Location
Queens, NY | United States
Job description
Position Description: ( Summarize the essential functions of the job.)
Therapist will provide direct home-based interventions to address risk factors, increase protective factors and ensure the safety of families.
Responsibilities:
- Reports to assigned program supervisor or covering supervisor.
- Provides home-based clinical treatment utilizing the Functional Family Therapy – Therapeutic Case Management (FFT-TCM) model to assigned caseload of up to 8 cases and provides coverage for peer's caseload as needed Manages the extensive travel requirements involved in serving families in their homes.
- Conducts assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying relational patterns, and individualized treatment planning.
- Engages families to sign for services and completes intakes with families within the required ACS timeframes.
- Adheres to model expectations and implement with fidelity including the timely completion of progress notes, session planning guides, session impact scales and appointment notes in the Care4 documentation system.
- Actively participate in weekly consultation and supervision and site visits when they occur.
- Identify and address family risk factors that give rise to possible child removal, ACS involvement, and out of home placement due to continued referral behavior or new risk/safety factors. This includes the completion of safety plans and incident reports if necessary.
- Manages the extensive documentation requirements in all databases to successfully comply with mandates from agency, ACS and model.
- Identify community-based resources for families, collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders/providers (i.e., ACS, schools, doctors, mental health providers, courts, etc.) to monitor participation in services and accompany families to appointments if needed.
- Provides 24/7 coverage during the week and participates on a weekend on-call rotational schedule as applicable.
- Participates in all required agency, model and stakeholder trainings, individual and group coaching and staff meetings.
- Consistently meets all program and model Key Performance Indicators (including session pacing, required casework contacts, successful client outcomes, timely completion of Family Assessment Service Plans, data entry in all systems, etc.).
- Maintains clear, concise and timely documentation of treatment efforts in progress notes and Family Assessment and Service Planning (FASP) that demonstrate compliance with the FFT-TCM Model and supervisory review feedback.
- Other duties as assigned.
Organizational expectations include:
- Regular and punctual time and attendance.
- Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling’s BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).
- Adherence to The Foundling’s employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements.
Educational Requirements : Please mark the educational level require & write in the field of study |
NONE | HS/GED | *BA/BS | *MA/MS | *OTHER |
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* Please specify area of study: Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related subject area. Requirements : Experience: - Two years of relevant experience.
Preferred Knowledge: - 2-3 years of accumulated experience (internships through post-graduate) providing direct services to youth and their families in their homes and communities
- An understanding and commitment to complying with the New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect protocol (requirements to report any suspected abuse, maltreatment or
neglect of any child). - Experience with and willingness to work with culturally diverse population.
- Experience in managing direct service providers who engage with the identified populations or similar population in high-risk court-involved youth either in Family Court or Adult Court, Child
Welfare programs. - Direct use of pragmatic (i.e. structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies.
- Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood) .
- Strong understanding and the ability to implement the following:
- Family safety planning
- Risk and Safety assessments
- Crisis Management
- Incident Reporting
- Creating and following a Treatment Plan
Preferred Core Competencies: - Ability to engage clients
- Willingness and ability to be strength focused
- Ability to problem solve and make decisions
- Willingness to advocate for caregiver, youth, and family
- Ability to manage stress and self-care
- Ability to maintain high level of self-awareness
- Ability to receive and execute feedback in a timely manner
- Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences; to relate in ways that are respectful, strength-focused, and culturally sensitive
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Good time management skills
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V. Physical and Sensory Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1 . How much on-the-job time is spent in the following activities? Show the amount of time by checking the appropriate boxes below. Amount of Time
| None | up to 1/3 | 1/3 to 2/3 | 2/3 & more |
Stand | | | | |
Walk | | | | |
Sit | | | | |
Talk or hear | | | | |
Use hands to finger, handle or feel | | | | |
Climb or balance | | | | |
Stoop, kneel crouch or crawl | | | | |
Reach with hands and arms | | | | |
Taste or smell | | | | |
2. Does this job require that weight is lifted or force is exerted? If so, how much and how often? Check the appropriate boxes below. Amount of Time
| None | up to 1/3 | 1/3 to 2/3 | 2/3 & more |
Up to 10 pounds | | | | |
Up to 25 pounds | | | | |
Up to 50 pounds | | | | |
Up to 100 pounds | | | | |
More than 100 pounds | | | | |
3. Does this job have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.
Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
Peripheral Vision (ability to observe area that can be seen up & down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
Depth Perception (3-Dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
No Special Vision Requirements
4. Make notes on the specific job duties that require the physical demands selected above.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
5. How much exposure to environmental conditions does this job require? Please list below. (E.g., Chemical use, outdoor weather conditions, etc.)
Amount of Time
| None | up to 1/3 | 1/3 to 2/3 | 2/3 & more |
Wet, Humid Conditions | | | | |
Work near moving mechanical parts | | | | |
Work in high, precarious places | | | | |
Fumes or airborne particles | | | | |
Toxic or caustic chemicals | | | | |
Outdoor weather conditions | | | | |
Extreme cold (non weather) | | | | |
Extreme heat (non weather) | | | | |
Risk of electrical shock | | | | |
Work with explosives | | | | |
Risk of radiation | | | | |
Vibration | | | | |
6. How much noise is typical for the work environment of this job? Check the appropriate level below.
Quiet (Examples: private office, library)
Moderate Noise (Example: business office with ringing telephones and/or computer printers)
Loud Noise (Example: equipment, such as a vacuum cleaner)
7. Make notes on the specific job duties that are affected by the environmental conditions selected above.
8. Comments: Include any other additional relevant information to this position .
***UP TO $2,000 SIGN ON INCENTIVE***
The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
Salary Range: $63,750-$72,250/year
Master’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution
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