A29i Core Clinician

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• Job Location: NEW YORK, NY

NEW YORK

• Level of Education: Masters Degree

• Job Type: Full-Time/Regular

• • Date Updated: September 17, 2024

• Years of Experience: Up to 2 Years

• Starting Date: ASAP

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Job Description: Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a A29i Core Clinician Location: New York City Pay: $72,000 - $80,000 (based on education/licensure) 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 offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 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. THE ACS DEPARTMENT AND POSITION… Under the supervision of the VP of Clinical Services, the A29i Core Clinician will provide individual and family therapy within a trauma-informed, socioecological approach to behavioral health. The A29i Core Clinician will engage youth in foster care in an initial mental health assessment and lead the multidisciplinary treatment team in developing an A29i Core Treatment Plan that will highlight the goals for each discipline. The mental health goals will include both individual and system objectives to help the youth enhance their abilities and well-being at home and within the community. The Core Clinician will conceptualize a youth’s presenting problems from a cognitive-behavioral, family systems, or alternative theoretical understanding of behavior and incorporate a trauma-informed, socioecological approach to behavioral health. Goals and objectives developed in the treatment plan will be grounded in The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency Model, while interventions may vary from Motivational Interviewing, CBT, creative arts, interpersonal, etc. How you get to use your skills…

• Provide at least two family therapy sessions (at least one, in-person) monthly with youth and/or foster family. Individual therapy sessions, as indicated, may be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly

• Carry a caseload of up to 25 youth, ages range from 0-21 years

• Write progress notes within three business days the session was held and one monthly progress note entered into EHR system

• Complete Initial Mental Health Assessment within 30 days of admission to foster care and annually

• Complete Core Treatment Plan within 30 days of admission to foster care

• Lead initial Treatment Team Meeting (within 45 days of admission) and quarterly (for youth who are considered therapeutic level), bi-annually (for youth who are not considered therapeutic level) and monthly for youth labeled “high risk” (danger of harming themselves or others).

• Collaborate with case planners on creating court reports

• Provide therapy during traditional and non-traditional hours including weekends and evenings

• Participate in 24 hour on-call phone availability for program youth and foster parents

• Attend weekly clinical team meetings, staffing meetings, group therapy sessions

• Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities (case documentation)

• Performs other duties as assigned

Schedule: Exempt

• Regular hours entail Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, must be flexible to meet program needs

• Must be available to work afternoons, evenings, holiday, and weekends as required

• On-call required

Experience and Skills:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health, Marriage and Family Therapy or Creative Arts Therapy

• License in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy OR a limited permit in one of the above

• A license is required to be obtained by the termination date of the limited permit OR

• The limited permit needs to be renewed before the expiration date

• A license is required to be obtained by the time the clinician exhausts the opportunities to renew the limited permit

• Experience working with children and families in a community-based or “in-home” setting

• Experience with the foster care system, specifically with foster parents and youth preferred

• 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

• Valid NYS Driver’s License preferred

• Ability to travel to other agency locations

Physical Requirements:

• Computer work requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time

• Time on your feet for up to several hours a day

• Lifting up to 50 pounds

• Travel within the 5 boroughs

Benefits

• 120 hours of vacation time; 12 Sick days per year

• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal days, Medical Appointment Time

• 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

As a full time benefits position, staff is eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision, FSA, supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability, and 401(k) benefits.

In accordance with federal, state & local laws, we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing.