Job Abstract

Job ID

2024-2873

# of Openings

1

Category

Professional

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 72,000 individuals annually. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn.

Rising Ground is seeking a skilled Licensed Social Worker-Mental Health Coordinator (MHC) to oversee the specialized clinical team providing mental health assessments to students and their families at our three Bronx-based Community Schools, JHS22, PS195 and PS123. The MHC will liaise with the school faculty of the three Community Schools and our in-house clinical team to provide interventions and participate in the development of individualized education plans to ensure that the clinical and psycho-educational needs of students are being met.

In addition, the MHC will work closely with the school-based support team at JHS22 in recommending or creating groups or other school-based activities beneficial to the school community.

Clinical intervention will be grounded in the clinical model of youth development, using a strengths-based approach. The Mental Health Coordinator will maintain clear and consistent communication with the Principal, Rising Ground leadership team, Assistant Principal, school faculty, school-based support team, students and their parents.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Community Schools:

• Coordinates clinical supports and services at three community schools providing weekly supervision to three school-based Mental Health Therapists
• Oversees MSW intern program at three schools regarding their field placement, including providing clinical supervision

JHS22:

• Provides direct Individual/group counseling to students
• Conducts initial student assessment and connects with parent/s to determine and arrange appropriate/adequate mental health services for students and/or their families.
• Completes students’ psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and case notes to ensure continuity of care
• Provides crisis counseling to students
• Conducts home visits as needed; provides linkage and referrals to support services within the school and within the community
• Supports School Guidance Counselors with case conferencing and help create beneficial school wide campaigns

• Assesses school needs to develop workshops for students, parents, and/or teachers

• Provides school staff with psychoeducation about adolescent development and mental health related topics
• Facilitates student workshops on various social/emotional topics, including stress management, healthy relationships, impulse control, grief, etc.
• Is an active member of school interdisciplinary teams
• Provides parent outreach, community networking and referrals for outside services, as needed
• Documents all client services in electronic health record (EHR-MyEvolve), to include OMH and Daily Services Log reporting
• Interfaces and collaborates with relevant Rising Ground programs and/or outside providers
• Participates in and conducts supervision; 1:1 and group, may be over the phone or in person
• Participates in school-based or Rising Ground meetings related to MH services
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• LMSW required, with at least 3 years of LMSW experience
• SiFi Certification must be obtained within 3 months to retain employment
• Strong engagement skills
• Strong communication, organizational, and behavioral management skills
• Ability to lead a mental health team of up to 10 interns
• Experience working with children and adolescents in a school setting preferred
• Experience with groups
• Passion for incorporating reflective practice around issues of race, cultural diversity and intersectionality into clinical work
• Sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the population
• Self-motivated, self-starter, ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout NYC and conduct home visits, if needed
• Knowledge of DSM TR Criteria
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

Yes/No

Work Environment:

Clinic/Field/Corporate Office

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:7:30am-3:30pm

Additional Requirements:

· Authorized to work in the U.S.

· Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.

· Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Fairness, and Belonging

Rising Ground is comprised of unique and valued individuals who together make the organization effective in assisting the children, adults and families who come to us for support. We believe that only when all employees contribute fully as their true selves can Rising Ground's true strength, vision, and values come to fruition. We recognize the ubiquitous social biases and structures that impact and shape the experiences of all people, including our own staff and people supported. Among the many biases present in our society that shape our personal and professional experiences race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender expression are all factors that can present hurdles. As such, Rising Ground is committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive organization that will actively strive to overcome both systemic and interpersonal biases that perpetuate oppression.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.