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About the Role

RiseBoro’s Functional Family Therapy - Adult program is a therapeutic model that aims to reduce community and interpersonal violence by engaging people in a change process that nurtures hope and strengthens relationships. The Therapist is an integral part of successful treatment.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload as assigned
• Provide weekly one-hour, home-based, virtual, or office family therapy sessions to clients, at a minimum
• Actively participate as part of the therapy team
• Complete formalized FFT-A assessments
• Refer families to appropriate services and supports regularly
• Provide families with both clinical and concrete services
• Perform the basic accountability tasks related to the job, which include compiling and maintaining all necessary records
• Attend all FFT-A training sessions and supplemental continuing education modules with fidelity by integrating required data management system into service delivery decisions
• Provide supervision to assigned Case Managers along with the Program Supervisor
• Provide life skills classes
• Collect information for program effectiveness along with administrative staff
• Perform other related duties as requested by direct supervisor or Clinical Director

Requirements

• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Flexibility to work when the families are available to meet; ability to work non-traditional and flexible work hours to include being available for weekend, evening or other appointment times with families
• Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team
• Very good interpersonal/communication skills
• Strong clinical skills
• Ability to internalize and work within the FFT-A philosophy and model
• Ability to work with respect for cultural diversity
• Ability to engage families who may not want the service
• Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills
• Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems
• Belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Ability to establish a mutually respectful relationship, in which the family is a full partner, empowered to solve their own problems
• Ability to intervene decisively, when necessary, to protect family members
• Ability to set appropriate boundaries and limits for best practice
• Commitment to RiseBoro’s mission, vision and values
• Ability to understand the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting communities who have experienced systemic oppression and bias (e.g. people of color, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, justice involved persons, etc.)

Skills

• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Expertise in working with young adults, 19 – 27 years of age preferred

Location

• 1474 GATES AVENUE - BROOKLYN, NY 11237

Work Type

• Full Time

Experience Level

• Two (2) years of experience in children and family services

Education Level

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, mental health, or other relevant human service profession required

Salary/Compensations

• $66,357.00 - $78,000.00 Salary/year

About the Company

• RiseBoro makes reasonable accommodations based on religion and/or disability as required by law, and requests for accommodation are to be directed to the Human Resources Department.

Equal Opportunity

• It is the policy of RiseBoro to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No individual will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, age, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, political or union affiliation, marital or partnership status, sex, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity, familial status, genetic information or predisposition or characteristic, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a veteran or member of the U.S. military and related obligations, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, job placement, compensation, benefits, training and apprenticeship, employee development, promotion, demotion, discipline, transfer, lay-off and recall, and termination.