Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) Worker

Hope For Youth has openings for a Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST) Worker in our CMHRS Department. Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization specializing in child welfare services. For over 50 years, Hope for Youth strives to provide positive outcomes for children, adolescents, and families. A CPST Worker would assist children, and their families achieve stability in their home, set goals, and create interpersonal relationships. This person would also provide crisis management and counseling. This position is part time with flexible hours based on the needs of the program and clients.

Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) services are goal-directed supports and solution-focused interventions intended to address challenges associated with a behavioral health need and to achieve identified goals or objectives as set forth in the child's treatment plan. CPST services include the activities necessary to correct or ameliorate conditions discovered during the initial assessment visits. CPST is a face-to-face intervention with the child/youth, family/caregiver or other collateral supports. This is a multi-component service that consists of therapeutic interventions such as counseling, as well as function OLP, to address identified rehabilitative needs with a comprehensive treatment plan. Services are delivered in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner.

To be a successful CPST Worker, you must be ready, willing and able and willing to always:

1. Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in program practice guide and employee manual
2. Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct
3. Work within an interdisciplinary team to assist client in their overall functioning and achieve desired outcomes
4. Conduct Family, Individual, and group therapeutic services in the home, community and office spaces
5. Engage youth in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and vocational training
6. Attend trainings and professional development as assigned
7. Attend meetings as assigned
8. Develop a treatment plan with the child/family to restore functioning and/or ameliorate behavioral health symptom with the guidelines provided by OMH.
9. Apply agency-identified Evidence Based Interventions best suited to meet the client's needs.
10. Provide transportation for client to their service location.
11. Ensure that service delivery is in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner
12. Discharge planning as needed
13. 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:

• 70% Direct client therapeutic contact including transportation
• 20% Case documentation, reports, case related meetings
• 10% Staff meetings/supervision/training

To qualify for this job you need to be or have at minimum:

1. Must have a Master's Degree or higher and 1 year's experience working with children/adolescents and families

• Bachelor's degree and certification in Evidenced Based Practice consistent with the CPST component being delivered. OR
• Bachelor's degree and three years applicable experience in children's mental health, addiction, and/or foster care/child welfare/juvenile justice or other related human services field and no certification in an Evidenced Based Practice

1. Valid NYS Driver's License in current and ongoing good standing with ongoing access to own reliable vehicle
2. Demonstrate computer literacy including Microsoft Office and electronic medical record system, upon hire
3. 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, ongoing access to reliable vehicle and driving own vehicle for work

This opportunity is being offered as Part-Time, 10-20 hour Weekdays/Weekends, based on client needs

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 - Medical, Dental, Vision - HRA with HSA and Co-pay options available.
• 91% Employer-paid medical premiums
• Generous paid time off
• Agency-funded Pension Plan
• Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, Aflac
• Agency-paid life insurance and disability, and for some positions, long-term disability

Hope For Youth, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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, physical exam.

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.).

Salary : $21 - $25