THE JEWISH BOARD
The Jewish Board has delivered innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services for nearly 150 years. We serve everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults, creating opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.
Purpose
Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services focus on improving functional impairments and significant symptomatology experienced by youth due to mental illness or serious emotional disturbances. Clinical and rehabilitative interventions aim to enhance family functioning to foster health and wellbeing, stability, and re-integration for youth returning home after residential treatment or inpatient hospitalization. The Youth ACT Team is a multidisciplinary team that provides family-driven, youth-guided, and developmentally appropriate services to address needs across family, school, medical, behavioral, psychosocial, and community domains. Position Overview
The Youth ACT Family Peer Advocate works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide treatment and support services to families and children, ages 10 to 21, who have significant behavioral health needs and who are at risk of entering, or returning home from, high-end services such as inpatient settings or residential services. This role provides highly individualized services focused on clinical treatment, family psychoeducation, and skills development. The Family Peer Advocate supports youth and families in their homes and communities and collaborates with other service providers and systems. Some evening availability and rotating on-call coverage are required. Key Essential Functions
Provide advocacy with providers across the child-serving system to raise awareness, reduce stigma, engage families, and coordinate services. Educate families about self-help techniques and self-help group processes. Provide psychoeducation to family members, caregivers, or social supports. Provide individual or group parent skill development related to the behavioral health needs of the child/youth. Teach effective coping strategies based on personal experience and assist in the development of community support systems and networks. Support families, parents/caregivers in developing skills to effectively manage their child/youth behaviors and navigate the multiple systems involved. Identify formal services and informal resources for families that are culturally affirming and experiencing social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Assist families in identifying challenges, strengths, and areas for improvement/goals. Monitor and document family progress to track progress in accordance with agency and regulatory bodies’ policies. Collaborate with care providers and community supports to help families track progress toward meeting goals. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision. Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies, and/or funding sources. Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing boards, relevant professional associations, and Jewish Board policies and procedures. Use an electronic database to document demographic data on all individuals seen, track family goals, and record services provided to parents/caregivers; participate in quality improvement activities. Deliver services in the family’s home, youth’s home, community, or office locations. Any additional duties assigned. Core Competencies
Excellent engagement skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Attention to detail Ability to work independently as well as with a team Educational/Training Required
High School Diploma or Equivalency Specialty credentialing in advocacy – can be obtained during probationary period Lived experience in parenting a child or adolescent with a serious emotional disturbance and/or lived experience of mental health challenges Lived experience with mental health and/or co-occurring behavioral health challenges in home, school, and/or community Ability to work with diverse social, cultural, economic groups Background in advocating mental health and/or in the educational system Bilingual in Spanish/English is a plus Experience and Language Preference
Bilingual Spanish/English preferred Computer Skills Required
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required Visual and Manual Dexterity
Able to read/input data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports, and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens Able to input data into the Electronic Health Record Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination Work Environment / Physical Effort
Most services are provided in the community, with less time spent in office-based work While the Jewish Board offices are ADA-accessible, some sites staff travel to may not be accessible Must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment weighing up to ~10 pounds Expected to sit ~20% of the time, stand ~30% of the time, and travel to appointments ~50% of the time Frequent travel within the assigned borough (Staten Island); infrequent travel to the Bronx or Queens We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams; we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply. Values
Our values guide us in everything we do, from relationships with staff to clients and communities. Treat every person with dignity We act with respect and caring towards our clients, colleagues, and communities. Strive to be outstanding We are exceptional professionals in all that we do. Embrace each other’s differences We create a fair and inclusive environment for all. Engage individuals and families as our partners We heal our communities one person at a time through thoughtful collaboration. We respect diversity and are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment. We will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.
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Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services focus on improving functional impairments and significant symptomatology experienced by youth due to mental illness or serious emotional disturbances. Clinical and rehabilitative interventions aim to enhance family functioning to foster health and wellbeing, stability, and re-integration for youth returning home after residential treatment or inpatient hospitalization. The Youth ACT Team is a multidisciplinary team that provides family-driven, youth-guided, and developmentally appropriate services to address needs across family, school, medical, behavioral, psychosocial, and community domains. Position Overview
The Youth ACT Family Peer Advocate works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide treatment and support services to families and children, ages 10 to 21, who have significant behavioral health needs and who are at risk of entering, or returning home from, high-end services such as inpatient settings or residential services. This role provides highly individualized services focused on clinical treatment, family psychoeducation, and skills development. The Family Peer Advocate supports youth and families in their homes and communities and collaborates with other service providers and systems. Some evening availability and rotating on-call coverage are required. Key Essential Functions
Provide advocacy with providers across the child-serving system to raise awareness, reduce stigma, engage families, and coordinate services. Educate families about self-help techniques and self-help group processes. Provide psychoeducation to family members, caregivers, or social supports. Provide individual or group parent skill development related to the behavioral health needs of the child/youth. Teach effective coping strategies based on personal experience and assist in the development of community support systems and networks. Support families, parents/caregivers in developing skills to effectively manage their child/youth behaviors and navigate the multiple systems involved. Identify formal services and informal resources for families that are culturally affirming and experiencing social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Assist families in identifying challenges, strengths, and areas for improvement/goals. Monitor and document family progress to track progress in accordance with agency and regulatory bodies’ policies. Collaborate with care providers and community supports to help families track progress toward meeting goals. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision. Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies, and/or funding sources. Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing boards, relevant professional associations, and Jewish Board policies and procedures. Use an electronic database to document demographic data on all individuals seen, track family goals, and record services provided to parents/caregivers; participate in quality improvement activities. Deliver services in the family’s home, youth’s home, community, or office locations. Any additional duties assigned. Core Competencies
Excellent engagement skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Attention to detail Ability to work independently as well as with a team Educational/Training Required
High School Diploma or Equivalency Specialty credentialing in advocacy – can be obtained during probationary period Lived experience in parenting a child or adolescent with a serious emotional disturbance and/or lived experience of mental health challenges Lived experience with mental health and/or co-occurring behavioral health challenges in home, school, and/or community Ability to work with diverse social, cultural, economic groups Background in advocating mental health and/or in the educational system Bilingual in Spanish/English is a plus Experience and Language Preference
Bilingual Spanish/English preferred Computer Skills Required
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required Visual and Manual Dexterity
Able to read/input data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports, and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens Able to input data into the Electronic Health Record Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination Work Environment / Physical Effort
Most services are provided in the community, with less time spent in office-based work While the Jewish Board offices are ADA-accessible, some sites staff travel to may not be accessible Must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment weighing up to ~10 pounds Expected to sit ~20% of the time, stand ~30% of the time, and travel to appointments ~50% of the time Frequent travel within the assigned borough (Staten Island); infrequent travel to the Bronx or Queens We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams; we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply. Values
Our values guide us in everything we do, from relationships with staff to clients and communities. Treat every person with dignity We act with respect and caring towards our clients, colleagues, and communities. Strive to be outstanding We are exceptional professionals in all that we do. Embrace each other’s differences We create a fair and inclusive environment for all. Engage individuals and families as our partners We heal our communities one person at a time through thoughtful collaboration. We respect diversity and are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment. We will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.
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