Therapist Position

Sign on incentive up to $2000!!!

The New York Foundling is currently seeking therapists to perform social work, mental health counseling, and clinical psychotherapy for our Child Welfare Programs. We have home-based opportunities throughout all five boroughs of New York City using a variety of evidence-based therapy modalities: Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), Multisystemic Therapy (MST), and Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Models or Trauma Systems Therapy. 

Learn more about our Evidence-Based Models through this link: The New York Foundling is hiring Therapists - The New York Foundling (nyfoundling.org)

Free clinical supervision toward licensure is available for our Therapist positions!

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned caseload and provide coverage for peer's caseload as needed, provides direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with assigned model.
• Conducts assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses and individualized treatment planning.
• Maintains clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the assigned model
• Participates in all model training, supervision, consultation activities, and staff meetings.
• Builds relationships with community stakeholders (i.e., child protection services, Guardians ad Litem, judges, schools, etc.) to ensure cooperation among service providers
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field required.
• Experience with individual and family therapy preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required for some positions.

Benefits:

The Foundling offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off days, paid sick days, 13 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, in-service training, licensed supervision, employer paid life insurance, flexible work schedules and competitive salaries.

The New York Foundling (the "Foundling") is one of the oldest, largest and most well-respected human services agencies in New York. Established as a home for abandoned children, the Foundling has been saving children, preserving families, and building communities since 1869. The Foundling's focus is on child welfare and the developmentally disabled and creating a community where each child, youth and adult enjoys the safe, stable and supportive relationships needed to reach his or her full physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual potential.