Multisystemic Therapy Emerging Adult Coach
The Children's Village
Location
New York
Salary
$30 - $32 / HOUR
Quick overview
The Coach works within a clinical team to provide intensive family and community-based treatment for emerging adults with antisocial behavior. They assist clients with linkages to services that increase self-sufficiency and promote positive behavior change.
Requirements summary
A high school diploma or GED is required, while a bachelor's degree is preferred. Candidates must have experience working with the targeted population and be currently attending or working toward a college degree.
Job description
Position Overview
- MST (Multisystemic Therapy) is an intensive family and community based treatment that addresses the multiple determinants of serious antisocial behavior in juvenile delinquents and offenders.
- MST addresses the multiple factors known to be related to delinquency across the key settings, or systems, within which youth are embedded (e.g. family, peers, school, and neighborhood).
- MST strives to promote behavior change in the youth’s natural environment, using the strengths of each system to facilitate change.
- The MST model fits well with the Children’s Village mission statement, current focus towards community based services and family reunification and with CV values.
- The MST model promotes personal responsibility, education, work ethic, community responsibility and an intolerance of violence and prejudice.
- In addition CV provides services to a large community, special language requirements (based on agency needs regarding particular languages) selected bilingual therapists are utilized.
- The Coach will petard as part of a clinical team and would assist with linkages to services that increase self-sufficiency.
Position Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate required. Bachelors preferred. Successfully working on and or attending college required Experience working with the targeted population. Valid driver’s license preferred. Must be able to perform each essential task satisfactory.
The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
