Clinical Supervisor

Job Details:
Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

423 West 127th St., New York, NY 10027 - New York, NY 10027, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Salary Range: $66,105.00 - $68,105.00 Salary/year, Clinical Supervisor (Enhanced Family Foster Care)

In full partnership with families and communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference with children, youth, and families who are overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges and obstacles, by helping to build a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 500 full-time employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham Windham provides an exciting and enriching work experience.

At Graham Windham our Family Foster Care programs help children to get back to their families, adopted into a new family or connected to someone who is willing to be an anchor for children, throughout their childhood and into adulthood. To help us do that, we have hundreds of loving & highly qualified foster parents primarily in Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Westchester County- who serve as our foster children's substitute family.

The Enhanced Family Foster Program provides support for both Family Foster Care and Treatment Family Foster Care services which extends this support along with additional services to children and youth with specialized emotional, mental health and/or other developmental needs.

Graham Windham's Family Foster Care program seeks a Supervisor for our Harlem Regional Office to build and lead a strong team that provides and coordinates excellent quality care and healing to Graham Windham’s children and ensures that every one of the children on the caseload is living a nurturing, safe, and permanent family as quickly as possible.

• Schedule and Facilitate Quarterly Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meeting
• Creates and maintains a supportive working and learning environment.
• Provides coaching and support to staff to reinforce quality case practice using Solution-Based Casework.
• Provides formal and informal supportive, programmatic and clinical supervision to each team member; holds formal individual supervision weekly and team meetings monthly.
• Evaluates staff performance, accurately assessing the strengths and developmental needs of team members.
• Holds staff accountable for strong performance.
• Ensures appropriate record-keeping.
• Responds to case emergencies (after hours when necessary)
• Must have excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to collaborate across programs
• Ensure the safety and well-being of children
• When necessary, conduct home visits, school visits and attend court hearings
• Performs other duties assigned to advance excellent casework practice.

• Master’s degree in social work, Education, Psychology or related field
• Knowledge of internal and external State and City regulations and policies applicable to foster care and adoption
• Computer literate and familiar with the NYS OCFS’s CONNECTIONS system.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written; good public presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team-oriented; ability to work with diverse populations
• Spanish fluency a plus.

• Genuine love of working with children, teens, families and foster families.
• Passionate and demonstrated commitment to child safety and permanency.
• Willingness and demonstrated ability to teach, train and coach team members, commitment to staff development.
• Certified in Solutions Based Casework or able to be certified upon hire.
• Demonstrated ability to build a…