Bilingual Therapist - SBMH

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.  We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

The therapist supports with increasing the accessibility of mental health services to help students reach their full potential through providing mental health related support services to assigned school(s) including evidenced based/informed treatment; providing resources/linkages to students/families; being part of a multidisciplinary team; collaborating with school staff, NY Foundling mental health clinic, and other programs to coordinate care. The therapist will have the opportunity to effect change on a macro level and support the school community to operate proactively and relationally through delivering workshops and consultations.

***UP TO $2,000 SIGN ON INCENTIVE*** 

Position Description: 

• Increase accessibility of mental health services to students and help them reach their full academic, social, and emotional potential by providing short-term evidenced-based and evidenced-informed individual, group, or family treatment onsite at assigned school and/or linking students to necessary services.
• Promote engagement of families and other key stakeholders (school staff, community agencies) through involvement in treatment, coordination of care, and/or other forms of collaboration to best support students in meeting their goals.
• Build a relationship with the school community and lead CBO to ensure collaboration and proactive communication among providers and school key leadership and attend school-based meetings.
• Enhance capacity of the school community (faculty and parents) to meet the social and emotional needs of their students through delivery of trainings, workshops, presentations, and consultations.
• De-escalation of student mental health crises by providing clinical crisis assessment and intervention
• Ensure compliance with OMH and agency documentation standards by maintaining clear, concise, accurate, and timely clinical-approved documentation of treatment efforts
• Participate in all evidence-based model program training, supervision and consultation
• Ensure higher needs students have access to support in times of crisis through 24/7 weekday on call availability and participation in weekend on-call

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.

Salary Range -$63,750-$72,250/year

Language

Bilingual (Spanish/English) - required

Education

Masters Level Degree or better in counseling, social work, or related field - required

Licenses & Certifications

Must be license eligible – specifically ability to apply for limited permit in mental health counseling or LMSW required

LCSW, LMHC - preferred

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with common clinical problems including general knowledge of DSM-5 diagnoses (e.g., child abuse and neglect, aggression, family conflict, depression, anxiety, drug use, traumatic events, truancy). Experience with and willingness to work with culturally diverse population.
• Preferred knowledge of evidence based practices such as CBT, DBT, and trauma informed counseling
• Preferred strong understanding and the ability to implement the following: risk and safety assessment, safety planning, trauma assessment, crisis management, incident reporting, treatment planning, and HIPAA policies
• Excellent time management and organization skills. Computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with others. Comfortability speaking with large audiences.