Clinician

Earn up to $72,000-76,000/annually, plus 120 hours paid vacation, 12 paid sick days and 10 paid holidays

To provide short-term, trauma-sensitive treatment planning and delivery for all UC. The Clinician will also provide assessment to these assigned youth while maintaining professionalism in all areas, including confidentiality.

FUNCTIONS:

• Provide individual therapy and group counseling to youth
• Administer required behavioral and mental health assessments for youth
• Carry a caseload up to twelve youth, ages range from 0-17 years
• Coordinate services for each youth in conjunction with case manager
• Provide therapy during traditional and non-traditional hours including weekends and evenings
• Participate in 24 hour on-call phone availability for program youth and foster parents
• Must be willing and able to positively step forward to assist in other programs, if requested, to maintain a full caseload, assist fellow staff/families, and complete other projects and duties as assigned by your immediate supervisor, program leadership, or Chief Executive Officer.
• Attend weekly clinical team meetings
• Attend weekly staffing meetings
• Attend weekly group therapy sessions
• Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities (case documentation)

HOURS PER WEEK: Exempt.

• Regular schedule varies depending on program needs
• Shifts include: 9am - 5pm 10 am - 6 pm; Tues-Sat; Sun-Thurs
• Must be available to work afternoons, evenings and weekends as required

• LMSW, LMHC required
• One year of postgraduate direct service delivery experience preferred
• Experience with a strength based, cognitive behavioral, and trauma sensitive approach to treating troubled youth preferred
• Strong proficiency with completing the administrative components of treatment (case documentation) required
• Ability to work well with people from many cultures including recent immigrants, non-English speakers, and LGBTQ children
• Bi-lingual - English-Spanish required. All agency documents and records are in English, so English writing proficiency is required. Position itself requires Spanish speaking, writing, and reading proficiency
• Valid NYS Driver’s License preferred
• Ability to travel to other agency locations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Word processing: Including responding to e-mails, composing letters, completing computerized documentation, transcribing minutes for meetings, etc.: This involves sitting at a computer for several hours a day
• Completing paperwork -Such as copying and stapling
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Sit/ride in vehicles, busses, subways, trains, planes - public transportation for lengthy periods of time
• Walk up/down stairs
• Walk to enter/exit subway and other public transportation
• Walk several blocks to get to required location

As a full time benefits position, staff is eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision, FSA, supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability, and 401(k) benefits.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing.



From: Cayuga Centers