Fee-for-service Community Psychiatric Supports & Treatment (CPST) Specialist

Fee-for-service Community Psychiatric Supports & Treatment (CPST) Specialist

New York, NY, USA

Job Description

Posted Monday, October 6, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC's most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

We're looking for passionate CPST Specialists to provide community-based support for children and families. In this role you will offer focused, goal-oriented interventions to address behavioral health needs and support progress towards achieving their individualized goals.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with children, adolescents, and their families—right in their homes and communities
• Provide supportive counseling, solution-focused strategies, and crisis management that make an immediate impact
• Deliver rehabilitative psychoeducation to empower families with tools and strategies to overcome emotional and behavioral hurdles
• Collaborate with families to create personalized strength-based, goal-oriented service plans that tap into their natural supports and resources.
• Help children and families to strengthen the skills they need to reach their goals and thrive within their community
• Keep thorough and timely documentation to ensure the highest quality of care

What We're Looking For

Why Join us

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M / F / D / V

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