Clinician

Overview

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Clinician for the UC-TFC Program! Earn: $74,000 - $84,000 (Based on licensure)

Location:

New York City, NY. Join our team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in our community!

About Cayuga Centers Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have program offices across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually.

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Cayuga Centers embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We provide staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging. Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

Our Transition Foster Care Program for Unaccompanied Children (UC), overseen by the Office of Refugee and Resettlement (ORR), ensures the well-being and safety of unaccompanied children (ages 0-17) who cross the US border without an adult. Our approach places unaccompanied children in foster homes while diligently searching for potential sponsors identified in the US. During their stay with us, we provide medical care, case management, engaging life skills classes, and essential mental health services.

The Clinician will provide trauma-sensitive treatment planning and delivery for all children in the program. The Clinician will also provide assessments to the assigned youth while maintaining professionalism, including confidentiality.

• Provide individual therapy and group counseling to youth
• Administer required behavioral and mental health assessments for youth
• Carry a caseload of up to twelve youth, ages 0-17
• Coordinate services for each youth in conjunction with the case manager
• Provide therapy during traditional and non-traditional hours, including weekends and evenings
• Participate in a 24-hour on-call phone availability for program youth and foster parents
• Willingness to assist in other programs to maintain a full caseload and complete duties as assigned
• Attend weekly clinical team meetings
• Attend weekly staffing meetings
• Attend weekly group therapy sessions
• Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities (case documentation)

• LMSW or LMHC required
• One year of postgraduate direct service delivery experience preferred
• Experience with a strength-based, cognitive behavioral, and trauma-sensitive approach to treating troubled youth preferred
• Strong proficiency in completing the administrative components of treatment (case documentation) required
• Ability to work well with people from many cultures, including recent immigrants, non-English speakers, and LGBTQ youth
• Bilingual - English/Spanish or English/Haitian Creole required. All agency documents and records are in English, so English writing proficiency is required. The position itself requires Spanish or Haitian-Creole speaking, writing, and reading proficiency
• Valid NYS Driver's License preferred
• Ability to travel to other agency locations

• Word processing: responding to emails, composing letters, completing computerized documentation, transcribing minutes for meetings, etc.; this involves sitting at a computer for several hours a day
• Completing timely documentation such as typing, copying, and stapling
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Sit/ride in vehicles, buses, subways, trains, planes – public transportation for extended periods
• Walk up/down stairs
• Walk to enter/exit the subway and other public transportation
• Walk several blocks to get to the required location

• Regular hours entail Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm, 10:00am - 6:00pm, or 11:00am - 7:00pm, Sunday - Thursday, or Tuesday - Saturday. Must be flexible to meet program needs
• Clinicians will be responsible for completing field work as needed (e.g., home-based, community settings, and other locations as needed based on agency/caseload needs)
• Must be available to work afternoons, evenings, holidays, and weekends as required
• On-call required

• Certified Great Place to Work
• Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited
• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions
• Committed to employee…