Community Based Clinician (FFT Therapist) + + Job Tracking ID: 512690-888966 + Job Location: Waterloo, NY + Job Level: Mid Career (2+ years) + Job Type: Full-Time/Regular + + Date Updated: November 13, 2024 + Years of Experience: Up to 2 Years + Starting Date: ASAP Invite a friend Back to job search (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcayugacenters%2Eatsondemand%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Ffuseaction%3D512690%2Eviewjobdetail%26CID%3D512690%26JID%3D888966%26source%3Dfacebook) Job Description: Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for Community Based Clinician (FFT Therapist) Location: Seneca, NY Pay: $58,500 - $82,800/annually Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life-changing relations and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families! About Cayuga Centers Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have 22 offices across 8 states and serve over 16,000 individuals and families annually. Join us! At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging. Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. About the Program and Position: Our Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program serves youth ages 10-18 and their families. This evidence-based, family-focused therapy operates on the belief that all families have strengths and are doing the best they can at any point. With FFT, the entire family unit works together to prevent out-of-home placement, intervene on behalf of family rebuilding, and unify the family unit. Families work together through three FFT phases of engagement motivation, behavior change, and generalization with our licensed clinicians over 12-16 weeks. How you get to use your skills… + Apply and develop your clinical assessment, biopsychosocial assessments, Treatment planning, evaluation, and family therapy skills. + Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs. + Provide therapeutic case management. + Learn internationally utilized evidence-based treatment models. + Demonstrate an inclusive practice both in the office and in the field to support a diverse and accepting culture. + Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families. Schedule: We are looking for an applicant who is willing to work a flexible schedule that suits the youth and family needs. This is a full-time, 40-hour-a-week position that will require evening and possibly weekend hours. Experience and Skills: + Master’s degree in Human Services - required + Master’s degree degree in licensable field - preferred + License and/or Limited Permit in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling with experience in strength-based family and children’s services - preferred + Experience working with children and families in a community-based or 'in-home' setting + Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills + A strong belief in the capacity of people to grow and change + Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning + Knowledge and experience in formulating clinical diagnoses and/or impressions + Ability to engage families who may have been unsuccessful in clinic settings + Ability to have flexibility in hours worked both routinely, so as to meet children and families when they are available, and occasionally, in response to crises which may occur at any hour of any day Physical Requirements: + Use of a personal vehicle for driving to and from appointments and activities as assigned. + Word processing: Including responding to emails, and completing electronic documentation. + Sitting for extended periods of time. + Walking distances. + Walking up and down stairs inside/outside. + Lifting up to 50 pounds Benefits + Pay ranges is based on education, licensure status, and relevant experience + 120 hours of Vacation + 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time + Supervision available for licensure + Medical, dental, and vision insurance + Pet and Legal Insurance + Employee Assistance Program + FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts + Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits + 401(k) match up to 6% + Corporate Discounts Program + Sick Leave Pool + Identity Protection