and participate safely in routine program and community-based activities.

Nice To Haves

Coursework or training in child and adolescent development, trauma-informed care, mental health, or independent living skills is strongly preferred.
Experience working with children, adolescents, or transition-age youth with serious emotional disturbance, behavioral health needs, or complex psychosocial needs in residential, school, community-based, or behavioral health settings is strongly preferred.
Experience providing skills training, coaching, crisis support, or rehabilitative interventions is highly desirable.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
Demonstrated ability to provide culturally responsive, person-centered services and communicate effectively with youth, families, providers, and community partners from diverse backgrounds is strongly valued.

Responsibilities

Provide structured life skills training in daily living, personal hygiene, meal preparation, budgeting, time management, public transportation, and community safety.
Develop and implement individualized life skills interventions based on each youth’s strengths, needs, treatment goals, developmental level, and transition plan.
Provide individual and group coaching, modeling, and hands-on practice in the residence and community to build independence, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and age-appropriate decision-making.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including clinical, residential, educational, and family supports, to integrate life skills development into each youth’s service plan and daily routine.
Document services, progress, and barriers in a timely manner; share relevant observations with the treatment team; engage caregivers, as appropriate; and help youth apply skills during home visits, school, work, and community transitions.
Run weekly groups independent living skills groups.
Can be called upon to work 1:1 with a youth who’s in crisis.
Take and complete Medication Administration Training (MAT).
Complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training (TCI).
Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.
The ability to travel and navigate the community in order to provide services where the youth and family will benefit most from the services delivered.
Additional duties as assigned.