Mental Health Domestic Violence Consultant

Description:

The Mental Health/Domestic Violence staff person will function as consultant to ACS, under the supervision of the CCNY Team Coordinator/Project Director and will be located full time within one of the ACS Field Office Sites located in the Bronx along with other members of the program staff.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

• Conduct formal and informal consultations with ACS Child Protective Specialists on their cases which include mental health and/or domestic violence concerns.
• Consultant will meet productivity requirements including number of formal consultations per week and writing reports for every consultation, within an acceptable time frame.
• Attend Family Team Meetings, case conferences and child safety conferences as required and approved by the team coordinator.
• Develop and implement at least one mental health training or domestic violence for Child Protective Specialists, supervisors and managers per month.
• Attend case reviews as an important training tool, as per request of ACS deputy directors and approval of the Team Coordinator . Case reviews
• Attend bi-monthly CCP city wide mental health and alternately domestic violence consultants meetings.
• Develop/maintain knowledge of community based resources for referral for mental health and/or domestic violence services.

Qualifications: