Family Connections License Specialist, RTF

The Child Center of NY; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with employer contribution

Flexible Spending Account

Commuter Benefits

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Zusammenfassung

The Child Center of NY in New York City seeks a Permanency - Family Connections Specialist, RTF to promote timely discharge planning and lasting family ties for youth in our Residential Treatment Facility. You will use the Family Finding model to engage families and supportive adults, coordinating with care teams, counties, and partners to build lasting networks.

The role includes supervision of the Family Peer Advocate, collaboration with Transitional Coordinators, and expanding resources to

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in social work or human services field with licensure options.
• Master in Social Work preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Knowledge of OCFS and OMH policies and procedures.
• Experience with adolescent youth with psychiatric disorders.
• Wraparound Services model experience.
• Strengths‑based, person‑centered approach.
• Minimum 3 years with diverse client caseload including youth and families.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Computer proficiency for documentation.
• Experience in residential or hospital settings preferred.

Aufgaben

• Works to secure additional service resources to expedite discharge permanency for RTF recipients.
• Assist transitional coordinator with community resources to prep home for the youth's family.
• Provide therapeutic support sessions with youth and family post discharge.
• Assist with emotional permanency when reunification isn’t possible.
• Submit, monitor, and follow up on the needs of RTF clients regarding family connection and permanency.
• Provide linkage support between coordinators, staff, and community providers to finalize permanency.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Excellent written and oral comms

Bilingual English/Spanish

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in social work or human services related field (LMFT, LMSW, LMHC)

Master in Social Work (Preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

Company Overview

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.

The Child Center Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)

is a coeducational program in a warm, supportive environment that serves young people ages 12-18 who have had multiple psychiatric hospital placements or have been involved with the juvenile justice system. It is the only downstate RTF in the state that is a dual NYS Office of Mental Health/Office of Children and Family Services facility. We never consider it too late to give young people the help they need, and we are pleased to partner with these two agencies to ensure the young people in our care have the skills and support they need to achieve long-term success. Reflecting The Child Center’s dedication to comprehensive care, the RTF is staffed by clinical coordinators, psychiatric providers, a pediatrician, and 24-hour nursing staff, 24 hour youth advocates. Supports are individualized and tailored to the needs of the young people.

Position Summary

Permanency - Family Connections Specialist, RTF promotes timely, successful discharge planning and permanency for youth in the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) program by utilizing the Family Finding model to identify, engage, and strengthen lifelong family and supportive adult connections. Through collaboration with youth, families, Parent Peer Advocates, Care Coordinators, county and community partners, and interdisciplinary team members, this role helps build sustainable support networks that foster long‑term stability, resilience, and successful community integration.

The Specialist also expands community and family resources to better serve youth in the Brooklyn RTF program, provides supervision and support to the Family Peer Advocate, and partners with Transitional Coordinators to enhance services for children with complex psychiatric and behavioral health needs.

Essential Functions

• Works to secure additional service resources in a timely manner to expedite (a discharge resource) physical and emotional permanency to RTF recipients.
• Assists the transitional coordinator with the facilitation of community resources to prepare the home of the parent, family members and or non‑relative individual receiving the youth.
• Provide therapeutic support sessions with RTF recipient and parent, family members or non‑relative individual receiving the youth post discharge.
• When family reunification is not possible, assists the transitional coordinator with additional resources for emotional permanency.
• Submits, monitors, and follows up with the needs of the RTF clients with respect to family connection and permanency.
• Provides linkage support between transitional coordinators, staff, and community providers to expedite and finalize the permanency process; ensures all necessary actions and reviews have taken place to facilitate positive permanency outcomes.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Hours

Tuesday – Saturday

Supervisory Responsibilities

Permanency - Family Connections Specialist, RTF will supervise the Family Peer Advocate.

Qualifications

• Master’ degree in a social worker or Humans services related field. (LMFT, LMSW, LMHC)
• Master in Social Work (Preferred)
• Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred)
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of OCFS and OMH policies and procedures
• Experience working with adolescent youth with psychiatric disorders
• Work under a Wraparound Services model
• Follow a strengths‑based, person‑centered model
• At least 3 years of experience working with a diverse client caseload, including youth with Psychiatric Disorder and/or Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and their families
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in the use of a computer to complete all documentation required to complete required duties.
• Experience in a variety of settings preferred: Residential and or hospital

We Also Offer

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

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