Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Mental Health Coach

If you are passionate about working with/for vulnerable youth and families, implementing evidence-based models of treatment and care, we have a professional opportunity for you!  The MST Coach is a specialized Case Planner role with a concentration of the MST-FIT model of service. Working within the social service department, the Coach supports youth and families, along with department staff by wrapping services to ensure successful discharge.

(Full-time, 35-hour per week/ Non-Exempt) Mon-Fri w/ evenings as needed.

Education:  
Minimum BSW or BA degree in relevant field, required w/ 2-years of professional experience, to include some knowledge of child welfare working with at risk youth;
MSW preferred w/ a minimum of 1-year of related experience.
Former case management experience is a plus.

*The position also requires a valid NYS driver's license

Brief Overview: The MST-FIT Coach primarily performs case management/ administrative duties around the resident youth's progress towards transition from the agency into independence, utilizing the MST-FIT proven model of service. This role is integral to the agency, department and youth of the RTC program. The Coach works within the community to coordinate/ensure appropriate resources and services are assigned and implemented for the youth's success. Accountable for ensuring compliance of assigned caseload with respect to ACS, OCFS and state overseers policy and regulations.

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles. Some principles include leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.  
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context.  
• Comfort working with a diverse community of clients 
• Knowledge of the types of families in the community 
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, outpatient mental health providers, residential case planners and line staff, child welfare, community stakeholders )in change-oriented treatment.  
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members.   
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.  
• Assure, along with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week support as needed. 

Salary Range:$47,500.00 To $51,000.00 Annually

 

 

 

EBA’s mission is to support families and strengthen communities through the high-quality implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs). As a ‘production company’, we focus on the implementation issues back stage so that EBPs and community-based providers can be the ‘stars’ on stage. Over the past 15 years, EBA has served multiple states and counties in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, and behavioral health.

EBA offers a team of professionals with backgrounds in social services, juvenile justice, evidence-based programs, information technology and human resources. EBA’s interdisciplinary team brings a combined total of more than 150 years of experience in clinical services and program management related to community-based and evidence-based programs.

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