About this role
Our dedicated front line staff are out in the field making it happen on a daily basis. Our administration staff play a key role in supporting our frontline staff by giving them the resources and tools they need to be successful. Whether Finance, HR, IT, or Quality Assurance is your game, you’ll be supporting our agency to be able to provide the best programs and services possible. You’ll get to work in a supportive, creative culture with many benefits.
OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES:
We are looking for a dynamic Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Licensed Mental Health Professional who is passionate about working closely with youth ages 10-21 with acute behavioral health needs.
The Youth ACT Team is a program designed to address the significant needs of children/youth who are at risk of entering, or returning home from high intensity services, such as inpatient or residential services, through the use of a multidisciplinary team.
Youth ACT services are delivered in the home or other community based settings. Youth ACT teams deliver intensive, highly coordinated, individualized services and skilled therapeutic interventions through an integrated, multidisciplinary team approach to better achieve success and maintain the child in the home, school and community.
The Licensed Mental Health Professional is responsible for providing clinical treatment and working with their Youth ACT team colleagues to follow the mission of providing the child and their family with the level of support and access to services required to sustain gains made in crisis response or other out of-home high-intensity services.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
The Youth ACT Licensed Mental Health Professional will:
- Conduct assessments and provide person centered, trauma-informed and culturally humble treatment, including crisis intervention to participants.
- Participate in staff meetings, daily clinical case conferences, and other agency or program meetings, including coordinating with other service providers/schools, family members, etc., as necessary.
- Assure timely and satisfactory completion of documentation in electronic charts and case records.
- Participate in a weekly on-call rotation.
QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES:
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous work demands in an effective and professional manner.
- Ability to work well independently, while collaborating with other team members.
- Ability and willingness to self-motivate, prioritize, and change processes to improve effectiveness.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to navigate Electronic Health Records and other systems.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred but not required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- NYS License in one of the following categories: Psychologist, Clinical/Masters Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, or Creative Arts Therapist
- Experience working with youth and their families both individually and as a group
- Experience working in community based settings, preferred
- Familiarity with the Orange County System of Services, preferred
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
- Must have reliable transportation and be able to respond to client needs, in person, within an hour during scheduled work and on-call hours.
EEO Employer
Access: Network is an EEO employer
Other facts
About Access: Supports for Living
Rewarding Lives. Healthy Communities.
Welcome to an agency that is passionate about supporting the families and communities of the Hudson Valley.
We have been evolving services for people facing the challenges of disability and mental illness for over 58 years.
Today ...we offer a broad range of programs and touch thousands of lives every week. Yet we always work hard to focus on the needs and potentials of one person at a time.
Our many and varied services are all focused on one goal: helping people with challenges live the fullest life possible.
We believe each of us is entitled to a voice in establishing our own life goals and strive to treat each person we assist as a partner.
We are committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we live and work.
What you'll do
- The Youth ACT Licensed Mental Health Professional conducts assessments and provides trauma-informed treatment, including crisis intervention. They collaborate with team members to support youth and their families in maintaining stability in their home and community.
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