Master Social Worker-Bilingual Social Worker Early Childhood Mental Health
About The Position
The Child Center of NY is seeking master-level social workers for their Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, serving children and families aged birth to five. This role is part of the Thrive NY Mental Health Initiative and offers a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment with extensive clinical supervision and training. The Child Center of NY has been serving children and families for over 70 years, offering innovative mental health, education, wellness, and social service programs across New York City. They support over 40,000 children and families annually through 50 locations and 100+ programs.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
- Active LMSW license in New York State, LMSW, LCSW, LMHC
- Strong communication, organizational, and documentation skills
- Prior experience working with young children and families.
- Comfortable working with physically and/or chronically disabled children, as well as strong knowledge in the area of child development.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual skills (Spanish preferred)
- Experience in community mental health, outpatient, or integrated care settings
- Experience working with children, families, or justice-involved populations
- Familiarity with telehealth and hybrid service delivery
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care to clients in article 31 clinics aged birth through five using evidenced based modalities to help them maximize their level of functioning. Training in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and other EB Modalities will be provided.
- Conduct in-depth assessments of family functioning, family history, and presenting problems of all members of the family; provide concrete assistance to address the needs families face, including homelessness, illness, lack of education, etc.
- Strengthen the dyadic relationship between parent(s) and child through weekly Child-Parent Psychotherapy sessions or other EB modality when appropriate.
- Maintain appropriate professional patient care documentation in the agency selected Electronic Health Record (EHR), including client assessment and individual notes in compliance with all city, state and federal standards of practice.
- Meets data metric requirements, quality of care expectations using traditional social work interventions, or evidence-based models.
Benefits
- LCSW supervision available for clinicians pursuing advanced licensure
- Supportive clinical mentorship and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Opportunities to strengthen psychotherapy, assessment, and diagnostic skills
- Diverse clinical experiences across mental health and substance use treatment
- Ongoing professional development and clinical consultation
- A culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and mission-driven work environment
- Meaningful opportunities to support underserved NYC communities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
