Overview

　　Rising Ground will support to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by providing residential, medical, educational, and mental health services to Unaccompanied Children in need of a higher level of care, such as Staff Secure, in an out of network agreement. Case Management responsibilities will be held by an agency providing services to Unaccompanied Children under ORR.

　　Rising Ground

　　Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs as a leading non-profit human services organization. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve.

　　Benefits

　　At Rising Ground, we encourage everyone to live a healthier life. When you enroll in health care benefits — medical, dental, and vision care, you and your family can take advantage of each plan’s preventive services, which will help everyone to stay well. Another way to remain healthy is to eat right and keep active. Ultimately, we all benefit when we make the right choices, whether through diet and exercise or health care services. You can also take advantage of other important benefits, including life and accident, disability benefits, the retirement savings plan, and the employee assistance program.

　　Annual Salary

　　$72,284.00

　　Responsibilities

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Actively participate in the implementation of PBIS as a guiding philosophy to promote and reinforce a positive social culture with all UC and staff.

　　Provides individual and group therapy.

　　Ensure that the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSA)/Therapeutic groups meet the ORR requirements, as well as all other groups meet the program expectations.

　　Conducts comprehensive assessments using standardized measures utilized in the organization

　　Provides crisis management and ongoing therapeutic support.

　　Create Behavioral Plans, Individual Crisis Management Plans and Safety Plans as needed to provide ongoing support to UC and staff.

　　Maintain regular communication and coordination of services with all members of the multidisciplinary team

　　Demonstrates teamwork by assuming expected role on the team and maintaining collaborative relations with other members.

　　Ensure constant (weekly min) communication about the case with the Case Worker and the Treatment Team to create an effective and diligent provision of services

　　Complete Family Therapy as applicable

　　Participates in treatment team meetings and other meetings pertaining to the clinical needs of the youth on their caseload.

　　Completes paperwork in a timely manner, ensuring that the clinical records meet the requirements of standards set by the program

　　Maintains confidentiality of sensitive and protected information according to HIPAA standards.

　　Attend weekly staffing and report any updates of the child

　　Always conducts self in a professional and courteous manner

　　Demonstrates commitment to departmental and organizational goals.

　　Assumption of other duties as assigned, including temporally case coverage.

　　Work evening hours and weekends as required

　　Phone/e-mail coverage afterhours and on weekends

　　Qualifications

　　Master’s Degree in MH and or Clinical field is a must; licensure preferred

　　Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a must.

　　Experience working with traumatized/exploited children, and children with behavioral problems is a plus.

　　TF-CBT experience a plus.

　　Excellent organizational/communication skills.

　　Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) required.

　　Position Location: Ryer

　　Job LocationsUS-NY-Yonkers

　　Posted Date6 months ago(9/1/2023 7:43 PM)

　　Job ID 2023-2619

　　of Openings 1Category Therapist