Mental Health Coach

Summary

If you are passionate about working with/for vulnerable youth and families, implementing evidence-based models of treatment and care, we have a professional opportunity for you! The MST Coach is a specialized Case Planner role with a concentration of the MST-FIT model of service. Working within the social service department, the Coach supports youth and families, along with department staff by wrapping services to ensure successful discharge.

MST-FIT (Multi-systemic Therapy/Family Integrated Transition) Coach

• Perform case management responsibility to the youth using the MST approach.
• Performs all activities and administrative tasks associated with handling a caseload in keeping with all ACS and OCFS regulations.
• Field work that sometimes requires you to drive residents in your vehicle.
• Occasional evening hours are required for parent conferences and home visits.

Our main campus in Rockaway Park, Queens, houses a Residential Treatment Center, Close to Home Non-Secure Placement programs, administrative offices, clinical services, and an on-site NYC Department of Education school. We also operate a Non-Secure Detention residence in Richmond Hill and Limited Secure Placement programs in Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Principal Responsibilities

• Demonstrates fidelity to the agency’s service values and organizational imperatives.
• Provides aftercare support to cases transitioning to trial discharge, using MST-FIT model of treatment/therapy.
• As necessary, provides additional support to cases transitioning from trial discharge MST-FIT to return to placement.
• Provides crisis intervention and conflict resolution to youths and their families throughout the week, to include evenings/weekends as required, but minimally on a consistent rotation schedule.
• Conducts virtual and in-person sessions to resident youth/families.
• Responsible for, at least, weekly documentation to include case, collateral, and other contacts w/I 48 hours of occurrence.
• Ensures ongoing support and collaboration across MST and ITM program/staff on behalf of residents.
• Prepares and submits MST-FIT engagement court reports for scheduled permanency hearings.
• Prepares for and attends weekly and other ITM learning community meetings and trainings.
• Attends monthly/mandatory trainings to include 7-day ITM, 5-day MST-FIT booster trainings.
• Responsible to prepare for and attend weekly supervision and MST-FIT group consultations as scheduled.
• Must prepare for and attend monthly MST-FIT psychiatric consultation as scheduled.
• Supports the social service department with regard to resident transition by way of MST-FIT model of treatment engagement.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum MSW degree with licensure preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in child welfare with at-risk youth.
• Former Case Management experience is a plus.
• Valid NYS Driver's License.
• Professional, mature, and dependable with a bias for action.
• Ability to assess and engage youth and families is critical to the position.
• Physical ability to travel throughout the community, securing resources and services, while adhering to the MST 120-day targeted length of treatment model.
• Willingness to adjust schedule as needed to ensure service needs are met.

Travel Requirements

This position offers a full-time, hybrid/in-field schedule and is based in Rockaway and does require home visits and travel to other locations.