Lead Clinician

LOCATION: Syosset

REPORTS TO: Director of Clinical and Case Management

DEPARTMENT: START

SCHEDULE: Full Time/Hybrid

$1500 HIRING INCENTIVE

AGENCY BACKGROUND:

MercyFirst is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens and across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions. We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, MercyFirst serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

The children in our START with Hope program are in the U.S. as children whose parents/guardians are not physically with them. Many of our children have fled dangerous and violent situations in their own home countries, including but not limited to Central and South America. Most of our children have suffered devastating losses through trauma, violence, abandonment, poverty, substance abuses, or abuse. The children’s safety, nutritional, medical, emotional health and education are our top priorities.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for coordinating clinical services for UC, training new clinicians, and supervising START clinical staff. Additionally, this position will also provide direct services to UCs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters of Social Work Degree and NYS Licensure as a Social Worker (LMSW). Must be bilingual in Spanish and English. Two years’ experience.
• Good Communication, both verbal and written
• Understanding and willingness to commit to the agency’s Mission, core values, Sanctuary Commitments and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review case notes and recommend treatment plans to ensure quality service delivery.
• Monitor frequency and efficiency of mental health assessments, individual and group therapies and crisis intervention provided.
• Oversight of SPARCS (Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress) implementation, data collection and analysis of treatment outcomes
• Coordinate individual and group art therapy and substance abuse prevention sessions for UC
• Provide direct clinical services during periods of influx or interim staffing
• Develop and maintain productive affiliations and linkages with community mental health providers to ensure responsive, quality servicing of UC in the event emergency services are needed
• Update and review portal/documentation
• Monitor program utilization on a monthly basis and readjust caseload assignments/schedules in accordance with agency established standards
• Interview, hire, train, supervise, assign duties, schedule work hours, and evaluate job performances
• Provide training and support to new START staff.
• Work in partnership with the Assistant Director in order to maintain compliance standards and develop strategies to promote growth and change within the program
• Provide 24 hour on call support to all agency personnel and ORR contacts
• Provide clinical supervision to staff of licensed social workers who assess and treat UC.

BENEFITS/PERKS:

• A comprehensive health insurance package including medical, dental and vision plans for you and your family (fulltime reqd)
• 403B retirement benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, 12 paid holidays for fulltime, sick leave based on hours worked)
• Free employee assistance program through National EAP
• Insurance discounts for our staff and their families
• Trainings to support professional and personal development.
• Employee wellness program
• Employee recognition activities

Salary Range:

$75,000 - $78,000/Annual
$1500 Hiring Incentive after 500 hours worked
 

MercyFirst is an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes prospective employees from diverse backgrounds for all levels at the agency. We strive for a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, and do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age (18 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, care giver status, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition or genetic characteristic, unemployment status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, consumer credit history, or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or city law. This includes, but is not limited to, employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment.

Salary : $75,000 - $78,000