Co-Response Team Coordinator, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations

Job Description Updated New York State Education Department/Office of the Professions Licensure Requirements: According to the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions/State Board Office for Social Work and Mental Health Practitioners, as defined in Articles 153, 154 and 163 of the Education Law, effective June 24, 2022, an individual must be:

1) Licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and/or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) to practice social work as operated by the Department of Mental Hygiene agencies. For additional information, please review 7704 Requirements for a license under NYS Social Work: Laws, Rules & Regulations: Article 154 (nysed.gov); or

2) Authorized through a limited permit valid for a period of not more than twelve months who has met all requirements for licensure as a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social worker except those relating to the examination and provided that the individual is under the general supervision of a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social worker, as determined by the department. For additional information, please review 7705: Limited permits under NYS Social Work: Laws, Rules & Regulations: Article 154 (nysed.gov).

Please review http://www.op.nysed.gov/surveys/mhpsw/exempt-agencies-overview.htm for the latest information concerning the expiration of the Exemption law.

The Co Response Team (CRT) Model is a collaboration between the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), with a mission of serving individuals presenting with behavioral health challenges (mental health and substance misuse), as well as an elevated risk of harm to themselves or others. Teams consist of one behavioral health professional and two uniformed NYPD officers who engage individuals together in the community. CRT is deployed pre-and-post crisis to provide clinical assessments to determine service connection needs.

The Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (HPJIP) aims to reduce the negative social and health consequences of criminal legal system involvement through innovative policy and practice change. By centering community, addressing racial inequities, honoring lived experience, and elevating trauma-and-resilience-informed-approaches, we promote evidence-based best practices to address the needs of those disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system.

Position Summary:

The CRT Coordinator plays a vital role in the daily operations of Co-Response Team by conducting community-based outreach alongside police officers to engage, assess, and support individuals dealing with mental health issues and substance abuse and criminal legal involvement. This position is key to Co-Response operations, providing clinical assessments and interventions in partnership with NYPD officers. The coordinator is essential to the program’s mission of directly intervening with individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, both before and after the crisis, within their communities. CRT behavioral health professionals are critical in connecting individuals to necessary services and stabilizing them in their communities.

CRT is operational 7 days a week – including holidays, from 7am to 9pm. CRT is a field-based program, with no remote work options. Coordinators will be assigned one of two shifts: (three Coordinators) Sunday to Thursday, 1pm to 9pm and (three coordinators) Tuesday to Saturday, 1pm to 9pm.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Co-Response Team Coordinators, reporting directly to the Co-Response Team Supervisors, primarily responsible for day-to-day deployments. To do so Coordinators will:

Qualifications Graduation from an accredited graduate school of social work as evidenced by a master's degree or certificate and four years of full-time paid experience in public health, medical or psychiatric social work, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative or consultative capacity. Within 18 months of the date of appointment, all candidates will be required to obtain a certificate as Certified Social Worker (CSW) issued by the New York State Department of Education.

Additional Information 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.