What are the responsibilities and job description for the FJC Counselor position at Greenwich House Inc?
Title: FJC Counselor Queens
Department: The Center for Resiliency and Wellness
Reports To: Director of Family Justice Services
Job Location: 126-02 82nd Ave, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Status: Full-Time
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00 AM- 5:00PM Wednesday, Thursday 10:30AM-6:30PM
Number of Positions: 2
Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Flexible Spending Account, 403b Retirement Plan, Worker’s Compensation, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Holidays, Personal Time Off, Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Competitive Remuneration.
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About Greenwich House
Founded in 1902 as a Settlement House to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.
Position Summary
We are looking for a compassionate and experienced bilingual (Spanish) youth counselor to serve children at the Family Justice Center through mentorship and finding resources they may need. The youth counselor is responsible for helping children gain access to the services they need while allowing them to feel safe and supported.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a caseload of 15-20 clients and regularly schedule 15-20 client sessions per week;
- Work with families as appropriate to develop individualized parenting plans, and to provide parenting skills assistance, both in a one-to-one setting and through group-based parenting programming;
- In conjunction with the Children and Youth Services Manager, the Counselors will facilitate appropriate clinical, therapeutic art therapy and psycho-educational individual and group sessions;
- Serve as a resource to clients on how to assist children and youth affected by domestic violence;
- Provide resources and support to FJC on-site partners in their work with children and youth;
- Liaise with other professionals both on-site at the FJC and externally in order to meet the comprehensive needs of children, youth and their families;
- Alert ENDGBV FJC Administrative staff about high risk or priority cases and provide immediate assistance as needed to FJC clients who have children and are in crisis;
- Regularly participate in staff and partner meetings/trainings;
- Conduct relevant trainings for FJC on-site partners;
- In collaboration with ENDGBV, participate in outreach events in the community to raise awareness about domestic violence and the services offered at the FJCs;
- Adhere to Program Provider and FJC confidentiality practices and protocols; and
- Perform other related tasks, as determined by the ENDGBV FJC Administrative staff in collaboration with provider.
Qualifications
- Must have a master’s in counseling, social work or psychology;
- Must have 1-2 years’ experience working with traumatized children and their families;
- Experience in Family and /or gender-based violence, LBGTQ, MH and SUD preferred; and
- Bilingual Spanish preferred.
Vaccination Requirement
As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily in each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/
