The Child and Family Services Licensed Behavioral Health Professional- Skillbuilder is responsible for providing psychiatric supports and activities, and developing treatment goals to assist the children in the Voluntary Foster Care Agency Programs.

If you are someone who has a passion for working in collaboration with a team including educational supports, medical services, and mental and behavioral health providers to support and empower children and families then this may be the role for you!

The Qualified Candidate will have:

• A license in one of the following: Psychoanalyst, Clinical social worker, Marriage and family therapist, Mental health counselor or Master social worker
• The ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (both verbally and in writing), and consistently demonstrate a positive/proactive attitude.
• The passion to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their program and throughout the organization, and the ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from all cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic, gender identity, sexual orientation, professional backgrounds and the intersections of all identities.
• A valid NYS Driver’s License and reliable transportation

As the Licensed Behavioral Health Practitioner- Skillbuilder you will:

• Establish treatment goals for children, utilizing historical and current available information in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist children and youth to develop skills as defined in treatment goals
• Provide psychiatric supports and milieu counseling
• Provide individual treatment, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-informed treatment, family and group counseling, and transitional counseling
• Promote integration with community resources and skill-building
• Provide psycho-education and wellness-education
• Communicate with family, case planning staff, and medical practitioners
• Utilize interventions drawn from evidence-based psychotherapeutic methodology
• Structure interventions to decrease problems behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior
• Complete required background checks upon hire
• Complete mandated reporter training
• Remain in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulation to include NYSED guidance.

Competitive Salary of $58,500 per year based on a 35 hour work week

CFS offers full-time employees the below benefits to support our employees and their families and help to create a healthy work environment.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)–20 PTO Days (25 Days After Five Years of Employment)
  –14 Paid Holidays (includes 2 flex holidays)
  – Bereavement: Four Paid Days
  – Paid Jury Duty
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Medical, Two Plan Options
• Dental, Two Plan Options
• Vision Insurance
• Wellness Program and Incentives
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Quarterly Employer-Contributions
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care FSA Retirement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• 403(b) Right Away and Employer-Contributions After Two Years

Child & Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Child & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or familial status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Child & Family Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Diversity Statement: Within our agency and in the communities that we serve, C&FS is committed to diversity and inclusion with race equity at the center. Every day we work to promote safety, health, and wellness. We will not stop until Black, indigenous and people of color are free from racism and experience peace, prosperity and well-being.