Assistant Director of Clinical Services
About The Position
Our transitional Foster Care Program for Unaccompanied Children (UC), overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ensures the well-being and safety of unaccompanied children (ages 0-17) who cross the US Southern border without an adult. Unlike traditional congregate care settings, our approach involved placing unaccompanied children in foster homes while diligently searching for and assessing potential sponsor identified in the US. During their stay with us, we provide medical care, case management, engaging life skills classes, and essential mental health services. Under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services, the Assistant Director of Clinical Services will provide oversight to clinicians of the clinical model requirements within the UC-TFC program. This includes assisting in the supervision of all therapist working within all NYC locations.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work or related field.
- LMSW, LMHC - required
- Experience in the human service field and working with at-risk populations (2+ years)
- Experience providing direct clinical services (2+ years)
- Ability to teach TST and other agency models - required
- Ability to work well with people from many cultures, including recent immigrants, non-English speakers, and LGBTQ children
- Fluent bilingual - English/Spanish required. All agency documentation and records are in English, so English writing proficiency is required. The position itself requires Spanish-speaking, writing, and reading proficiency
- Strong skills in all Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
- Valid NYS Driver's License
- Ability to travel to other agency locations
- 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
- Time driving and/or taking public transportation to conduct client and family visits
Responsibilities
- Oversee all treatment planning and delivery for the program's youth
- Provide ongoing individual and group coaching sessions to staff for processing of complex cases and best practices
- Elevate complex cases to the Clinical Director as needed
- Collaborate with other departments to define ad promote interdisciplinary treatment plans
- Track clinical data and information for reports and quality service assessments as requested
- Randomly audit files/STRIDE/Portal
- Provide on-call clinical support and guidance to clinical staff
- Provide CITR support and guidance to clinical staff
- Coordinate all clinical services for UC-TFC
- Provide clinical guidance, train, and supervise all Clinicians within the UC-TFC program
- Observe clinical individual sessions
- Review and provide feedback on Significant Incident Reports (SIR)
- Coordinate team schedules for clinical appointments
- Ensure patient-centered and culturally sensitive practice
- Conduct mental health assessments for children as needed
- Provide ongoing individual and group counseling sessions as needed
- Provide mental health crisis intervention
- Act as the clinical lead for weekly staff meetings and interdepartmental rounds
- Participate in the training of all Clinicians and their respective treatment teams to ensure they are versed in the clinical approaches for working with the children and foster families
- Provide and coordinate all needed diagnostic services
- Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities (case documentation)
- Serve as a member of the clinical leadership team and work collaboratively to ensure all agency operations are integrated and functioning well
- Work with leadership to develop initiative to improve/maintain a positive work climate that is trauma-informed
- Supervise, train, coach, and mentor clinical staff to achieve established goals
- Ensure compliance with agency training requirements for self and staff
- Assist with preparation for site visits and audits from ORR
- Assist with program development and ensure compliance with policies and procedures directly related to risk and funding mandates
Benefits
- 160 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 4%
- Corporate Discounts Program
- Sick Leave Pool
- Identity Protection
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
