SOCIAL WORKER

The Madonna Heights Group Residence offers trauma informed gender responsive care specific to the unique needs and issues of adolescent girls.

Located in a campus setting, the residence provides 24-hour residential care and a wide range of therapeutic services to support the girls and their families in their emotional, behavioral and social healing and growth. The program responds to a variety of behaviors typically displayed by girls including; school anxiety, mental health issues of anxiety, depression, mood disorders, self-directed violence, peer conflicts, family discord, sexual exploitation and runaway behaviors and trauma.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provide direct clinical consultation, crisis intervention and counseling services that are trauma informed, culturally responsive, flexible and attuned to the needs and circumstances of the individual resident and their family.

· Effectively engage families and provide services to include parent coaching, family counseling, and parent support groups. Participate in all family conferences. Work with residential and medical staff to create and maintain open partnerships with families to support communication and visiting.

· Work with team members to provide families with ongoing support to learn about trauma informed care and provide psychoeducation, counseling and coaching so that family caregivers can strengthen their own coping strategies and self-care and support, to increase their capacity to respond and support the child in a trauma responsive.

· Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team conferences to formulate and implement treatment plans. These include Treatment Planning Conferences, Permanency Review meetings, Team Meetings, CSE Meetings, and other meetings as assigned.

· Maintain up to date case records and all required documentation including progress notes fasps and casework reports. Maintain electronic health records and submit all reports in timely manner.

· Conduct psycho social assessment reports, family safety plans and facilitate and monitor family visiting.

· Provide casework services as assigned including, court reviews, SPRs, court reports, FASPS, home visits and act as system liaison.

· Prepare for and attend supervisory sessions, Department meetings, and required training

· Coordinate, facilitate and support family visiting, family fun activities, family counseling and multi-family groups as offered to support family connections and relationships. Facilitate family safety plans, visiting contracts and counseling.

· Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and program staff and work cooperatively with all to ensure the provision of services.

· Complete additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

II. QUALIFICATIONS:

· LMSW required

· Related experience with adolescents and/or families is preferred.

· Acceptable clearance checks for State Central Register, fingerprinting as required by the program and valid NY State driver’s license required.

· Compliance with health regulations for physical/manteaux testing.

· Experience with electronic health care systems

III. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS:

· Be a team players to support open communication, shared governance and social learning

· Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization.

· Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change

· Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately.

IV. WORKING CONDITIONS:

· 2 Evenings required.

· Maintain status as an authorized agency driver

· Attending TCI class for certification/re-certification and passing a test upon completion of

· Must maintain continuing education requirement for continued state licensing and agency and regulatory compliance.

III. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS:

· Be a team player.

· Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization.

· Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families.

· Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately.