Case Manager

Make a bigger difference

At The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

If you have a particular age range or population you’re interested in working with,
you can find your niche here
. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

• We’re committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program typesand jobs.
• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.
• Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.
• You’ll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) services are designed to provide goal-directed functional supports to children/youth and their families to achieve stability and functional improvement in daily living, personal recovery, as well as family and interpersonal relationships that promote school and community integration. CPST services are conducted primarily in the community for children/youth who may have difficulty engaging in formal office settings but can benefit from home and/or community based rehabilitative services.

The family/caregiver plays an integral role in the support and treatment of the child’s behavioral health needs.

• To provide community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST). Assisting the child/youth and their family or other adult caregivers to identify strategies or treatment options to minimize the negative effects of symptoms, emotional disturbances, substance use, or environmental stressors that adversely impact the child’s/youth’s functioning in one or more domains (i.e., home, school, community). Examples include but are not limited to emotional self-regulation, identifying and making healthy/safe choices, and developing age appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Assisting the child/youth and their family or other collaterals with identifying strengths and needs, resources, natural supports and developing goals and objectives to capitalize on these strengths, improve interpersonal relationships, and build self-esteem.
• Providing restoration, rehabilitation, and support to minimize the negative effects of behavioral health symptoms or emotional disturbances that interfere with the child/youth’s daily living. Examples include (but are not limited to): improving life safety skills such as ability to access emergency services, basic safety practices and evacuation; physical and behavioral health care (maintenance, scheduling physician appointments, recognizing when to contact a physician);
  
  self-administration of medication for physical and mental health or substance use disorder conditions, understanding the purpose and possible side effects of medication prescribed for conditions, and other common prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug uses.
• Perform these services in the youth’s home (may include a children’s community residence licensed by OMH), community, office or via telehealth.
• Participate in clinical treatment team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
• Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies and/or funding sources.
• Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.
• The ability to travel and navigate the community in order to provide services where the youth and family will benefit most from the services delivered.
• Work collaboratively…