Bilingual Spanish Social Worker

DESCRIPTION

Bilingual Spanish Social Worker/Clinician Needed in Manhattan
Full-Time Position!

• 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 3-17.5 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
• 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)

• Regular hours entail Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
• Must be available to work on-call rotations

• LMSW or LMHC in the state of New York 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 required. Position itself requires Spanish speaking, writing, and reading proficiency
• Valid NYS Driver's License preferred
• Ability to travel to other agency locations

LOCATION

New York, NY, USA