Mental Health Worker - N

Job Details:

Job Location:

Coram - Coram, NY, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Salary Range: $24.76 - $24.76

Hourly, Make an Impact.

At Well Life Network, every role plays a vital part in empowering people to live their best lives. As part of one of New York's largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, you'll join a team dedicated to compassion, inclusion, and excellence - helping individuals and families thrive every day.

Position Summary:

Mental Health Workers in this program provide service access, advocacy, and supports for ages 5-21 years who have or are at risk of developing a serious emotional disturbance (SED) and their families residing in Suffolk County to enable them to live successfully in the community. Services provided include but are not limited to: support, information, skill building, advocacy, service linkage, referral and crisis intervention.

• Demonstrate knowledge of childhood psychiatric disorders and trauma.
• Responsible for the overall provision of services including but not limited to support, information, skill building, advocacy, service linkage, referrals and crisis intervention.
• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments.
• Prepare and revise care plans to reflect client needs and personal goals with a focus on maintaining health and wellness.
• Maintain regular contact with clients and collateral contacts providing face-to-face visits.
• Advocate for and support clients to ensure access to resources necessary to support wellness/self-management and decrease frequency of emergency room visits and inpatient hospital admissions.
• Monitor and coordinate all care for clients, including access and maintenance of medical insurance, linkage to treatment providers and community resources.
• Collaborate with community providers as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure goal-directed care planning.
• Involve child and family in the development and on-going review of individualized care plans.
• Conduct crisis prevention when needed and follow up accordingly.
• Maintain detailed, timely, and accurate record keeping and documentation of services.
• Work as part of a care management team, attend and participate in regular team meetings to provide feedback and share resource information relating to client needs, issues, and concerns.
• Participate in regular individual supervision to address concerns/issues and improve skill development.
• Attend periodic trainings to enhance skill level and learn about wellness self-management and best practice skills.
• Be responsible for reporting/coordinating daily office and field schedules with supervisor.
• Engage in discharge planning with youth and family.
• 17.Provide a Flexible schedule required to meet the needs of the youth and families. Two evenings required a week.

• 18. Participation in program and division trainings.
• 19. Attend workshops and conferences as requested. OMH mandatory trainings required.
• 20. Responsible for maintaining (or having access to) a personal vehicle throughout the course of the work day.
• 21. Utilize his or her own personal vehicle to transport clients and other duties to meet the program needs.
• 22. Submission of car insurance policy before the expiration date.
• 23. Other duties as assigned by Administration.

#IND Support

Qualifications:

Bachelors of Arts or Science Degree with two years of relevant experience (e.g. care coordination, mental health, youth and families, or related populations), or a Master's Degree with one year of experience.