Job description

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year. Mental Health/Domestic Violence Consultants with experience working in Early Childhood and with Adolescents.

The staff person is a full time employee of the Child Center of New York, working under the ACS Clinical Consultation Program. The mental health/domestic violence staff person will function as consultant to ACS, under the supervision of the CCNY Team Coordinator/Project Director and will be located full time within one of the ACS Field Office Sites located in Queens or the Bronx along with other members of the program staff. In this role you will: • Conducting formal and informal consultations with ACS Child Protective Specialists on their cases which include mental health and/or domestic violence concerns. The CCP consultant will assist in assessing the presence of these concerns, and help determine the specific level of interventions required to strengthen the family and reduce risk to the children, providing concrete tools and casework guidance.

• Consultant will meet productivity requirements including number of formal consultations per week and writing reports for every consultation, within an acceptable time frame. • Attending Family Team Meetings, case conferences and child safety conferences as required and approved by the team coordinator. Direct client contact is to model or demonstrate effective interventions and engagement strategies for the benefit of caseworkers or other ACS staff. • Developing and implementing at least one mental health training or domestic violence for Child Protective Specialists, supervisors and managers per month.

Topic to be determined by the needs of the field office in collaboration with the consultant. Curriculum will be written and specific, and creative in approach to engage CPS in learning and transfer of knowledge. • Attend case reviews as an important training tool, as per request of ACS deputy directors and approval of the Team Coordinator . Case reviews • Attending bi-monthly CCP city wide mental health and alternately domestic violence consultants meetings.

• Developing/maintaining knowledge of community based resources for referral for mental health and/or domestic violence services. What qualifications do you need: LCSW or LMSW, with at least three years clinical experience Excellent writing skills mandatory; Excellent engagement skills; Ability to work as part of a team Ability to understand, respect and work in a host environment; Word, excel, power point skills required. What we can do for you: • Professional development & career growth. • Work that makes a difference and impact your community.
• Experienced leadership and supervision towards license/certifications. We also offer • Generous Paid Time Off • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance • Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) • 401k Pension and Employer Contribution • Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts • Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance • Commuter Benefits • Employee Assistance Program The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M/F/D/V

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