Foster Care Clinical Worker
4 weeks ago
Position: Clinical Worker
Position Summary: As a Clinical Worker you will be a catalyst for positive change in the lives of youth and families. In this role, you'll provide counseling, support, and referrals to help individuals and families thrive. Your responsibilities include case management, record-keeping, and fostering a healing environment through individual, family, and group treatment. You'll also play a crucial role in managing and developing foster parent groups and advocating for children and families. If you have a passion for making a difference and strong communication skills, we invite you to join our team and help transform lives.
New Directions is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission. We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Pay and benefits
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105 hours of paid time off your first year, not including an additional 13 agency holidays.
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Access to affordable life, dental and medical insurance.
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401k with up to 3% agency matching.
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$22.54 - $23.68/hr for your first year. Additional raises guaranteed.
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Join our 100+ year old company, where over 30% of our staff have been with us for 10 years or more.
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Flexible schedule.
Minimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills:
- Master’s degree from an accredited program of Social Work education or another human service field.
We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills. We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.
Job Description
Job Title: Clinical Worker Department: Therapeutic Foster Care Title of Immediate Supervisor: Clinical Director POSITION SUMMARY: Counsels and provides therapeutic interventions to individuals, and biological families requiring assistance of agency. Additionally, provides supervision and training to resource families. TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: 1. Counsels youth individually, in family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids youth to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning. 2. Refers youth to community resources and other organizations. 3. Secures supplementary information such as employment, medical records, or school reports. 4. Provide case management services to the youth assigned. 5. Will maintain and manage case records in accordance with the Department of Social Services and Family Court guidelines. 6. Will maintain timeliness and quality of written reports and records. 7. Will provide individual, family and group treatment as indicated in the service plan. 8. Will manage and develop the resource foster parent group to which assigned. 9. Oversee aspects of resource parent certification including the file in collaboration with home finder. 10. Will provide reports and assessments and recommendations to referral agencies including Family Court. 11. Will take a learning stance relative to professional development including utilizing clinical supervision, reading and training. 12. Will serve as a liaison and ambassador for the agency and the community. 13. Will serve as advocate for children and families consistent with the ethics of social work. 14. Will be available for crisis intervention. 15. Foster parent recruitment and training as designated by supervisor and home finder. 16. Directly supervises one TFC youth counselor. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. 17. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining emp1oyees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 18. Maintains small child Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification and First Aid/CPR Certification and Community Safety Training as provided by Agency. 19. Attends all mandatory in-service training and regularly attends supervision meetings. 20. Continued professional development of state-of-the-art therapies that provide a healing experience to children and families through supervision, direct practice and training. 21. Provide services to SILP youth as assigned by supervisor. 22. All duties as assigned by immediate supervisor. SKILL, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/SkillsMinimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills • Master’s degree from an accredited program of Social Work education or another human service field. • Experience preferred.
Special – Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes, and Physical Requirements New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform essential functions. 1. Ability to work effectively with youth, families, staff and community contacts from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. 2. Knowledge of community resources and the ability to access specialized services to youth. 3. Ability to advocate effectively for youth. 4. Ability to deal effectively with youth and/or families. 5. Ability to accept supervision and perform as part of a team. 6. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change. 7. Ability to interface with people (groups and individuals) and communicate within various mediums (logbooks, e-mail, telephone). 8. Must have a valid NYS driver’s license and adequate auto insurance. 9. Must have a valid driver’s license, adequate auto insurance and meet the criteria for driving set forth in the New Directions Driver’s License policy and Auto Insurance policy. 10. Ability to pass annual physical for Category 2 job classification in accordance with New Directions Employee Health policy.
- Must comply with Agency safety standards and be responsible for own actions and conduct concerning safety and healthy working conditions.
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