Clinician

Overview

Catholic Charities of Buffalo is seeking a full-time (35 hours a week) Clinician for our Early Childhood School Social Worker Program (ECSSWP) with Catholic Charities of Buffalo for Niagara County school districts. The ideal candidate will deliver comprehensive services for preschool students families and school personnel. Services provided include social emotional support through classroom support individual counseling group counseling and parent and teacher consultation.

Catholic Charities is a non-profit organization offering a wide array of programs to empower individuals children and families. As the most comprehensive human service provider in Western New York we serve the eight counties with dozens of programs at over 40 professionally staffed locations. Our services include comprehensive counseling for all ages basic emergency assistance (including operating eight food pantries) mental health services chemical dependency treatment educational and job readiness services services for older adults marriage counseling immigration and refugee assistance and various programs addressing family issues. We strive to provide HOPE for all seasons.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling to preschool students with IEPs focusing on emotional regulation coping skills and behavior management.

• Deliver push-in support within the classroom to assist students in applying social-emotional skills in real-time situations.

• Facilitate small group counseling sessions to promote peer interactions conflict resolution and social skill development.

• Conduct behavioral observations and assessments in the classroom to inform individualized intervention strategies.

• Collaborate with classroom teachers to develop and implement classroom-based interventions that support student behavior and social-emotional learning.

• Partner with parents and caregivers to provide support resources and strategies that reinforce counseling goals at home.

• Participate in the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) process including contributing to IEP development and progress reporting.

• Monitor and document student progress toward IEP counseling goals using data collection and teacher feedback.

• Maintain ongoing communication with school staff CPSE teams and families to support consistent team-based care.

• Participate in program meetings supervision and professional development related to early childhood mental health SEL and trauma-informed practices.

• Ensure compliance with agency documentation requirements (e.g. session notes billing service verification).

• Exemplify Catholic Charities mission vision values and policies and procedures

• Adhere to high ethical standards consistent with the Catholic Charities Corporate Compliance Program Code of Ethics legal mandates & labor laws NYS Justice Center and other accreditation standards (e.g. COA BBB).

• Actively participate in CCB program and department meetings and committees and in both agency-sponsored and Diocese-sponsored events; requiring non-traditional hours.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in social work Mental Health Counseling School Counseling or other related fields.

• Required licensure: LMSW LCSW LMHC-p LMHC Licensed School Counselor (LSC) LMFT or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT).

• 3 years of experience counseling children (ages 3-10) with IEPs focusing on emotional regulation coping skills behavior management and social-emotional learning.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).

• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Requires travel; must possess reliable transportation and a valid NYS drivers license.

Other Important Information

• The daily schedule will be flexible based on preschool hours.

• Travel will be based on caseloads within Niagara County school districts.

• Caseload will fluctuate based on the frequency of services offered in IEP.

• Position will have a flexible/hybrid workspace. Staff will be in the school to provide services but will have the ability to work from home or in the office (office location TBD) for administrative duties.

What We Offer

• 35 hours per week

• 13 paid holidays

• 25 PTO days per year (Pro-rated based on first year start date)

• Comprehensive health dental & vision offerings for full-time

• Employer-paid life insurance for full-time

• Ancillary benefit offerings for full-time

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option for full-time

• Health Savings Account (HSA) when electing a high-deductible health plan for full-time

• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 403b Retirement Plan (Eligible after first pay period) with employer contribution after six months

Applicants must reside in New York State to be considered.

Compensation range may vary based on factors including but not limited to skills education location and experience.

Apply today at: an Equal Opportunity Employer Catholic Charities of Buffalo is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race religion color national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability genetic information or any other protected characteristic. Catholic Charities of Buffalo will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contact .