Therapist

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

9d • $0 - $73,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

CASES seeks a Therapist for the Assertive Community Engagement & Success (ACES) Team. The Therapist will provide trauma-informed, community-based clinical services to enrolled participants. ACES is a program serving young men ages 16-24 residing in East Harlem or the South Bronx who may not have started but can strive to overcome threatening environments and system-involvement to find the path to success. These young people will be engaged in high-risk behaviors and voluntarily engage with the ACES program. We are looking for skilled team members who can envision a model based on the theory that young people regardless of roadblocks; violence, trauma, racism, gangs, incarceration, truancy, and unemployment can engage in positive relationships to change behaviors and acquire life, education, and employment skills. This position is full-time and requires in-person and in-community work primarily.

Requirements

• LMSW or LHMC required, licensed in New York State
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience providing clinical services to young adult that are hard to reach
• Ability to build authentic and consistent relationships
• Experience with group facilitation and crisis response

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with systems-involved / high risk youth preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling to participants at home, in community settings, or in office
• Carry small caseload of 1:1 therapy
• Support youth in building coping skills, emotional regulation and positive decision making
• Collaborate with program staff to align services and support youth progress
• Facilitate workshops or small groups on topics such as anger management, conflict resolution, and healthy relationships
• Work with family support systems when appropriate
• Collaborate with team members for real-time support in crisis or escalated moment and high needs cases
• Maintain up-to-date documentation in databases and trackers when necessary
• Maintain ongoing communication with partners
• Participate in professional development training to better equip yourself to support the program and participants

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

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