Sociotherapist

About the role

For over 175 years, Seamen’s Society has been dedicated to helping children survive, thrive, and succeed. Our programs provide critical support to vulnerable children and families, and we are looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to join us in making a difference.

If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your work truly matters, we invite you to be part of our mission. With opportunities in Brooklyn and Staten Island, we offer competitive salaries, career growth potential, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Seamen’s Society for Children and Families is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Take the next step in your career and help create brighter futures for children and families, apply today!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing services to children and foster parents individually and in emergencies.
• Do weekly field visits to do behavior and social skill management and de-escalate crisis in the home.
• Responsible for providing ongoing individual crisis support in the foster home, community, and school.
• Develop, implement, reassess, and monitor each child's behavioral and treatment plans.
• Schedule and monitor required weekly contacts to evaluate the progress of the behavioral plans with the child and foster parent.
• Participate in monthly group coaching with the EFFC case planning team to review barriers or progress.
• Collaborate with the different departments to ensure the child's needs are being met.
• Participate in ongoing training to enhance job skills.
• Participate in the following conferences: Treatment Team Meetings (TTM), Trauma Systems Therapy (TST), and Family Team conferences.
• Provide insight as a stakeholder to ensure that the Permanency Planning goal is achieved promptly.
• Affiliate with the transport of child/youth as needed.
• Any other related duties as required.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Connections and proficient computer skills.
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives with limited supervision.
• Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and experience working with children and families are required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Due to the nature of the work environment, work hours will be based on needs of program and may vary.
• Performs other duties/responsibilities as assigned within the scope of the position.
• The Agency operates in 2 locations: Staten Island and Brooklyn. The ability to travel between sites may be necessary.