Child Therapist Rikers
Job Location:
Astoria, NY - USA
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Job Summary
POSITION: Child Therapist
REPORTS TO: Program Director Visiting and Family Assistance Program
STATUS: Part-Time (20 hours/week)
WORK SCHEDULE: Depends on agency and family needs
SALARY: $38.00 per hour
POSITION SUMMARY: Hour Children (HC) is an organization founded to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children successfully rejoin the community reunify with their families and build healthy independent and secure lives. Hour Children provides compassionate and comprehensive services approaching work in an anti-discriminatory inclusive environment committed to HCs standards of justice diversity equity and inclusion. The Child Therapist focuses on supporting the children of the detained mothers within the Visiting and Family Assistance Program as they navigate family and peer relationships educational and childcare placements and community resources.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides individual and family therapy to children ages 0-12 who have a mother who is enrolled in the Visiting and Family Assistance Program on Rikers Island
- Provides therapy using trauma-informed evidenced-based therapeutic interventions
- Conduct intake interviews screening assessment goal setting progress monitoring advocacy and referrals for Hour Children families.
- Participate in reflective supervision of assigned cases demonstrating progressive ability to critically assess own clinical work and actively engage with supervisor to address areas in need of improvement.
- Complete and file all charting documentation according to agency standards such as court reports client updates and any documentation needed for timely service delivery.
- Provide crisis intervention and crisis stabilization when needed. Collaborate with outside providers to ensure seamless integration of services particularly for those with acute and complex needs.
- Consistently follow up with all clients to promote engagement and retention in services to address barriers to utilizing services
- Perform additional department or agency related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Licensed LMSW LCSW LMHC LMFT licensed by the state of New York.
- Experience in facilitating dyadic and/or child-parent psychotherapy.
- Two to three years experience working with high-risk populations who have experienced complex trauma.
- Excellent writing skills and ability to submit documentation on a set timeline.
- Must be able to work independently and with a team.
- Familiar with evidence-based treatment models such as CBT MI DBT and TF-CBT.
- Must be able to deliver services in a culturally sensitive manner.
- Computer and technical skills specifically Microsoft Office Programs and Electronic Health Records.
- Experience working with criminal justice-involved populations preferred.
Specifications for Physical Requirements
- Flexibility to work evenings and/or occasional weekends.
- Ability to walk up and down the stairs.
Hour Children does not provide Visa Support!
Required Experience:
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About Company
Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State. Focused on women and their children, we support families during a mother's incarceration and help families get back on their feet upon release. We do this by providing ho ... View more
