Functional Family Therapist (Bilingual)

Functional Family Therapist

(www.fftllc.com) for Urban Youth Alliance International, Inc. (www.bronxconnect.org) is a non-profit organization that serves justice-involved youth in the NYC area, serving residents of the Bronx and Manhattan. This Functional Family Therapy Model is under the NYC's ATLAS Initiative to impact justice-involved youth & families.

Salary range:

$70,000-$75,000 commensurate with experience.

Education Preference:

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or other relevant human service profession required.

NOTE: Organization will offer clinical supervision towards licensure, and offers 403B matching benefits, medical, dental, vision, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and gym reimbursement.

Preferred Experience: (* required of bachelor and masters’ level)

• Individual therapy with youth and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
• Candidate must be comfortable providing primarily in-home family therapy in The Bronx and Manhattan
• Therapy sessions are with predominantly at-risk Black and Latino youth ages 11 to 18 who are at risk of being justice-involved
• Therapeutic/case management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Some nights and weekends, depending on clients’ needs
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to exhibit creativity and tenacity to engage clients
• Willingness and ability to be work with families from a strengths-focused approach
• Willingness to advocate for youth and family, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences
• Willingness to commit to empowering families to solve their own problems
• Prioritizing to work with the families when they are available in their own homes
• Interact with referral sources such as Legal Aid Society, NYC Law Department, schools, and programs to effectively engage families in the FFT Model
• Interact with team members in community events
• Manage a caseload of up to 15 cases and their electronic and case files
• Timely recording of progress notes as required by FFT on the CSS system; data is regularly used to report to external stakeholders
• Provide "home-based" Functional Family Therapy to families, adhering to model fidelity requirements. FFT is NOT remote therapy; it is designed to be home-based, in the office, or community-based
• Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings
• Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services
• Willingness to travel to and from client family homes
• Participate in all FFT training, supervision, and consultation activities
• Bronx and Manhattan residents strongly preferred
• Spanish fluency required
  
  

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
  
  

Schedule:

• Full-Time position
• 8-hour shift
  
  

Education:

Master's (Required)

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