Open to candidates who are permanent in the civil service title of Special Consultant (MHSS) or the comparable civil service title of Senior Consultant (Public Health Social Work)

The Bureau of Community Awareness, Action, Response, and Engagement (BCAARE)’s Community Response and Engagement Unit (CREU) is comprised of Behavioral Health Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response(BH-OEPR), Response and Engagement Team(RET), and Triage. CREU clinicians and peers deliver prevention and intervention services to promote mental health, support individual and community adjustment from chronic and acute trauma, support community resilience, and promote community connection. CREU teams assess, assign, and answer requests for behavioral health response, engage communities to provide behavioral health public education and connection to services, and prepare public health staff, first responder personnel, and the general public for response to and recovery from events impacting New York City and local communities.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Response and Engagement Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating a multidisciplinary team that responds to urgent community needs, including crisis related to public health, behavioral health, and housing instability.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
-Directly supervise social work staff.
-Provide clinical oversight, field-based supervision and ongoing coaching to the teams conducting outreach in the community.
-Troubleshoot any challenges, issues or concerns that might arise and escalate issues to management as necessary.
-Follow up and maintain working relationships with NYPD, DHS, SSPs, and local CBOs to ensure outreach teams can connect community members to services.
-Participate in regular meetings an provide ongoing training and support to the teams in the field.
-As part of an interdisciplinary team, participate in program planning and policy formulation.
-Ensure teams complete data entry attend of every shift and data is accurately entered.
-Communicate with Leadership regularly as needed.
-Prepares routine and ad-hoc reports as requested by Bureau Administration.
-Regularly attend community events, public forums, stakeholder meetings and or/ hold focus groups and/or develop surveys to obtain
community input for local services planning in collaboration with Offices in Bureau.
-Review and utilize survey findings to improve performance to better meet the needs of the community.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
-5 years direct service experience working with highly vulnerable populations, particularly the homeless, and people with health, mental health, substance abuse issues as well as families.
-At least 2 years if direct Supervisory experience in the behavioral health field.
-Incorporate best practices for engagement, de-escalation and peer intervention services.
-Strong understanding of the intersection of NYC’s criminal justice and behavioral health systems.
-Demonstrated knowledge and experience with best practices around violence risk identification and management, engagement of hard-to-reach clients, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care and non-violent crisis intervention techniques.
-Experience supervising peers and familiarity with peer models.
-Significant provider experience in behavioral health treatment and/or services.
-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally.
-Strong interpersonal skills.
-Proficient in computers, including Microsoft suite.
-Creative problem-solver who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, is highly motivated.

Why you should work for us:

- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
- Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
- Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at sahn1@health.nyc.gov or 347-396-6549.

SPEC CONSULTANT (MHSS) (AL 2) - 5100C

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and either:
1. A Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university in the school of social work, or 60 graduate semester credits from an accredited university in social work, psychology, health, rehabilitation, public health, psychiatric nursing or special education; plus one year of full-time, satisfactory experience providing direct care in a social, psychiatric, health, mental retardation/developmental disabilities or substance abuse/chemical dependency/alcoholism agency or in the administration of a
program providing direct care as described above, or as a consultant on program planning or evaluation for such services; or

2. A Master's degree of at least 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited university in psychology, sociology, anthropology, public health, special education,
psychiatric nursing, counseling, human services, health, rehabilitation, public administration, or business administration; plus two years of experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience. Candidates without either a Master's degree as described in "1" or "2" above or at least 60 graduate semester credits in the areas listed in "1" above, must have at least:
a) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one year of actual experience as described in "1" above; plus
b) a satisfactory combination of: (i) graduate semester credits in the areas listed in "1" and "2" above; and/or (ii) additional experience as described in "1" above, to equal 60 graduate semester credits or 2 years of experience. Graduate semester credits from an accredited university may be substituted for the experience in qualification "3 b)" only, on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits for each year of experience. Experience may be substituted for graduate semester credits in qualification "3 b)" only, on the basis of one year of experience for each 30 graduate semester credits.

NOTE: For assignment to Assignment Level II, in addition to meeting the above qualification requirements, all candidates must have one additional year of experience as described in "1" above.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.