Hope For Youth is looking to hire a Clinical Support Specialist for our Youth ACT Program in Bay Shore! Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization striving to provide positive outcomes for children, adolescents, and families for over 50 years! If you are looking for a position that will allow you to make an impact in your community, this position could be a great fit!

To be a successful Clinical Support Specialist, you must be ready willing and able to do the following always:

• Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in program practice guide and employee manual
• Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct
• Work within an interdisciplinary team to assist client in their overall functioning and achieve desired outcomes
• Provide clinical support and Psychoeducation on youth's diagnosis, symptoms and needs.
• Ensure that service delivery is in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner
• Engage youth in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and vocational training
• Be available for family for Crisis Intervention and provide support, planning and interventions to stabilize the youth and family.
• Liaise with DSS, schools and other child and youth collateral contacts
• Discharge planning as needed
• Attend trainings and professional development as assigned
• Attend daily team meetings and family meetings as assigned
• Apply agency-identifiedEvidence Based Interventions best suited to meet the client's needs.
• Provide transportation for client to their service location as necessary.
• Provide crisis management and be on a rotation to cover crisis outside normal business hours.
• Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope For Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

How you will generally spend your time in this job:

• 60% Direct client therapeutic contact including transportation
• 20% Case documentation, reports, case related meetings
• 20% Staff/team meetings/supervision/training

To qualify, you must have and maintain:

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years' experience working with youth or a master's in social work or related
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite, and experience working with EHRs.
• Valid NYS driver's license
• Physical Requirements: read/write reports and log entries, walking/standing/sitting for prolonged periods, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, repetitive wrist/finger movements, driving and ongoing daily access to own vehicle

Please include resume, cover letter and salary requirements. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to: Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, for some roles, a physical exam. Hope For Youth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout employment and more.

Here are some of the other benefits of working for Hope For Youth.

• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families of Long Island!

• Supportive like-minded, mission-driven co-workers

• Diverse Culture that promotes recognition and belonging

• Advancement and supplemental pay opportunities

• Free Training programs, Free Tuition Credits, Scholarships and Tuition Assistance

• Employees may be eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

• Special Events and Recognition Awards

• Volunteer and Internship opportunities available within

• Benefit eligibility commences on the first of the month following the first 30 days of employment

• 90% Employer-paid medical premiums

• Generous paid time off

• Agency-funded Pension Plan

• Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, FSA and HSA Accounts

• Agency-paid life insurance and disability, and for some positions, long-term disability

Learn more about Hope For Youth at: http://www.hfyny.org

Additional Pay Range Information

The salary range and/or hourly rate range listed for this position is a good faith determination of potential compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining an employee's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, licensing, certifications, other credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity, etc.).

Learn more about Hope For Youth at: http://www.hfyny.org