Social Worker - Adolescent Mentoring Program (Bronx - 35 hrs/wk. - Fulltime)

Company: The New York Foundling
Location: Bronx
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Description+ Responsible for meeting with youth and family to develop individual success plans inclusive of the youth and familys goals, needs and wishes. In addition, the Social Worker can provide mental health counseling to youth and family if that has been identified as a needed support.+ Responsible for the assigned caseload to build proficiency to the model and/or reach model fidelity, and meeting the documentation requirement+ Provides mental health related support services to assigned youth and families, including diagnosis, and treatment; collaborates with NY Foundling mental health clinic and other agencies to provide resource and linkages to families, students and clients.+ Attends coaching and mentoring and group supervision with the supervisor at the main office, alternate office, or in the community as needed. Come ready in supervision having planned and prep for supervision+ Works closely with the mentors team to effectively support the youth and their families.+ Ensures adherence to all agency, City and State regulations and policies.+ Conduct and reviews intake, psychosocial, and on-going assessment, and developing treatment plan. Intakes and psychosocial to be completed within program timelines and expectations.+ Responsible for timeliness of documentation and data entry while maintaining confidential client records, and meeting program deadlines.+ Maintains clear, concise and accurate clinical approved documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrates compliance with evidenced based clinical model, OMH, and meeting our agencys expectation (i.e. Benefit Assignments, diagnosis, treatment plan, progress notes, and on)+ Assures documentation (data entry) for contacts, incidents, and reports are submitted timely (as indicated by program).+ Adopts a strength focused approach with families, stakeholder, and within the program/treatment team.+ Supports the treatment team in providing school and home-based Mentoring and Advocacy program.+ Communicate advances and barriers experienced with the clients, team, and stakeholders, including escalating any feedback received regarding own areas of improvement, to the supervisor+ Responsible in meeting the scope of work and deliverables of the program, FAP DYCJ and the model.+ Participates in Coaching and mentoring weekly to 3 times per month with supervisor as well as monthly workgroups with supervisor and plays an active role in development a Development plan that is tracked monthly to Quarterly.+ Understanding of NYC Education system, review IEP, and setting education plan.+ Maintains communication with supervisor and escalate any incidents related to clients and/or staff and complies with agency incident reporting policy.+ Participates in all model program training, supervision and consultation activities.+ Builds a relationship with the schools, FAP, and other stakeholder to ensure collaboration and proactive communication.+ Available 24/7 for the team and participates in weekend on-call rotation.+ Provides coverage support as needed to peers/team members at the main office, community, or other site.+ Able to respond to the needs of the team and program by shifting schedule to support+ Conducts presentation at stakeholder meeting on the program and services+ Participates in leadership development, any leadership related events/seminar and/or funding sources workshops.+ Splits time between the main office and other offices, community based on meeting needs and client services needs+ Attends staff meeting and agency activities.+ Attends required training set by program, funding source, agency, and continued commitment to professional development,+ Other duties as assigned. Organizational expectations include:+ Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling's and your departments specific time and attendance policies and protocol.+ Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling's BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).+ Adherence to The Foundling's employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements.+ Appropriate engagement with support departments to ensure appropriate and timely hiring, performance management, investigation, discipline, suspension, and restructuring decisions concerning direct reports. Regular supervision and performance evaluation of direct reports.+ Any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned.QualificationsEducationRequired+ Master's Level Degree or better in Psychology+ Master's Level Degree or better in Social WorkLicenses & CertificationsPreferred+ Licensed MSW+ Limited Permit

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