Mental Health Worker- Children
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Ohel Children's Home and Family Services
New York, NY, US
Summary
Provide one-on-one support, skill-building, and mentorship to children experiencing behavioral or mental health challenges. Collaborate with parents, school staff, and treatment teams to ensure positive growth and maintain accurate session documentation.
Job Description
Ohel is seeking an energetic, compassionate, and motivating individual to provide one-on-one support to elementary and middle school children experiencing behavioral and/or mental health challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Provide individualized support, skill-building, and mentorship to children
- Collaborate with parents, school staff, and the treatment team to promote positive growth and progress
- Build strong, trusting relationships with children and help motivate and inspire them to reach their goals
- Complete timely and accurate session documentation
Qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and engagement skills
- Ability to connect with, motivate, and inspire children
- High school diploma or GED with at least two years of experience working with individuals with behavioral health needs required
This part time position is based in Brooklyn with late afternoon and evening hours available.
Salary: $50.00 per hour
For more than 50 years, Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services has provided a safe haven for those suffering in our community. Starting as a foster care provider for Jewish families in the New York metropolitan area, today Ohel cares for more than 17,000 individuals from all communities through a broad range of programs including mental health services, housing, elder care, respite for parents with a child with disabilities, outpatient counseling for everyday people with everyday problems, and trauma resources for communities in New York and across the nation.
Founded
1969
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York
For more than 50 years, Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services has provided a safe haven for those suffering in our community. Starting as a foster care provider for Jewish families in the New York metropolitan area, today Ohel cares for more than 17,000 individuals from all communities through a broad range of programs including mental health services, housing, elder care, respite for parents with a child with disabilities, outpatient counseling for everyday people with everyday problems, and trauma resources for communities in New York and across the nation.
Founded
1969
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York
