Social Services

Hours: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm - shared on-call for weekends/evenings

Hourly Rate/Salary: 85k-95k

Job Summary: 

A great social services organization in NYC is currently seeking a Bilingual Lead Clinician to join their team in the Bronx, NY.

The Lead Clinician (LMHC, LMFT, LMSW, or LCSW) is responsible for the oversight and execution of all therapeutic and case management requirements for the shelter and foster care programs the serve unaccompanied children in immigration custody who are awaiting release to their sponsors.

• Represents the organization's mission, values and ethics; upholds agency Code of Conduct; and ensures adherence to agency policy and procedures by clinical staff.

• Provides supervision and support to clinicians via individual sessions, staff meetings and in-house trainings.

• Monitors staff fulfillment of caseload assignments.

• Approves timecards of clinical staff and addresses any changes in clinical staff schedules.

• Performs initial intake and assessment for safety and trafficking concerns within 48 hours of each childs arrival as needed.

• Provides weekly individual counseling to children and ongoing crisis intervention as needed.

• Provides mental health referrals as needed.

• Coordinates clinical services.

• Participates in the hiring and training process for newly hired clinical staff.

• Develops group counseling as needed.

• Participates in weekly team meetings to provide mental health and educational updates.

• Revise and edit clinical staff progress notes and reports

• Regularly assesses the safety and well-being of all children.

• Ensures quality and excellence in service provision.

• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule with management team members.

• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations, as well as funder’s requirements.

• Become certified to facilitate trainings in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) for all employees.

• Performs other duties as assigned.