Cftss Behavioral Health Provider– Brooklyn

CFTSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER– BROOKLYN

Job Category: Direct Service Worker

Requisition Number: CFTSS
003527

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

Madonna Heights Campus
151 Burrs Ln
Dix Hills, NY 11746, USA

CFTSS (Children and Family Treatment and Support Services) offer opportunities to meet behavioral health needs at earlier junctures to prevent onset or progression of behavioral health conditions. CFTSS provides goal‑directed supports and solutions to help youth and families succeed in homes and communities.

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

Responsibilities

• 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 who effectively engage children, youth and families/caregivers who may have difficulty engaging in traditional clinic‑based settings.
• Family Peer Support Service:
  Provided by a credentialed family peer advocate to support and assist families raising a youth with mental health challenges, and help locate resources and build natural supports.
• Youth Peer Support:
  Mentor youth in developing positive peer and family relationships, sharing personal knowledge, insight, and experience about programs and resources that may support youth.

Each Provider can work up to 29 hours weekly.

Travel Required
:
Yes. 75 % of the time.

Qualifications – External

• Must have training and experience to provide direct services related to the treatment of mental illness.
• Must be reliable, able to work independently, and maintain 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.
• Must have a 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/mental testing.

Required:

Bachelors or better.

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