What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sociotherapist position at JCCA?
Position Summary: The Socio-therapist ensures that all therapeutic youth have a behavior plan that addresses individualized behavioral strengths and challenges pertaining to the specific youth. The Socio-therapist will support the clinical team in implementing and monitoring the plan of care for the youth on their caseload.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Creates, in partnership with families, plans which address safety, behavioral, psychological and permanency needs.
- Monitors safety, well-being, and permanency progress by conducting regular casework contacts and providing the necessary services to meet the needs of the children and families.
- Complete timely documentation of all reports and casework activities including FASPS, Psychosocials, Adoption Home studies, Kinship Home studies, court reports
- Actively participates in Family Court Hearings, Family Team Conferences, and other meetings to advance permanency for children and families.
- Provide crisis intervention as needed
- Implement evidence-based models with foster parents, parents, discharge resources and youth.
- Coordinate care with other agency and community-based programs such as Behavioral Health & Wellness and Health Homes
- Provide family planning counseling to youth 12 years and older and document discussion with foster parents
- Work to identify family resources and support for youth through Family Finding evidence-based practice.
*Hybrid work schedule – remote days available
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required – preferably BSW
- Experience supporting families and adolescents with social services Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development and trauma informed perspective.
- Ability to work with diverse population of clients and team members
- Must be highly organized with ability to meet program deliverables and deadlines
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours - some evenings as needed to meet client needs
- Ability to use public transportation to travel throughout New York City or Agency vehicle when available
Hourly Rate Range: $24.02 - $25.94
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Salary : $24 - $26
