Earn $96,000 annually plus 160 hours vacation, 3 personal days off with pay, 12 paid sick days and 10 paid holidays annually. We offer medical packages and a 401K.

Department Description: This is a transitional foster care program for Unaccompanied Children (UC) under the supervision of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). An Unaccompanied child (ages 0-17) has left their home country and crossed the US southern border without an adult. Instead of a congregate care setting, we place UCs in foster homes while we find and vet a sponsor for them to be unified with in the US. During their stay with us, we provide medical care, case management, life skills classes and mental health services. Our Clinicians specifically provide trauma-informed individual and group therapy. We are looking for a Clinical leader who is passionate about helping this vulnerable population, able to lead, mentor and motivate their team, provide clinical supervision and carry a caseload.

Summary of Responsibilities: This essential role is ideal for someone with superior clinical and supervisory skills who also possesses a drive to ensure that we are providing healing, high quality, culturally sensitive clinical care, assessments and treatment to those we serve. Under the supervision of the AVP of Clinical Services, the director will provide effective clinical oversight to the UC TFC Clinical team.

HOURS PER WEEK: Exempt

• Regular hours entail 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday
• On-call and weekend availability required; must be flexible to meet program needs
• Travel outside of regular work hours may be required based on project needs

FUNCTIONS:

• Fosters teamwork, respect, cooperation, and trust while leading the lead of clinical staff in providing effective patient centered, healing care to those we serve
• As a strategic leader of a clinical team, the director implements, monitors, and evaluates a system of clinical services and works collaboratively to ensure all agency operations are integrated and functioning well
• Assists with program development as well as ensures compliance with policies and procedures directly related to risk and funding mandates
• Supervises, trains, coaches and mentors clinical staff to achieve established goals
• Ensures compliance with agency training requirements, for self and staff
• Provides on-call clinical support and guidance to clinical staff
• Assists with preparation of site visits and audits from ORR

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field; NYS LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCAT required.
• Experience in the human service field and working with at-risk populations (3 years)
• Experience providing direct clinical services (3 years)
• Experience providing supervision
• Ability to work well with people from many cultures including recent immigrants, non-English speakers, and LGBTQ children
• Fluent Bi-lingual - English-Spanish required

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, plains - 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.

In accordance with federal, state & local laws, we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing.