Social Worker - Family Respite

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 Social Worker provides trauma-informed, family centered support to strengthen parent-child relationships promoting healthy youth development through respite services. Including delivering evidence-based interventions and conducting in-home sessions across all five boroughs to help families build protective factors and achieve lasting stability

The Social Worker provides trauma-informed, family centered support to strengthen parent-child relationships promoting healthy youth development through respite services. Including delivering evidence-based interventions and conducting in-home sessions across all five boroughs to help families build protective factors and achieve lasting stability

Responsibilities:

• Lead family-centered service planning and team coordination - 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
• Deliver GenPMTO and best practice interventions - Facilitate GenPMTO training and implement evidence-based strategies to strengthen parenting skills, enhance family functioning, and support positive outcomes during and after respite stays.
• Conduct in-home sessions across all boroughs - Provide home visits and direct support to families and youth in all five boroughs to promote engagement, stability, and continuity of care.
• Coordinate crisis prevention and stabilization - Respond to family crises with safety planning and emergency support, working closely with ACS and internal teams to stabilize the home environment.
• Engage youth and support transitions - 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.
• Connect families to community resources - 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
• Maintain documentation and track outcomes - 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.
• Participate in training and administrative support - Engage in ongoing professional development, model training, and administrative tasks to enhance program delivery and meet evolving family and child needs.

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.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health, Psychology or related Field. Bilingual Preferred language skills a plus.
• 2+ years’ experience in working with or providing services to at risk children and families in Child Welfare, and 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.
• Driver License preferred but not required