Master Social Worker

The Child Center of NY has a nationally accredited Early Head Start program for children from birth to age three. This program offers extensive child development and family support services to low-income families, including parenting education and promoting positive parent-child relationships. It focuses on the overall well-being of children, including physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development. Collaborating with Northwell Health and Strong Children Wellness, the program provides home-based services in Astoria, Corona, and Woodside, along with a center-based classroom for 2-year-olds in Manhattan.

We are currently seeking master-level social workers to join our exciting new Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative serving children and families age birth to five. Interested candidates will be exposed to a supportive and dynamic multi-disciplinary environment where they will receive extensive clinical supervision and training as part of the Thrive NY Mental Health Initiative.

We Offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k Pension and Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct patient care to clients in our article 31 clinics aged birth through five using evidenced based modalities in order to help them maximize their level of functioning. Training in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and other EB Modalities will be provided.
• Conduct in depth assessments of family functioning, family history, and presenting problems of all members of the family; provide concrete assistance to address the needs families face, including homelessness, illness, lack of education, etc.
• Strengthen the dyadic relationship between parent(s) and child through weekly Child-Parent Psychotherapy sessions or other EB modality when appropriate
• Maintain appropriate professional patient care documentation in the agency selected Electronic Health Record (EHR), including client assessment and individual notes in compliance with all city, state and federal standards of practice.
• Meet on a weekly basis with supervisor and ECMH team to discuss cases, achievement of program targets, client goals, quality of client care and reporting requirements.
• May conduct EC School Based consultations with ECMH Consultant at ACS Early Learn schools or other internal or external staff on concerns they may have with clients.
• May conduct outreach and workshops to educated the community about ECMH issues and concerns.
• May attend case reviews and develop next steps for the families and clinicians
• Meets data metric requirements, quality of care expectations using traditional social work interventions, or evidence-based models.
• Attends all required trainings and workshops.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• MSW from an accredited school of social work is required; MUST BE FULLY LICENSED IN NYS. LMSW, LCSW, LMHC.
• Prior experience working with young children and families.
• Comfortable working with physically and/or chronically disabled children, as well as strong knowledge in the area of child development.
• Spanish/English required.
  
  
  

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