About the Role
Serve as the first clinical point of contact for individuals entering services, focusing on completing intake and assessment processes in a warm, trauma-informed, and efficient manner. Ensure clients are welcomed, engaged, and connected to care as quickly as possible.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial initial assessments.
- Provide scheduled and rapid access same-day intake evaluations.
- Assess safety risks and respond appropriately.
- Develop initial service recommendations and care plans.
- Facilitate warm handoffs to ongoing providers.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams.
- Complete 5 to 7 services daily comprised of initial and continuing evaluation appointments.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling.
- NYS licensure or limited permit (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC) required.
- Experience conducting behavioral health assessments.
- Strong engagement, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with computer skills and electronic health records.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse, multicultural populations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish fluency required.
Skills
- Biopsychosocial assessment
- Intake evaluations
- Safety risk assessment
- Care plan development
- Electronic health records
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- English/Spanish fluency
Location
- Yonkers
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-person
Education Level
- Master’s Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000–$85,000
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- 403(b) Plan
- Agency-Paid Pension Plan
- Ongoing Professional Development and Training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition reimbursements
- Day-care reimbursements
- Personal emergency reimbursements
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Staff appreciation events
- Employee mental health and wellness initiatives
About the Company
- Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is an award-winning nonprofit, nonsectarian human services organization founded in 1943.
- It is the largest provider of licensed outpatient community behavioral health services and one of the largest human service agencies in Westchester County.
- WJCS delivers innovative programs and services and compassionate care to more than 20,000 people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the county.
Equal Opportunity
- WJCS INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
