Cftss Behavioral Health Provider - Long

CFTSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER - LONG ISLAND

Job Category: Direct Service Worker

Requisition Number: CFTSS
003525

• Posted:
  October 4, 2024
• Part-Time
• Rate: $33.32 USD per hour

Dix Hills, NY 11746, USA

• Travel Required:
  
  Yes

CFTSS (Children and Family Treatment and Support Services) offers opportunities to better meet the behavioral health needs at earlier junctures in a child/youth’s life to prevent the onset or progression of behavioral health conditions. CFTSS is a set of services designed to help youth and families gain the necessary tools to be successful in their homes and communities through goal‑directed supports and solution‑based interventions.

The CFTSS Provider provides various services to enrich and improve the lives of at‑risk youth. Services can be provided to the child, foster parents, birth parents and other family members involved in the youth’s life, and are delivered in the NYC and Long Island communities. Candidates may apply for several or all skills indicated below if they meet the minimum job qualifications.

Provider applicants must have a valid driver's license with no recent major or multiple violations and good writing skills.

Each Provider can work up to 29 hours weekly.

Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment: Goal-directed supports and solution-focused interventions associated with behavioral health.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Assist youth with socialization/coping skills necessary for successful functioning and rehabilitate behavioral health in the home and community.

Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP): Licensed professionals only, whose services effectively engage children, youth and families/caregivers who may have difficulty engaging in traditional clinic‑based settings.

Family Peer Support Service: Provided by credentialed family peer advocate to support and assist if you are raising a youth with mental health challenges, and assistance with locating resources and building natural supports.

Youth Peer Support: Mentor youth in developing positive peer and family relationships, and share personal knowledge, insight, and experience about programs and resources that may support youth.

• Must have training and experience to provide direct services related to the treatment of mental illness.
• Must be reliable and able to work independently and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality/communication with the therapeutic team.
• Must be cleared by the NYS Justice Center through fingerprinting for a Criminal History Records search.
• Must be cleared by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services for instances of child abuse and/or neglect.
• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age with a High School Diploma/GED or equivalent; BA degree preferred; good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have experience working with seriously emotionally disturbed youth or children; job‑related or volunteer experience reflected on the resume.
• Valid New York State Driver’s License.
• Acceptable clearance checks for State Central Register, Driver license and fingerprinting as required by the program.
• Must obtain screening for physical/mantoux testing.

Required: Bachelors or better.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.