Bilingual Master Social Worker- Mandarin

Child Center of NY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401k plan

Flexible Spending Account

Commuter benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Child Center of NY in Queens, NY, is seeking a Bilingual Social Worker specialized in Early Childhood Mental Health to join our ECMH team. This full-time role supports birth through age five, delivering evidence-based care in article 31 clinics and collaborating with families to promote healthy development.

Requires MSW from an accredited school and licensure (LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT). Fluency in Mandarin is preferred.

Qualifications

• MSW from an accredited school of social work is required; LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT licensure required.
• Bilingual Mandarin preferred.
• Prior experience with young children and families.
• Comfortable working with disabled children; strong knowledge in child development.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to birth through five in article 31 clinics using evidenced-based modalities.
• Conduct in-depth assessments of family functioning and presenting problems; provide concrete assistance.
• Strengthen dyadic parent-child relationships through Child-Parent Psychotherapy or EB modalities.
• Maintain documentation in the agency EHR in compliance with standards.
• Meet weekly with ECMH supervisor and team to discuss cases and targets.
• May conduct outreach/workshops to educate the community about ECMH issues.

Skills

Bilingual Mandarin

Experience with young children

Child development knowledge

Education

MSW from accredited school of social work

Licensure: LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT

Job description

Queens, NY, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM

The Child Center of NYstrengthens 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.

What We Offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Pension and Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Bilingual Social Worker Early Childhood Mental Health The Child Center of NY is a not-for-profit agency that aims to strengthen children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct patient care to clients in our article 31 clinics aged birth through five using evidenced based modalities in order to help them maximize their level of functioning. Training in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and other EB Modalities will be provided.
• Conduct in depth assessments of family functioning, family history, and presenting problems of all members of the family; provide concrete assistance to address the needs families face, including homelessness, illness, lack of education, etc.
• Strengthen the dyadic relationship between parent(s) and child through weekly Child-Parent Psychotherapy sessions or other EB modality when appropriate
• Maintain appropriate professional patient care documentation in the agency selected Electronic Health Record (EHR), including client assessment and individual notes in compliance with all city, state and federal standards of practice.
• Meet on a weekly basis with supervisor and ECMH team to discuss cases, achievement of program targets, client goals, quality of client care and reporting requirements.
• May conduct outreach and workshops to educated the community about ECMH issues and concerns.
• May attend case reviews and develop next steps for the families and clinicians
• Meets data metric requirements, quality of care expectations using traditional social work interventions, or evidence-based models.
• Attends all required trainings and workshops.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• MSW from an accredited school of social work is required; LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT required.
• Bilingual (Preferably Mandarin)
• Prior experience working with young children and families.
• Comfortable working with physically and/or chronically disabled children, as well as strong knowledge in the area of child development.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday or Tuesday-Saturday ( Hybrid-3 days onsite, 2 days telehealth)

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