Child & Adolescent Clinician (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC)

Job Description

Job Description

At Family Services, we are actively supporting our community's mental health. The diverse team of Clinicians at our eight Behavioral Health Centers in Dutchess and Ulster Counties offer person-centered and community-informed support to anyone seeking to make a positive change in their lives, no matter their background. We are seeking a Child & Adolescent Clinician who is skilled in providing child and adolescent mental health therapy to ages 3 to 17 years. If you are interested in supporting everyone's right to thrive, apply now, and let's start a conversation.

In our commitment to professional growth and development, full-time Clinicians receive 12 hours of paid professional development time annually to attend training or conferences that meet their individual learning needs and interests.

Title: Child & Adolescent Clinician

Supervisor: Center Director, Clinical Supervisor (LCSW)

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, 40 hours per week

Schedule: Monday-Friday. No on-call, no weekends, and no holiday requirements

Locations: Poughkeepsie

Salary Range: $60,000 - $75,000 annually (Sign-on Bonus Available)

Salaries are based on experience, education, and length of licensure.

Are you looking to serve your community through hands-on outpatient mental health services while being surrounded by an encouraging and knowledgeable team dedicated to helping you grow as a professional? At Family Services, Inc. we believe in doing just that. By bringing together skilled practitioners and those in the community that who could benefit from their support and skills, we’re building stronger and safer neighborhoods throughout Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties.

Job Requirements:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker R - Psychotherapy Privilege (LCSW-R).
• Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW).
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
• Must possess NYS license.

Other Requirements:

• The Child & Adolescent Focused Clinician serves youth ages 3-17 years in an immersive experience providing individual and group therapy and working with their families to support growth and development. 
• Must be experienced in providing individual and family therapy to children and adolescents utilizing evidence-based treatment modalities, such as CBT, DBT, Play Therapy, and Art Therapy, to address the unique needs of each client.
• Possess strong administrative, time management and organizational skills.
• Be an adept communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
• Bilingual in English & Spanish is a plus.

We value flexibility and support in our work environment and offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Our benefits packages include:

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match up to 5%.
• Generous paid vacation, holiday, sick and personal time package (2 weeks’ vacation to start, 13 paid holidays per year, 12 sick days per year and 4 personal days per year).
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Access to Family Services’ Compassionate Leave Program where employees can donate/receive unused time off.
• Group term life and long-term disability insurance.
• Supplemental life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment coverage (AD&D), supplemental insurance through Aflac.
• Pet insurance.
• In our commitment to professional growth and development, full-time Clinicians receive 12 hours of paid professional development time annually to attend training or conferences that meet their individual learning needs and interests.
• Family Services Behavioral Health Centers are eligible for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) through the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). This is a program where an employee’s student loan repayment funds are provided in exchange for a commitment to work at a STAR LRP approved facility for a certain number of years.

Our Mission:

Family Services brings people together to find the support they need, improving their lives and communities, and building a stronger safer Hudson Valley.

Our Values:

Compassion – Extending empathy and understanding to others.

Integrity – Being honest and dependable.

Hope – Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart, to emerge and thrive when faced with a challenge.

Diversity – Promoting a vision of community comprised of wide-ranging assets.

Respect – Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgement.

Community – Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectives.

Justice – Promoting social and economic equity and fairness.

Quality – Aspiring for excellence in every aspect of our work.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Child & Adolescent Clinician with Family Services, you’ll have the opportunity to work with individuals in the following ways.

• Provide diagnostic evaluations and develop tailored treatment plans for children, adolescents, and their families, focusing on both individual and family therapy as needed.
• Engage with external stakeholders such as school staff, medical professionals, and case managers to coordinate holistic care for clients.
• Assist with the intake and screening of new clients into the system and providing information on their psycho-social history.
• Create youth centered treatment plans for clients, modify on an ongoing basis in reflection of their progress in therapy and prepare them for the completion of their treatment.
• Complete administrative tasks including, but not limited to, maintaining case records, documenting all clients’ contacts, and meeting deadlines, responding to outside agency queries regarding client information.
• Develop and implement follow-up studies to determine program effectiveness.
• Coordinate with appropriate parties on client’s treatment (i.e., schools, Social Services, case managers, probation department).
• Provide clients with information and educational community activities to mitigate substance use and mental health issues.
• Act as a client advocate and liaison with community resources.
• Provide training to colleagues on issues related to mental health treatment.

In this role you will be a part of a collegial inclusive workplace that welcomes and celebrates your unique contributions when it comes to culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, languages spoken, color, religion, sexual orientation, and beliefs. We strongly feel bringing your authentic self to work benefits both your clients and your fellow team members.

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Family Services, Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We follow federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.

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