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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Assistant Team Leader / Senior Mental Health Clinician

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$70k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, or marriage and family therapy is required.
  • At least 3 years of post-master's work experience in the mental health field, preferably with the target population, is required.
  • Knowledge of mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, and substance abuse disorders is required.
  • Knowledge of treatment, rehabilitation, and community support programs as they relate to consumers/residents, families, and staff is required.
  • Knowledge of techniques for identifying and preventing potentially violent behavior, including crisis management techniques, is required.
  • Ability to develop, evaluate, implement, and modify clinical treatment interventions to meet individual clients' needs is required.
  • Ability to prepare accurate and timely reports is required.
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for new hires, subject to reasonable accommodation for disability; city-sponsored program hires must meet this requirement by their hire date.

Responsibilities

  • Review referral packages and conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine consumers' medical, psychiatric, housing, and other social needs in the community.
  • Develop short-term, person-centered treatment plans to help clients achieve their goals.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress toward treatment goals.
  • Modify treatment plans in response to changes in client status.
  • Establish collaborative working relationships with inpatient treatment teams and plan appropriate client discharges with them.
  • Build relationships with community providers to connect clients with appropriate services as they transition back into the community.
  • Counsel clients in individual and group sessions to help them address substance abuse, mental and physical illness, family issues, housing problems, and unemployment.
  • Provide ongoing psychoeducation to clients, their families, and others in their support networks.
  • Provide out-of-hours crisis intervention services to clients and their support networks.
  • Work with clients and housing providers to resolve clinical issues affecting clients' ability to manage and retain supportive housing.
  • Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions, and facilitate and lead staff meetings in the Team Leader's absence.
  • Escort consumers to appointments with community-based treatment providers when indicated.
  • Collaborate with Health Home care coordinators.
  • Conduct individual supervision for team members, orient new team members to policies and procedures, and provide ongoing training and mentorship.
  • Perform chart reviews and ensure complete and timely documentation.
  • Collect, analyze, and report data to the funding source.
  • Provide leadership and direct the activities of a mobile multidisciplinary treatment team in the Team Leader's absence.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous management and supervisory experience is preferred.
  • New York State Licensed Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor status is preferred.
  • Experience working with homeless and/or precariously housed populations is preferred.
  • Knowledge of homeless resources is preferred.

About the Company

Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Services for the Underserved (S:US) provides social services to New Yorkers facing homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma. It coordinates housing, case management, behavioral health treatment, rehabilitation, advocacy, and other supports across New York City and Long Island to address multiple needs in one place. It differentiates itself by its scale and its integrated, place-based approach that combines housing, health, and justice services rather than focusing on a single issue. Its goal is to help people live with purpose, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978

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