Mental Health Clinician II

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DEPARTMENT: Mental Health

SALARY: $63,050-$72,057

BENEFITS:

► Generous Paid Time-Off

► NYS Retirement System

► Work-Life Balance

► Health, Dental, Vision and Hearing

► Tuition Reimbursement

► Public Service Loan Forgiveness

DESCRIPTION:

Albany County Correctional Facility: $72,057 These positions are responsible for providing crisis response to individuals at the County Correctional Facility. These duties require helping clients with social, emotional, and related difficulties to better manage their behavioral health disorders.

Street Psychiatry: $63,050 The new Street Psychiatry Pilot Program will provide behavioral health services to homeless or unhoused residents in Albany County. This position is responsible for providing behavioral health services to homeless or unhoused residents in Albany County. This position involves responsibility for administering and coordinating behavioral health services for clients within the community, as well as linking patients to treatment or transporting patients. This worker will carry a caseload if applicable, and duties will require helping clients with social, emotional, and related difficulties to better manage their behavioral health disorders.

Mobile Crisis Team/ACCORD:$72,057 These positions are responsible for providing crisis response to individuals within the community with the MCT/ACCORD units and linking patients to treatment or transporting patients. These duties require helping clients with social, emotional, and related difficulties to better manage their behavioral health disorders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER

A. Possession of a NY State certification as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) AND six (6) months of professional experience in social work in a community mental health program; OR

B. Possession of NY State certification as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) AND one and one-half (1 & ½) years of experience providing services to persons with behavioral health issues post master's degree.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

1. If qualifying under A. above with an LMSW (open-competitive) or as a Staff Social Worker (promo), must possess certification as an LCSW within three (3) years of appointment and throughout employment thereafter.

2. At time of appointment and throughout employment, successful clearance of criminal background facilitated through New York State Office of Mental Health.

3. At time of appointment and throughout employment, successful clearance from the State Central Registry in the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and the State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (background investigations are conducted by the appointing authority).

4. At time of appointment and throughout employment, possession of a valid New York State driver's license.

Please upload a resume and letter of interest with this application.

Candidates will not have to take an exam for this title. This is a Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-designated title. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be considered for employment. For the duration of the program, this title will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as a "HELP Program" position. At the close of the program, this position will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive exam.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63, $72,057.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person