Emotional Wellness Specialist

Hourly Full-Time [Ben Elig]

4 West 125th Street, New York, NY, US

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

Job Title:   Emotional Wellness Specialist

Job Summary:

CASES seeks an Emotional Wellness Specialist who is committed to advancing our alternative-to-incarceration programming, ROAR (Reframing Opportunity, Alternatives and Resilience), for young people ages 16-27 in Harlem. The Emotional Wellness Specialist has a key role developing and maintaining relationships with the ATI participants and community stakeholders providing mental health services. The Emotional Wellness Specialist will join a multidisciplinary team and will provide comprehensive clinical and referral services to participants. All team members will work within our ATI model that helps young people who are at risk of incarceration build the capacity and courage to change their lives. The ROAR program helps young people develop critical skills to reach education and employment milestones and transform their relationships and connections to community.

The Emotional Wellness Specialist will promote participant success and equity through culturally competent service delivery that meets the unique needs and experiences of young people involved in the criminal justice system. The Emotional Wellness Specialist will have content expertise in youth development, trauma-informed care, gender-specific services, resiliency, and strengths-based dynamic assessment and service planning. Team members will support the fundamental beliefs that meaningful change is possible, participant voice is critical for effective services, and creating a safe space for young people promotes skill development. We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. This job requires work in our offices and/or the community.

Shift Hours:   This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Salary:   The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $70,000 per year.

Location Address:   4 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility:   Flexible - Staff have the flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work. This will be after the first 60 days on the job.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Develop rapport with participants and families to create wellness plans and other assessments.

• Facilitate groups and individual counseling sessions using Interactive Journaling and other evidence-based curricula that is strength-based and developmentally appropriate for participants.

• Provide in-home and/or in-community services in addition to services at program site.

• Promote developmentally appropriate responses to program participants including family, collaterals and natural supports as indicated by assessment, consent and participant preference.

• Ensure service plans are developed in collaboration with participants addressing needs and establishing measurable timeframes to meet objectives and goals.

• Provide trauma-informed services and supervision to support effective risk management to reduce serious incidents through proactive risk reduction strategies which identify potential problems and implement preventive measures.

• Support meaningful opportunities for participants to provide feedback and input into program services.

• Perform crisis response services as needed.

• Work flexible hours when required.

• Provide services that are inclusive of diversity and address the disparities experienced by program participants.

• Provide in-office case management to participants.

• Perform other duties as required by the Team Leader or Director.

Secondary Duties:

• Maintain collaborative relationships with mental health service providers in the community.

• Participate in team meetings and collaborative service planning.

What We Are Looking For:

• Master’s degree in clinical discipline and/or BSW/BA in Psychology, Counseling or Behavioral Health or related field AND at least two years of experience working with young adults and/or families; preferably with those impacted by the criminal legal system

• Experience creating and/or facilitating developmentally appropriate groups/activities including but not limited to CBT

• Experience delivering evidence-based models

• Track record of delivering sustained quality treatment services

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse team

Preferred Skills:

• LMSW/LMHC or working towards licensure.

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day

• 12 Paid Holidays per year

• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%

• Employee Referral Program

• Visit  www.cases.org/careers/  to learn more about benefits offered by the CASES

Our Values

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

35 hours per week excluding breaks