JOB TITLE: Mental Health Clinician
PROGRAM: Safe Options Support (SOS) Team
REPORTS TO: Team Leader
SHIFT: Flexible days 9am-5pm (including weekend coverage/availability)
Job Overview:
The Licensed Mental Health Professional will play a pivotal role on one of Governor’s newly launched innovative Safe Options Support (SOS) teams, that will provide comprehensive care to street homeless or subway dwelling individuals.
The multi-disciplinary SOS team will consist of a Team leader, Licensed Clinicians, Case Managers, a Licensed Practical Nurse, and a Peer Specialist. The team will support program participants in the community through the application of the highly acclaimed, Critical Time Intervention, evidence-based, model of care.
The Mental Health Clinician’s role will involve community outreach on the streets and subways, coordinating participants needs before and after their move from street to home, enhancing their daily living skills, providing supportive counselling, and advocating on their behalf when faced with discrimination or healthcare inequities. Member choice, harm reduction, non-coercion, flexibility and person-centered core elements are essential to this team.
The SOS teams will continue to follow participants for several months after housing placement to ensure their stability, independence and wellbeing in their new community. The role will require field-based work, periodic on call coverage, and a willingness to work flexible hours.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who is looking to transform community healthcare in NYC and making long lasting positive changes in the lives of homeless New Yorkers.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Licensed master’s degree or higher in social work, mental health counseling, nursing or psychology.
Job Responsibilities:
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only job-related duties to be performed by the employee. You will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by your supervisor.
This position may require travel throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
Salary: $72,800 plus generous benefits
Email a resume, cover letter and contact information for 3 professional references to:
Joshua Ayala, Senior Director for Safe Options Support (SOS)
Email: Jayala@acmhnyc.org
ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels.
For more information, visit our website:
ACMH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status or citizenship status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $72,800.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
Work Location: On the road
...Riverside seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant level focusing on modern plant systems biology or biotechnology, with a particular interest in synthetic biological, and omics-scale approaches to understanding and designing plants and...
...We are seeking motivated and skilled Journeyman Electricians to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial, multi-family, and hospitality projects. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your skills in a fast...
...mechanical assembly, testing, and troubleshooting at the component level. This role supports manufacturing and test operations for aerospace electronic equipment, ensuring smooth production, resolving hardware issues, and improving assembly processes.Key...
...GROUNDS02042025 JOB TITLE: Grounds Maintenance Laborer Bargaining Unit Status: yes FULL-TIME M-F 7:00AM-3:30PM with occasional Saturdays QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to satisfactorily complete a background check, per company requirements. Must be capable...
...We are seeking experienced Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) to join our team at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. This is a 1+ year... ...Overtime Pay: $63.00 - $72.00/hour. Weekly Non-Taxable Travel Stipends: Up to $1,200 for housing and meals (for eligible...