Mental Health Specialist

Job Title: Mental Health SpecialistJob Summary: As a Mental Health Specialist for the newSTART program, you will join a multidisciplinary, mission-driven team dedicated to reducing New York City's reliance on incarceration through rapid screening and brief clinical interventions. Operating within a harm reduction and trauma-informed framework, you will manage a caseload of justice-involved individuals with complex needs-including serious mental illness and substance use disorders-to facilitate their transition into community-based services and stable housing. This role is ideal for a social justice-oriented professional (Peer credentials preferred) looking to provide recovery-oriented support while benefiting from clinical supervision and comprehensive professional development.We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. This job requires work in our offices and the community, including courthouses in Manhattan.The ideal candidate should be licensed or able to gain licensure within the first 3-6 months of employment. Salary: The salary for the Mental Health Specialist role is $60,000 - $70,000 per yearShift Hours: This position is full-time Monday - Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Location Address: 2090 Adam Clayton, 8th Floor, New York, NY10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.Workplace Flexibility: Flexible - The role requires one day of outreach. After outreach, a significant meeting or training, the candidate is allowed to do notes from home. What You Will Be Doing: Manage caseload of20 (on average) higher risk participants with more complex presentations through culturally competent and person-centered individual and group sessions, referrals to external providers, and outreach efforts- in the office, courthouse, and community.Conduct psychosocial assessments incorporating impact of legal circumstances to develop effective and individually tailored service plans.Utilize Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based approaches and techniques in service delivery.Liaise with community-based organizations with which participants are engaged, such as treatment providers, care managers, and homeless services resources.Complete all documentation in a timely manner.Other duties as required by the Director, Senior Director, and CASES leadership.What We Are Looking For:Advanced clinical degree (MSW/LMSW/LCSW; MHC-LP/LMHC).The ideal candidate should be licensed or able to gain licensure within the first 3-6 months of employment.2+years of experience working indirect care services with individuals with serious mental illness and criminal legal involvement. Experienceusingevidence-based treatments for serious mental illness, substance use, and trauma, as well as understanding of gender-responsive services and the risk, need, responsivity model of criminal behavior.Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to work effectively with a diverse team.Preferred Qualifications: Peer credentials (NYSCPS or NYSCPS-P, CRPA or CRPA-P) Fluency in SpanishEmployee Benefits:CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:MedicalDentalVisionVacation and Paid Time Off - starting at 25 days12 Paid Holidays per year.Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.Employee Referral Program Our ValuesAt CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:PEOPLE| Hold people's stories with dignityUNITY| Commit to a shared missionRESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversityPROGRESS| Always work to improveOPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resourcesSOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problemsEMPATHY| Seek to understand othersAlthough we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm 35 hours per week excluding breaks.

Created: 2026-04-15