Full-Time Psychotherapist
Job Description
Organizational Summary Union Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For over 130 years, Union Settlement has provided critical and innovative programming to children, youth, families, and older adults. As a pioneer of the settlement house movement, Union Settlement continues to meet the needs of the ever-changing East Harlem community through its core programs. Through these programs, New Yorkers gain opportunities, develop skills, and become empowered to pursue and achieve their dreams.
Today, Union Settlement provides services through 33 program sites in approximately 28 locations. Union Settlement’s current programmatic portfolio includes the following service areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth Development and Opportunity, Family Services (including the Family Enrichment Center, the Family Childcare Network, and the East Harlem Community Partnership, NYC Benefits, Adult Education, Mental Health Services, Older Adult Centers, and Economic Development. Union Settlement serves more than 10,000 individuals and nearly 1,000 businesses every year.
Strengthened by a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative workforce of more than 350 employees, Union Settlement also serves as a connector, convener, and advocate for East Harlem and its partners. To learn more about Union Settlement, visit www.unionsettlement, visit www.unionsettlement.org [//www.unionsettlement.org]
Position: Psychotherapist/Clinical Social Worker
Department: Comprehensive Mental & Emotional Healthcare Services
Reports to: Clinical Supervisor
Hours: Full-Time
Salary: $62,500
FLSA: Exempt
Location: On-site
Position Summary
The Mental Health department offers individual, group, family, and couples’ therapy to community members. We provide services to clients ranging from early childhood to people experiencing end of life issues. We offer medication intervention as well as psychiatric evaluation and management. For enrolled clients, the clinic has a 24/7 crisis line, monitored by clinical supervisors. We take a trauma informed perspective to the work with the community, which includes various therapeutic modalities such as CBT, Psychodynamic, and creative art therapies. We support a strength based, client centered approach to the treatment. We view mental health issues through a systematic lens of micro, mezzo and macro levels of human experiences and stressors.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the school clinic.
- Work in close collaboration with School staff, including the Principal, Teachers, Deans, Guidance Counselor, Parent Coordinator, and School Social Worker, to receive referrals and coordinate treatment.
- Maintain ongoing and close communication with the supervisor in regard to any and all aspects of the clinic.
- Meet monthly productivity expectations.
- Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy to clients at an elementary school site.
- Provide comprehensive assessment of all clients on caseload.
- Conduct treatment planning for all clients on caseload.
- Provide crisis intervention for all clients on caseload.
- Provide psycho-education to clients.
- Provide psycho-education to parents as collateral, such as parenting skills, substance abuse, coping with a disability, risk of child abuse/neglect, advocacy, and negotiating health, mental health, and educational systems.
- Conduct outreach to clients in order to ensure their attendance at appointments.
- Complete all appropriate documentation for each client on caseload.
- Coordinate and maintain collaborative relationships with neighborhood agencies as a liaison between the school and the community.
- Actively participate in supervision, clinical case conferences, and educational seminars.
- Actively participate in professional development activities.
- Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- LMSW or LCSW.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Ability to work independently at a satellite clinic (or at a host site).
- Excellent computer skills.
- Excellent organizational ability and interpersonal skills.
CO R E CO M P E T E N C IE S • Leading Others
Creates a sense of urgency throughout the organization on the importance of achieving outcomes. Inspires, influences, and enables team members to reach their goals
Facilitating
Change: Approaches challenges with creativity and flexibility. Demonstrates analytical thinking. Guides change to meet Union Settlement’s goals.
Managing
Performance: Evaluates and revises goals semi-annually with the team. Provides consistent supervision and documents performance highlights and concerns
Applying and
Developing
Expertise: Embraces and leads the team to achieve milestones. Seeks and supports professional development opportunities for team members. Manages finances and budgets effectively
Communicating and
Collaborating: Listens well and actively engages with others with honesty and integrity and holds team accountable to the same standard
Union Settlement’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
Union Settlement is an equal opportunity employer. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
