Assistant Director Of Fft

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for

Assistant Director of FFT

Earn: $70,000 annually

Location: Albany County

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in our community!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth, and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We provide our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Program and Position:

Our FFT program serves youth ages 11-18 and their families. This family-focused therapy operates on the belief that all families have strengths and are doing the best they can at any point. With FFT, the entire family unit works together to prevent out-of-home placement, intervene on behalf of family rebuilding, and unify the family unit. Families work together through three FFT phases of engagement motivation, behavior change, and generalization with our licensed clinicians over 12-16 weeks. This MAKES A DIFFERENCE because of our passion and dedication to families in need.

How you get to use your skills…

• Apply and develop your clinical assessment, evaluation, and family therapy skills.

• Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs.

• Practice internationally utilized evidence-based treatment models.

• Demonstrate an inclusive practice both in the office and in the field to support a diverse and accepting culture.

• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families.

• Assist the Director in maintaining program responsiveness to the needs of families and the agencies we serve

• Supervise assigned staff and assume case responsibility for the quality of work done by FFT therapists

• Ensure the provision of FFT clinical supervision to FFT staff

• Maintain an FFT caseload of 2 to 6 cases

• Assist the Director in ensuring that service delivery is performed within the mission, the policies and procedures, and the treatment model of the agency

• Assist the Director as a liaison with other community agency personnel

Schedule: Exempt

• Regular hours entail a flexible, variable schedule with 40 hours per week

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Certified Great Place to Work ®

• Workplace Wellness Award Finalist

• Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited

• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions

• Committed to employee professional development and advancement

• We embrace change, innovation, and opportunities

• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect

• Large and growing national footprint

• Master's degree in social work with at least 4 years experience in home-based child and family services

• At least 2 years of experience delivering Functional Family Therapy as described by FFT Partners

• Above-average scores on adherence and model fidelity

• Has completed FFT externship and Phase Two Clinical Team Lead training

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong ability to develop, nurture, and sustain exceptional staff

• A strong belief in the capacity of people to grow and change

• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills

• Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning

• Ability to establish, manage, and present outcome measurement information

• Knowledge and experience in formulating clinical diagnoses and/or impressions

• A valid NYS Driver's License is required

• Vehicle required: Must be safe and dependable

• Ability to travel to other agency locations as required

Physical Requirements:

• Use of a personal vehicle for driving to and from appointments and activities as assigned.

• Word processing: Including responding to emails and completing computerized documentation.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Walking distances.

• Walking up and down stairs inside/outside.

• Lifting up to 50 pounds

Benefits:

• 160 Vacation Hours

• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Pet and Legal Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts

• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits

• 401(k) match up to 6 %

• Corporate Discounts Program

• Sick Leave Pool

• Identity Protection

In accordance with Federal, state & local laws, we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing