Socio-Therapist

Reports to: Social Work Supervisor, Treatment Family Foster Care
Location: 7 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453
Hours: 35 hours/week; non-exempt

Responsibilities

• Conduct mandated weekly face-to-face home visits/contact with the youth and the Treatment Parent to perform daily home care, ADL and life skills education, and implementation of behavior plan goals.
• Conduct a face-to-face contact with newly admitted youth and their treatment parents within 72 hours.
• Complete required paperwork, including but not limited to progress notes, correspondence, behavior plans, and assessments.
• Keep case records up-to-date with the status of case activity, including progress notes on all contacts.
• Provide direct crisis intervention as needed.
• Collaborate with Treatment Parents, Youth, and Case Workers around development and implementation of behavior goals.
• Review and collect weekly behavior plans from the Treatment Parents.
• Attend and participate in all applicable ACS meetings, transfer conferences, Treatment Team Meetings, Monthly Shared Quarterly Meetings, and monthly Staff Meetings.
• Participate in all applicable Family Team Conferences.
• Attend Preparing Youth for Adulthood Workshops with youth on a rotating basis.
• Work with the Adolescent Services team for the comprehensive service planning for each youth, including education, employment, and other PYA skills.
• Locate resources and make referrals as needed.
• Monitor foster parents in terms of their ability to meet the needs of the child in their home, and make recommendations regarding future use of the home in conjunction with the Home Finding Department.
• Support and counsel foster parents in their efforts to care for the child, and include them in the development of the goals and tasks.
• Assist treatment parent with enrolling youth in an after-school program/camp or other recreational programs.
• Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution Based Casework: assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, documentation, and celebration.
• Actively participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process.
• Effectively use and practice the Sanctuary Model tools: safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences (or similar), and self-care to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
• Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
• Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, and Future) framework into daily practice to ensure quality care and an effective work environment.
• Respond to 24-hour on-call service as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or related area).
• Must have experience working with children and youth.
• Prior experience in foster care is preferred.
• Must be able to engage youth and establish working relationships with all clients.
• Good written and verbal skills necessary.
• Must enjoy working with adolescents.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Available to work a flexible schedule; some evenings may be required.
• Position requires field work (in-person home and court visits).
• Hybrid schedule (pending training/probationary period).
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development, and trauma-informed perspective.

Pay

Salary Range: $50,000–$55,000 based on relevant experience and education.