Catholic Charities offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY, is the most comprehensive human service provider serving the eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40+ professionally staffed locations. At Catholic Charities, we value inclusivity, flexibility, and respect, believing that each employee should feel comfortable expressing their authentic selves while maintaining a professional and respectful work environment. We believe that embracing diversity and fostering a positive environment enriches our organization and enhances our ability to serve our community.

　　We are hiring a PART-TIME (20 hours/week) Therapeutic Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor for Catholic Charities of Buffalo.

　　Catholic Charities of Buffalo Offers :

　　12+ paid holidays for full-time - 6 paid holidays for part-time

　　25 PTO days a year for full-time - prorated for part-time

　　Flexible schedules

　　Comprehensive health, dental & vision coverage

　　Flexible spending accounts

　　No cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

　　403B Retirement plan with employer contributions

　　Training and development opportunities

　　JOB SUMMARY : The Therapeutic Social Worker provides safe agency access to children and parents who may have a past history of separation, neglect, and/or abuse, to work towards increasing positive parenting skills and healing from issues that led to the need for supervised access. The Therapeutic Social Worker helps the children and parents to engage in physically and emotionally safe ways. Therapeutic Social Worker holds parents accountable to program rules while also maintaining rapport.

　　Great Position for those just completing MSW or MHC degree

　　Gain experience in working with children, adults, families, and systems

　　Gain experience working in a neutral yet therapeutic-related setting

　　Gain experience working with children of all ages

　　Gain experience around mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, the family court system, as well as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse

　　Receive regular training, professional development, and supervision designed to help you strengthen and expand your clinical skills

　　Agency reimburses cost of Licensure and Clinical exam and the therapeutic component of this work allows social workers or mental health therapists to gain clinical hours required for taking their Clinical Exam

　　Flexible hybrid schedule

　　Including evening and partial weekend that includes in person and remote work

　　EDUCATION : Mental health professional with a Master's degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area (MSW, LMSW, MHC, LMHC, MFT, LMFT). Must be license-eligible/willing to work on getting your license or already licensed.

　　SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

　　Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule including two evenings and one partial weekend day to facilitate visits

　　Proficient or willing to learn Microsoft Word., Microsoft Teams, and able to learn agency database

　　As responsibilities may require travel including transporting children, must have appropriate and reliable transportation, and agency-required level of auto insurance coverage and be able to travel as needed

　　EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

　　Experience working with children and families

　　Consistent use of strengths based, trauma-informed care approach

　　Effective assessment and engagement skills with mandated clients

　　ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

　　Exemplify Catholic Charities' mission, vision, guiding principles and values. Cultivate a culture of equity and inclusion.

　　Communicate, comply with, promote and monitor integrity and ethical performance, consistent with Catholic Charities' Corporate Compliance, Code of Ethics, HIPAA, legal mandates & labor laws, managing contractual/funder regulations & accreditation standards, regulations, policies and procedures (e.g. COA, BBB)

　　Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members

　　Provide client-centered, strengths-based, solution-focused trauma-informed care in the context of systems. Cultivate a culture of sensitivity and respect for diversity.

　　Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family's ecological context

　　Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients

　　Continuously work to engage the parent, primary caregiver, family members, supports, and collateral contacts including (counselors, ECDSS, etc...)

　　Is respectful, empowering, strength-focused, responsive, empathic, and able work with parents to challenge behaviors and increase their understanding of their children's needs

　　Demonstrates ability to intervene when needed during access, to ensure children's safety

　　Willing and able to work with mandated clients and deescalate and/or manage conflict if it arises

　　Apply today at: ccwny.applicantpro.com/jobs

　　Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 Western New Yorkers each year without regard to age, race, gender or religious affiliation. Catholic Charities programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance including operating 8 food pantries, mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and job readiness services, services to older adults, marriage counseling, immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.