Clinician, Families Work (23887)

Northern Rivers Family of Services•Schenectady, NY

25d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Clinician in the Families Work program, you will maintain a caseload of five families and meet with each weekly. Families Work provides six to nine months of intensive services to families whose children either are at risk of being removed from their homes or are already in placement. Families Work also facilitates parent education groups using Incredible Years and Active Parenting curricula. You will report to the Program Coordinator and you will work onsite within the community with travel to client homes.

Requirements

Master's degree in social work, mental health counseling, or equivalent from a graduate school program that is registered by the NYS Department of Education
0-2 years post-masters experience

Responsibilities

Identify and discuss the strengths, risk factors, and service needs that may impact the health and safety of your client/family, and develop treatment goals and methods.
Paperwork, case management, phone calls, meetings can be done at home
Coordinate virtual parent education classes of various age ranges, around the participants' schedules.
Use appropriate curricula and support materials to educate families on positive parent-child interaction and child development.