LTFC Clinician Bilingual required

Children's Home of Poughkeepsie; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Medical

Vision

Dental

Life insurance

403(b)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is seeking a Clinician to work in the UC LTFC Program. The Clinician will conduct mental health assessments, provide ongoing individual therapy, and collaborate with Case Managers for planning and reporting to ORR. Qualifications include an MSW with 2 years of direct service, licensure or eligibility, and proficiency in Spanish.

Travel within the U.S. for reunifications may be required.

Qualifications

• MSW and 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience.
• Licensed or license-eligible.
• Proficient in the Spanish language.
• Willingness to travel within the United States for reunifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments for UC in care and provide ongoing therapy.
• Collaborate with Case Managers for plan development and reporting to ORR/Case Coordinators.
• Maintain UC Portal documentation and progress notes; ensure accurate case summaries.
• Develop post-release care plans and coordinate discharge or transfer with staff.
• Maintain on-call responsibilities and participate in conferences and staff meetings.

Skills

Spanish language

Education

MSW

Master's in psychology/sociology/behavioral science

Job description

DescriptionThe Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being. We are currently seeking a Clinician to work in our UC LTFC Program.

Position Summary

The Clinician shall conduct mental health assessments for all UC in care, as well as provide ongoing individual therapy and crisis intervention. Clinician provides direct counseling services to the child as required/needed. Clinician is responsible to collaborate with program Case Managers for all plan development and reporting to ORR/Case Coordinators.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Responsible for strong collaborative relationships with the Case Managers working with the UC to reunify them with a family member/sponsor. This includes Clinician constant and open communication with Case Managers regarding family/sponsor relationships and mental health status in accordance with ORR policy.
• Is sensitive to and supportive of the children's cultural and ethnic heritage and values.
• Determines complexity of cases and provides clinical insights on referrals and post-release services.
• Works on case mitigations and develops post-release care plans.
• Plans with the Lead Clinician, Case Managers and ORR for conferences, staffing meetings to discuss service plans, progress and other issues concerning youth.
• Provides ongoing mental health assessment as per UC documentation regulations as well as developmentally and culturally sensitive and trauma-informed therapy services. Also, leads regular psycho-educational groups with placed UC.
• Assists in the process of, and assists as needed, in the coordination of discharge or transfer of each child in collaboration with program staff and ensures the delivery of appropriate summaries in each case.
• Is responsible for the respective UC Portal documentation and oversees the preparation of summaries, maintenance of current progress notes and ensures relevant information regarding significant incidents are incorporated into the case record and are placed into UC Portal.
• Ensures that both paper case records and electronic case records are stored and protected to remain in compliance with CHP and ORR procedures.
• Ensures that they are maintaining individual therapeutic relationships with each UC.
• Responsible for continued professional development through attendance at in-service seminars, participation in conferences and workshops and/or continued study at higher education institutions.
• Remains current regarding Children's Home policies, OCFS policies, and ORR policies to ensure program compliance.
• Maintains on-call responsibilities to the UC program including calls from ORR.
• Accepts any other tasks as delegated by the Program Director or as required by ORR.

Schedule

Monday & Wednesday 10am-6pm, Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 9am-5pm, include rotating on call responsibilities, Saturday-Sunday OFF.

Benefits

• weekly pay
• medical
• vision
• dental
• life insurance
• 403(b)
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off, and a great work environment! Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays and 9 sick days annually.

Minimum Qualifications

QualificationsMINIMUM Qualifications:

• MSW and 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience; a Master's degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement. It is required that clinicians be licensed or are license eligible.
• Proficient in the Spanish Language.
• Related clinical experience
• Must be available to travel within the U.S. for reunifications for exigent circumstances as needed (i.e: separated or extremely traumatized tender-aged children).The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.The