Parent Child Interaction Clinician

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for Parent Child Interaction Clinician

Location: Syracuse, NY

Pay: $58,500 - $82,800 annually

Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong,life changing relationships to keep families intact in the community. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and service to 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 children, youth, adults 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 do this by providing 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 our staff and to those we serve, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Program and Position:

Cayuga Centers is looking for a mental health provider (clinician, therapist, counselor) who is passionate about strengths-based, youth-and family-centered work. This position will be trained in the evidence-based practice of Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) curriculum and carry a caseload of under 10 youth. You will have the opportunity to earn clinical hours and supervision hours that can be used towards advanced licensure as a mental health provider. As a member of our innovative Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) team you will implement mental health interventions that are designed to offer goal-directed support and solution-focused clinical interventions to youth and their guardians/caretakers

PCIT Trainers provide clinical services to children and families in the home and/or community to help achieve stability and improvement in daily living and family and interpersonal relationships in school and community. This program provides ample opportunities to expand your application and experience of assessment, evaluation, and evidence based practice while supporting program growth within the agency and community.

How you get to use your skills…

• Demonstrate your areas of clinical strength by implementing a variety of therapeutic interventions in your practice.

• Apply and develop your clinical assessment and evaluation skills.

• Establish a leadership role within the team as the clinical guide to treatment planning.

• Become a primary support in helping children/youth and families respond and intervene to crises.

• Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help families recognize and work through issues that have been identified.

• Enhance the functioning of youth and their families while helping them build stronger relationships for their future.

• 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.

Schedule:

• We are looking for an applicant who is willing to work a flexible schedule that suits the youth and family needs. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position that will require evening and possibly weekend hours.

• NYS licensed clinical degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy or Mental Health Counseling

• and/or Limited Permit with 2 years experience in strength-based family and children's services.

• Experience working with children and families in a school or community-based ("in-home" setting).

• Excellent communication, organizational and collaboration skills.

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

• 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.

• Knowledge and experience in assessment based treatment planning and formulating clinical diagnoses and/or impressions.

• Ability to engage families who may have been unsuccessful in clinic settings.

Physical Requirements:

• Computer work requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time

• Time on your feet for up to several hours a day

• Lifting up to 50 pounds

• Time driving to conduct client and family visits

• Pay is determined by education, professional license and years of applicable experience:

• Masters degree: $58,500 - $73,600/annually

• LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCAT: $64,000 - $73,600/annually

• LCSW: $72,000 - $82,800/annually

• 120 hours of Vacation

• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time

• Supervision available for licensure

• 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

• Hybrid remote working

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