Psychotherapist (OLP)

Child Center Residential Treatment Facility • New York, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Child Center of NY is hiring a fee-for-service Psychotherapist for its OLP program. The role provides early behavioral health support to children and families through compassionate, in-home and community-based care, helping children build stability, growth, and long-term success. The position is field-based and offers flexibility to build a schedule around the needs of the families served. In-person home visits are required, and the organization operates every day of the week.

The psychotherapist partners with children, teens, and families where they live, conducts assessments, develops personalized service plans with family involvement, and provides short-term counseling and crisis intervention. The role also requires maintaining accurate documentation to support effective care and collaboration.

Requirements

• NYS LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, or LMFT license is required.
• Flexibility to conduct home visits; evenings or weekends are preferred.
• Strong communication, assessment, and time-management skills.
• In-person home visits are required.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Bilingual ability; Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali, or other languages are a plus.
• Availability for evening or weekend home visits is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with children, teens, and their families in their homes and communities.
• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments.
• Create personalized service plans with active family involvement to guide care and support meaningful progress.
• Provide short-term counseling to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
• Deliver in-person and phone-based crisis intervention when a child experiences psychiatric, behavioral, or situational distress.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation to support effective care and collaboration.
• Conduct in-person home visits.

Benefits

• Competitive pay: potential to earn up to $93.11 per service hour and $173.90 per assessment.
• Flexible scheduling through a fee-for-service role and the ability to build a schedule that works for the clinician and families.
• Reimbursement for transportation costs for in-person home visits.
• Supportive, mission-driven team culture.
• Opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed