Psychotherapist - Full-Time/M-F

Full-Time Psychotherapist

Organizational Summary Union Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For over 130 years, Union Settlement has provided critical and innovative programming to children, youth, families, and older adults. As a pioneer of the settlement house movement, Union Settlement continues to meet the needs of the ever-changing East Harlem community through its core programs. Today, Union Settlement provides services through 33 program sites in approximately 28 locations. Union Settlement's current programmatic portfolio includes the following service areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth Development and Opportunity, Family Services (including the Family Enrichment Center, the Family Childcare Network, and the East Harlem Community Partnership, NYC Benefits, Adult Education, Mental Health Services, Older Adult Centers, and Economic Development. Union Settlement serves more than 10,000 individuals and nearly 1,000 businesses every year. Strengthened by a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative workforce of more than 350 employees, Union Settlement also serves as a connector, convener, and advocate for East Harlem and its partners.

Position: Psychotherapist/Clinical Social Worker

Comprehensive Mental & Emotional Healthcare Services

Hours: Full-Time

Location: On-site

Position Summary: The Mental Health department offers individual, group, family, and couples' therapy to community members. We offer medication intervention as well as psychiatric evaluation and management. For enrolled clients, the clinic has a 24/7 crisis line, monitored by clinical supervisors. We take a trauma informed perspective to the work with the community, which includes various therapeutic modalities such as CBT, Psychodynamic, and creative art therapies. We view mental health issues through a systematic lens of micro, mezzo and macro levels of human experiences and stressors.

Oversee the day-to-day operations of the school clinic.

Maintain ongoing and close communication with the supervisor in regard to any and all aspects of the clinic.

Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy to clients at an elementary school site.

Provide psycho-education to parents as collateral, such as parenting skills, substance abuse, coping with a disability, risk of child abuse/neglect, advocacy, and negotiating health, mental health, and educational systems.

Conduct outreach to clients in order to ensure their attendance at appointments.

Coordinate and maintain collaborative relationships with neighborhood agencies as a liaison between the school and the community.

Actively participate in supervision, clinical case conferences, and educational seminars.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Ability to work independently at a satellite clinic (or at a host site).

Excellent computer skills.

Guides change to meet Union Settlement's goals.

Managing Performance: Provides consistent supervision and documents performance highlights and concerns

Union Settlement's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

Union Settlement is an equal opportunity employer. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.