Social Worker - Family Respite

The New York Foundling • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Foundling is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families in achieving stability, strength, and independence. They offer a whole-person, whole-family approach through interrelated programs that help children and families navigate foster care, support families facing conflict and poverty, assist individuals with developmental disabilities, and provide access to health and mental health services. The Social Worker role focuses on providing trauma-informed, family-centered support to strengthen parent-child relationships and promote healthy youth development through respite services. This includes delivering evidence-based interventions and conducting in-home sessions across all five boroughs to help families build protective factors and achieve lasting stability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related Field.
• 2+ years’ experience in working with or providing services to at risk children and families in Child Welfare.
• Experience in crisis intervention skills.
• Knowledge of infant and child and adolescent development.
• Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations that are present among the program's target population.
• Open to reflective practice (i.e. has capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, recognizes value of supervision).
• Ability to identify family strengths and foster self-sufficiency and independence in families.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Flexibility with schedule as program will need evening and weekend support.
• This is a 24/7 on call program for emergencies that arise during after-hours.
• Bachelor’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Preferred language skills a plus.
• Driver License preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed, family-centered support to strengthen parent-child relationships promoting healthy youth development through respite services.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and conduct in-home sessions across all five boroughs to help families build protective factors and achieve lasting stability.
• Serve as the team lead in developing individualized treatment plans and conducting referral assessments in collaboration with families and interdisciplinary staff.
• Ensure cohesive, goal-driven service delivery aligned with ACS.
• Facilitate GenPMTO training and implement evidence-based strategies to strengthen parenting skills, enhance family functioning, and support positive outcomes during and after respite stays.
• Provide home visits and direct support to families and youth in all five boroughs to promote engagement, stability, and continuity of care.
• Respond to family crises with safety planning and emergency support, working closely with ACS and internal teams to stabilize the home environment.
• Work directly with youth in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to address behavioral challenges and support emotional development, including planning and facilitating transitions from respite homes to origin homes.
• Research, organize, and share information on local services, and link families to mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, and other supports to meet their goals.
• Complete all required documentation in CNNX, Evolv, and Promis databases, and maintain data systems to track KPIs and analyze trends that inform service delivery and program improvement.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, model training, and administrative tasks to enhance program delivery and meet evolving family and child needs.

Benefits

• The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level