Bi-Lingual Spanish School Social Worker/Mental Health Clinician

Bi-Lingual Spanish School Social Worker / Mental Health Clinician

Job Description

Organizational Summary

Union Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For 128 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 8 core program areas : Early Childhood Education, Youth Services (including after school programs), Family Services (including the Family Enrichment Center and the Family Childcare Network), the East Harlem Community Partnership, 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.org

Position : Bilingual Psychotherapist

Department : Mental Health Services

Reports to : Clinical Supervisor

Hours : Full-Time

Salary : $61,500

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 :

• 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 and 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, LCAT.
• Bilingual (English / Spanish)
• 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.