At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.
Recruiting a therapist to increase accessibility of mental health services and help students reach their full potential through providing mental health related support services to assigned school(s) including evidenced based/informed treatment; provide resources/linkages to students/families; be part of a multidisciplinary team; collaborate with school staff, NY Foundling mental health clinic, and other programs to coordinate care. Therapist will have the opportunity to effect change on a macro level and support the school community to operate proactively and relationally through delivering workshops and consultations. Training in evidenced based modalities that have foundations in CBT or trauma informed care and supervision towards licensure hours provided.
Responsibilities***UP TO $2,000 SIGN ON INCENTIVE***
Position Description:
Increase accessibility of mental health services to students and help them reach their full academic, social, and emotional potential by providing short-term evidenced-based and evidenced-informed individual, group, or family treatment onsite at assigned school and/or linking students to necessary services.Promote engagement of families and other key stakeholders (school staff, community agencies) through involvement in treatment, coordination of care, and/or other forms of collaboration to best support students in meeting their goals.Build a relationship with the school community and lead CBO to ensure collaboration and proactive communication among providers and school key leadership and attend school-based meetings.Enhance capacity of the school community (faculty and parents) to meet the social and emotional needs of their students through delivery of trainings, workshops, presentations, and consultations.De-escalation of student mental health crises by providing clinical crisis assessment and interventionEnsure compliance with OMH and agency documentation standards by maintaining clear, concise, accurate, and timely clinical-approved documentation of treatment effortsParticipate in all evidence-based model program training, supervision and consultationEnsure higher needs students have access to support in times of crisis through 24/7 weekday on call availability and participation in weekend on-call
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
QualificationsLanguage - Bilingual (Spanish/English) required
EDUCATION
Required
Masters Level Degree or better in counseling, social work, or related field.
Licenses & Certifications
Must be license eligible – specifically ability to apply for limited permit or LMSW required. Preferred - LCSW, LMHC
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