Sociotherapist

Socio-Therapist

Socio-Therapist

Location: Bronx

Travel throughout NYC Boroughs is required.

About Graham Windham:

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.

Position Overview:

Graham Windham's Enhanced Family Foster Care program seeks a Behavioral Coach to work with children and youth who need a higher level of care than a regular foster home can provide. The socio-therapist works in conjunction with the case planner to ensure that every one of the children on the caseload is living a nurturing, safe, and permanent family as quickly as possible.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, reassess and monitor, for each child, an Antecedent, Behavior and Consequences (ABC) behavioral and treatment plan and weekly Systematic Teaching and Evaluation Process (S.T.E.P.) Charts
  • Participating in quarterly Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meetings for each youth

• Monitor and obtain from resource parents, medications, dosages and daily medication distribution as recorded on the monthly TFFC Medication Charts,
  • It is required to conduct weekly in-person sessions with the youth, consisting of two visits to the foster home per month and two visits to the school or community.
  • Participating in all educational planning, including IEP evaluations and obtaining report cards and annual test scores.

• Provide weekly face-to-face child contact, once a month in the TFBH with the resource parent present and participate in monthly school contact, which includes one face-to-face quarterly school contact; as well as participating in all educational planning, including IEP evaluations and obtaining report cards and annual test scores.

Position Requirements:

• Requires BSW or BA degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or related field,
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Must be able to travel within the NYC Metropolitan area.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management and organizational skills.
• Computer literate, MS Office.
• NYS Connections; Ability to work with diverse populations. 

Salary & Compensation:

• Base pay range $50,000/yr Potential to Earn Performance Based Merit Award for Eligible Staff Comprehensive Benefits Professional Development Opportunities)
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pension plan
• Holiday pay

EEO Statement

The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Graham Windham (GW) is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. GW hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job to be filled.

Graham Windham believes that associates should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.

Salary : $50,000 - $52,000