Overview:
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.
The Bilingual Clinical Psychotherapist will function as a part of the multidisciplinary team working to implement evidenced-based therapeutic models from a trauma-informed, sociocultural perspective. The population includes youth ages 5+ enrolled in either regular foster care or treatment family foster care and have been exposed to and negatively impacted by traumatic events. There is also an opportunity to do a small percentage of Telemental health.
Responsibilities:

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.

Qualifications:
Language: Bilingual English/Spanish Required

EDUCATION/LICENSE:

Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or related subject area.
At minimum must hold a provisional license (LP-MHC, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT and/or LCSW) or must obtain limited permit or license within one month of employment.
All provisionally licensed clinicians are expected to participate in clinical license supervision.

Other Requirements:

• Experience treating children and adolescents in a child welfare setting with history of abuse and neglect.
• Experience with common clinical problems including general knowledge of DSM-5 diagnoses (e.g., child abuse and neglect, aggression, family conflict, depression, anxiety, drug use, traumatic events, truancy) and preferred knowledge of EBMs (CBT, trauma). Ability to take a systems perspective when working with youth.
• Preferred strong understanding and the ability to implement the following: risk and safety assessment, safety planning, trauma assessment, crisis management, incident reporting, treatment planning, and HIPAA policies
• An understanding and commitment to complying with the New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect protocol (requiring staff to comply with requirements to report any suspected abuse, maltreatment or neglect)
• Experience with and willingness to work with culturally diverse population. Preferred experience working with the foster care system.
• Effective verbal and written skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and a need for flexibility.
• General computer literacy; including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Email

Education Required: Masters’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution Salary Range:: $65,662.50 /year + $3,500 - Bilingual Additive (as applicable) + $1,000 – Provisional Licensure Additive (as applicable) + $4,000 – Full Licensure Additive (as applicable

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