Mental Health Professional

CN Guidance and Counseling Services•Hicksville, NY

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Work with the CN Guidance to deliver and link services to the identified communities. Provide services focused on enhancing continuity of care. This role involves providing culturally attuned outreach, building community trust, supporting health-literacy education, and establishing strong referral pathways for Ukraine new arrivals into behavioral healthcare. The professional will also facilitate wellness groups, provide clinical counseling, and link clients to necessary community resources. A key aspect of this role is in-person presence at community hubs frequented by Ukraine new arrivals and documenting learnings specific to this population for future staff trainings. The goal is to increase cultural competency and nuanced attunement of the agency across Ukraine groups. The professional will be in the field, building awareness about CN Guidance's mental health, co-occurring substance use treatment, and wrap-around service programs. They will implement appropriate crisis services, share information about the Agency and its services to aid client participation in treatment decisions, and help clients become effective consumers of mental health and substance abuse services. The role includes maintaining client stability, regularly assessing progress in supervision, assisting clients in developing appropriate expectations from treatment, and establishing and maintaining timely clinical case records. Collaboration with other agencies and participation in internal and external meetings are also expected. The professional will utilize and understand the value of supervision to enhance practice skills and service delivery. Data sharing with clients to facilitate partnered decision-making and completing QI training are also part of the responsibilities. The role requires cultivating a culture of inclusion and adhering to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.

Requirements

Masters Social Work (MSW) or Mental Health Counselors (MHC) required.
Prior successful field work, community work, clinical work experience under proper supervision.
Familiarly with the resources and services in the Ukraine community.

Responsibilities

Provide culturally attuned outreach intended to engage community.
Build community trust within identified community.
Support health-literacy education.
Outreach and engage community members and leaders.
Build a strong referral pathway of Ukraine new arrivals into behavioral healthcare.
Facilitate wellness groups.
Provide clinical counseling to individuals and families in person and virtually.
Link clients to necessary community resources.
In-person presence at community hubs highly attended by Ukraine new arrivals, including Community events (e.g., Ukrainian, Russian other cultural or spiritual festivals).
Documented learnings specific to this target population that can be used continually in future CN Guidance staff trainings; and increased cultural competency and nuanced attunement of our agency across Ukraine groups long after the grant ends.
To be out in the field, in the Ukraine community, building awareness about CN Guidance's mental health, cooccurring substance use treatment, and wrap-around service programs.
Implements appropriate crisis services when needed to prevent decomposition and move client toward an appropriate treatment to enhance adaptive functioning.
Shares information about the Agency and its services in order to help clients and other interested parties participate in treatment decisions, set appropriate goals and better understand the functions of the center.
Helps clients to become effective consumers of mental health and substance abuse services through information sharing, empowerment and transcendence of the stigma associated with those services.
Maintains client stability through a planned ongoing treatment relationship or assesses and helps implement changes in client functioning when indicated.
Regularly assesses in weekly supervision with the supervisor the progress of the client's treatment and is open to recommendations for improvement.
Assists clients in developing appropriate expectations from treatment.
Establishes and maintains appropriate and timely clinical case records.
Exchanging information with other agencies that benefits the client, or ensures compliance with regulations and coordination of services.
Participates in all required internal and external meetings that appropriately represent the needs of the client and the Agency.
Utilizes and understands the value of supervision which increases practice skills, promotes better service for the client and preserves accountability to the Agency.
Facilitate sharing of data with the individuals to whom it applies to facilitate partnered decision-making and to keep clients informed of progress.
Complete QI Training during onboarding and participate in QI refresher training as needed.
Ability to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences.
Adherence to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment by following established safety guidelines.
Include any relevant knowledge or experience regarding health and safety protocols to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
$0 Deductible Platinum Plus Medical Insurance Plan - 90% Employer Provided Benefit
Flexible Spending Account
403(b) retirement plan
Long Term and Short Term Disability
Legal Plan
Dependent Care Expense Account
Life Insurance/Supplemental Life Insurance
Pet Insurance
HRA
Training programs including a Mentorship program
Employees may be eligible for Federal/Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Career growth and Promotional opportunities
Employee Perks and Discounts to Broadway shows and more
5 Personal Days
10-20 Vacation Days
12 Sick Days
12 Company Paid Holidays-yearly