Clinician-Bilingual Required

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being.

Position Summary:
The Shelter Clinician will conduct mental health assessments, screen for human trafficking concerns, and provide crisis intervention services. Additionally they will be responsible for intake assessments, and will provide weekly therapy to the youth and to facilitate group therapy. The Clinician is also responsible to provide clinical guidance to both the case managers and direct care staff, as needed. They will provide additional professional support at treatment team meetings concerning mental health and behavioral issues.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for strong collaborative relationships with the Case Managers working with the UC to reunify them with a family member/sponsor. This includes Clinician constant and open communication with Case Managers regarding family/sponsor relationships and mental health status in accordance with ORR policy.
• Is sensitive to and supportive of the children’s cultural and ethnic heritage and values.
• Determines complexity of cases and provides clinical insights on referrals and post-release services.
• Works on case mitigations and develops post-release care plans.
• Plans with the Lead Clinician, Case Managers and ORR for conferences, staffing meetings to discuss service plans, progress and other issues concerning youth.
• Provides ongoing mental health assessment as per UC documentation regulations as well as developmentally and culturally sensitive and trauma-informed therapy services. Also, leads regular psycho-educational groups with placed UC.
• Assists in the process of, and assists as needed, in the coordination of discharge or transfer of each child in collaboration with program staff and ensures the delivery of appropriate summaries  in each case.
• Is responsible for the respective UC Portal documentation and oversees the preparation of summaries, maintenance of current progress notes and ensures relevant information regarding significant incidents are incorporated into the case record and are placed into UC Portal.
• Ensures that both paper case records and electronic case records are stored and protected to remain in compliance with CHP and ORR procedures.
• Ensures that they are maintaining individual therapeutic relationships with each UC.
• Responsible for continued professional development through attendance at in-service seminars, participation in conferences and workshops and/or continued study at higher education institutions.
• Remains current regarding Children’s Home policies, OCFS policies, and ORR policies to ensure program compliance.
• Maintains on-call responsibilities to the UC program including calls from ORR.
• Accepts any other tasks as delegated by the Program Director or as required by ORR.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm with flexibility to meet the needs of the program

                 Monday, Wednesday 10a-6p, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9a-5p(Saturday-Sunday OFF)

                 Both schedules include rotating on call responsibilities. 

The Children's Home offers an outstanding benefit package which includes weekly pay, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a great work environment! Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays and 9 sick days annually.

MINIMUM Qualifications:

• MSW and 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience; a Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement. It is required that clinicians be licensed or are license eligible.
• Proficient in the Spanish Language.

PREFERRED Qualifications: 

• Related clinical experience
• Must be available to travel within the U.S. for reunifications for exigent circumstances as needed (i.e: separated or extremely traumatized tender-aged children).

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Children's Home participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I-9.

Salary : $62,000 - $72,000