Job Description

PURPOSE:
The OCFS Children Residence consist of 3 programs serving males, females and LGBTQ+ youth ages 16 to 21 who exhibits a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges stemming from acute and/or chronic traumatization. All the youth are referred by the Administration for Children’s Services.
The Group Residence (Kaplan and Cedar Knoll House) provide supervised living units and programs of therapeutic and recreational services that emphasize family interaction and strengthening of community support networks, as well as increasing independent living skills. The goal for all youth is to transition them back to the community, to a family member, significant adult connection, achieve housing, higher education, etc.

Model (ITM) is effectively implemented in both group residences. Serving as an essential member of the Group Residence teams, the ITM Coordinator will oversee the preparation for group sessions and work alongside the C Clinical Director to ensure youth participation. Additionally, the ITM Coordinator will gather the necessary data to complete the biannual PIR.
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Program development, documentation review, material design, and curriculum development are all major tasks related to ITM.
• Oversees data tracking, collection, analysis, and reporting via the Program Implementation Review (PIR)
• Trouble shoots implementation barriers, puts action steps in place to address barriers, and tracks progress toward goals
• Participates in ongoing training and efforts that develop expertise in ITM(DBT) so they are able to be culture carriers of the ITM in their organization
• Assists in day-to-day working of the ITM model – skills groups assistance, modeling, coaching skills reinforcement and teaching skills on the fly, across programs (OCFS Groups Residences)
• Organizing groups in both programs.
• Ensuring the group facilitators are ready for groups weekly but providing group supervisors to all the facilitators
• Facilities groups as necessary, across programs.
• Attend all ITM consultations and leadership meeting.
• Carry a small clinical Case load at Cedar Knolls House
• Engage in weekly therapy, with assigned clients.
• Completed documentation timely, according to the Jewish Board policy.
• Other tasks as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:
• Excellent engagement skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Commitment to recovery-oriented trauma-informed practice
• Embraces youth-guided family-driven care
• Takes initiative, self-starter
• Good interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
• Solution focused and strengths base approach.
• Uses Data to Inform & Guide Practice
• Values and Demonstrates Cultural Competency
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:
• LCSW, LMSW or a master’s degree in social work. Behavioral Health or related field.
• A minimum of two (2 experience in either child welfare, Juvenile justice, mental health, or other residential treatment setting)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:
• Specialized experience with residential treatment may also be required.
• Experience facilitating groups
• Knowledge of the Integrated Treatment Model (ITM), preferred
• Demonstrated evidence of excellent training skills
COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Knowledge of electronic medical systems or CONNECTIONS preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook and Word
• Aptitude for learning new systems and application software
VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:
• Regularly required to physically operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, etc.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including training materials, spreadsheets, and reports, in printed form and on computer screens
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT
• Ability to navigate stairs
• To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (70% of the time) and stand (30% of the time)
• Ability to travel to two programs
• Attend meetings outside of program, as needed
If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:
• Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee
Who we are:
The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.
More on Equal Opportunity:

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.