Job Description
Job Description
BACKGROUND:
Forestdale is a NYC child welfare agency working to prevent child abuse/neglect through parenting, prevention, and foster care services, focusing on low-income and immigrant communities in NYC. Forestdale operates out of three offices to better serve the families of Brooklyn and Queens. We help thousands of families work through complex trauma, parents raise the next amazing generation of children, and youth successfully launch into adulthood. Forestdale’s mission is “to ensure that children and families have the fundamental assets they need to thrive and live independently.
Job Description:
Forestdale’s Strong Mothers Program helps mothers plan for a better future by making wise choices in parenting and sexual health. A sample of core services includes: parenting skills training to foster nurturing and secure attachment; counseling to help women find stable living environments (88% of our young women experience domestic violence); doula matching to help women with prenatal, labor, and post-natal support; and access to material resources for food and clothing.
The program’s Clinical Supervisor enhances these behavioral health services by leading the provision of interventions to program participants who exhibit a history of trauma. S/he works with our current Strong Mothers staff to enhance our group education sessions curricula with more information on domestic violence, anger management, and trauma. The person in this role will use a participant-centered, trauma-informed approach to delivering care. S/he will also ensure agency standards of practice are upheld via clinical practice, crisis management, documentation/record-keeping, staff education, and government mandates.
Major Responsibilities/Activities
• Administratively lead, manage and coordinate behavioral health service components for participants in the program
• Ensure deliverables and outcomes are met for all Clinical Grants.
• Provide clinical assessment scoring and interpretation of pre-/post-assessments.
• Develop and revise curricula for psychotherapeutic DV/AM expansion workshop series.
• Clinically and administratively supervise clinical staff, contracted clinicians, and interns for the Strong Mothers Program.
• Facilitate psychotherapeutic workshop series on family violence and trauma.
• Provide support in assessments, treatment planning, and advocacy for participants served through the Strong Mothers program.
• Complete all documentation required for record keeping and family court.
• Facilitate clinical case conference meetings for the program 2 times per month.
• Assist in managing behavioral health crises for the program participants.
• Participate in multidisciplinary program team meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- LCSW, PhD, PsyD licensure
- 3+ years of work experience in social services
- Fluency in Spanish
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to engage populations with a history of trauma
- Knowledge of or experience in working with families affected by domestic violence
- Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule
Salary:
Masters/LMSW, LMFT, LMHC & Bilingual $72,000 - 80,000
Master's & LCSW & Bilingual $77,000 - $85,000
Location:
67- 35 112th St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Benefits: Join the Forestdale Team and Enjoy Excellent Benefits:
- Four weeks’ vacation
- Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
- 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match
- Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans
- Flexible Schedule
- Opportunities for educational scholarships
Additional Information
Forestdale Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Forestdale Inc. is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.