Bilingual Interventionist - FFT-TCM

The New York Foundling•Queens, NY

About The Position

The Bilingual Interventionist provides direct, home-based clinical interventions to families to address risk factors, strengthen protective factors, and support family safety. The role delivers treatment using the Functional Family Therapy – Therapeutic Case Management (FFT-TCM) model for an assigned caseload of up to 10 cases, with coverage for colleagues’ caseloads as needed. The position involves extensive travel to families’ homes and requires bilingual English/Spanish communication. The Interventionist conducts intakes and assessments, engages families in services, identifies key participants and relational patterns, and develops individualized treatment plans. The role follows FFT-TCM model expectations and documentation requirements, participates in training, coaching, consultation, supervision, and meetings, and works toward program and model performance indicators. It also involves identifying and addressing risks that could lead to child removal or out-of-home placement, coordinating with community providers and stakeholders, connecting families with resources, and accompanying them to appointments when needed. The role provides weekday 24/7 coverage and participates in a weekend on-call rotation as applicable.

Requirements

Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Two years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree from a U.S.-accredited educational institution, or credential evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution.
Ability to engage clients, take a strength-focused approach, problem-solve, make decisions, and advocate for caregivers, youth, and families.
Ability to manage stress and practice self-care, maintain self-awareness, receive and act on feedback promptly, work effectively on a team, and manage time well.
Ability to relate respectfully and in a strength-focused, culturally sensitive manner across cultural differences.
Understanding of and commitment to complying with New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect reporting requirements for suspected child abuse, maltreatment, or neglect.
Strong understanding of and ability to implement family safety planning, risk and safety assessments, crisis management, incident reporting, and treatment plans.
Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.

Nice To Haves

Preferred core competencies include client engagement, strength-focused practice, problem-solving, decision-making, advocacy, stress management and self-care, self-awareness, responsiveness to feedback, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, and time management.

Responsibilities

Provide home-based clinical treatment using the Functional Family Therapy – Therapeutic Case Management (FFT-TCM) model for an assigned caseload of up to 10 cases, and cover peers’ caseloads as needed.
Manage extensive travel to serve families in their homes.
Conduct assessments, including intakes, review of referral information, identification and engagement of key participants, identification of relational patterns, and individualized treatment planning.
Engage families to sign for services and complete intakes within required ACS timeframes.
Participate in required agency, model, and stakeholder trainings; individual and group coaching; and staff meetings.
Implement the model with fidelity and complete progress notes, session planning guides, session impact scales, and appointment notes in the Care4 documentation system in a timely manner.
Participate in weekly consultation and supervision and in site visits when they occur.
Meet program and model Key Performance Indicators, including session pacing, required casework contacts, client outcomes, timely Family Assessment Service Plans, and data entry in all systems.
Identify and address family risk factors related to possible child removal, ACS involvement, and out-of-home placement; complete safety plans and incident reports when necessary.
Maintain clear, concise, timely documentation of treatment efforts in progress notes and Family Assessment and Service Planning (FASP), and manage documentation requirements in agency, ACS, and model databases.
Identify community-based resources and build relationships with stakeholders and providers, including ACS, schools, doctors, mental health providers, and courts, to monitor service participation and accompany families to appointments when needed.
Provide 24/7 coverage during the week and participate in a weekend on-call rotation as applicable.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance; demonstrate commitment to the organization’s mission, vision, and values; and adhere to employee policies, the Code of Conduct, and applicable rules, laws, regulations, or bargaining agreements.
Perform other duties as assigned.