Position Summary: The Socio-therapist ensures that all therapeutic youth have a behavior plan that addresses individualized behavioral strengths and challenges pertaining to the specific youth. The Socio-therapist will support the clinical team in implementing and monitoring the plan of care for the youth on their caseload.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Creates, in partnership with families, plans which address safety, behavioral, psychological and permanency needs.
• Monitors safety, well-being, and permanency progress by conducting regular casework contacts and providing the necessary services to meet the needs of the children and families.
• Complete timely documentation of all reports and casework activities including FASPS, Psycho-socials, Adoption Home studies, Kinship Home studies, court reports
• Actively participates in Family Court Hearings, Family Team Conferences, and other meetings to advance permanency for children and families.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Implement evidence-based models with foster parents, parents, discharge resources and youth.
• Coordinate care with other agency and community-based programs such as Behavioral Health & Wellness and Health Homes
• Provide family planning counseling to youth 12 years and older and document discussion with foster parents

• Work to identify family resources and support for youth through Family Finding evidence-based practice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required – preferably BSW
• Experience supporting families and adolescents with social services Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development and trauma informed perspective.
• Ability to work with diverse population of clients and team members
• Must be highly organized with ability to meet program deliverables and deadlines
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours - some evenings as needed to meet client needs

• Ability to use public transportation to travel throughout New York City or Agency vehicle when available

Hourly Rate Range: $25.74-27.31 - differential offered for Spanish or Creole language skills