Family Specialist

Samaritan Daytop Village is a nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York area, serving over 33,000 New Yorkers annually.

About the role

The Family Specialist will provide compassionate, recovery-based, and trauma-informed services aligned with the agency’s traditional practice framework. This role involves collaboration, assertive engagement strategies, and support for the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee family programming to maximize opportunities for participants.
• Provide services consistent with the agency’s philosophy of strength-based, family-focused, needs-driven, and culturally competent care.
• Collaboratively formulate and implement a comprehensive care plan for each family.
• Engage with families in a manner that respects ethnic, cultural practices, customs, and differences.
• Discuss and clarify participants’ goals for family involvement in treatment, including exploring uncertainties or challenges.
• Act as a liaison to facilitate and support communication between participants and family members.
• Provide psychoeducation to participants and their natural supports.
• Connect participants and family members with community supports and provide follow-up to encourage successful integration.
• Develop a personalized wellness plan with the participant.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Family Therapy Counseling.
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
• At least one (1) year of experience working in a community-based setting with adults experiencing co-occurring disorders.
• Extensive knowledge of harm reduction and a commitment to providing services to individuals in various stages of recovery.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• In-depth knowledge of NYC’s diverse network of medical and behavioral health care organizations, including substance use disorder treatment services, education, employment services, and non-traditional community support groups.

Pay

$65,000–$73,000