Restoring Power Program: Domestic Violence And Sexual Violence Therapist

$3000 Bonus: $1200 upon hire; $600 following 90 days of employment; $1200 following 1 year of employment.

NYFS is excited to be launching our Restoring Power Programming: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy and Therapy programs that will bring needed resources to survivors and provide support for other agencies in the community.

NYFS is actively recruiting for a youth focused position that will focus on supporting survivors through individual and group therapy services. This position is fully grant funded & multifaceted with time built in for program development and outreach, resulting in greater flexibility, a smaller caseload to mitigate secondary traumatic stress while working with trauma survivors. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to HumanResources@nyfs.org

Responsibilities:

• Complete Diagnostic Assessments using trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and age-appropriate assessment tools, resulting in clinical diagnosis.
• Develop individualized treatment plans which define plan of services and intervention; update treatment plans according to regulatory requirements; and provide optimum client care.
• Serve a client base of primarily youth witnesses or survivors of DV or Sexual Violence; 85% of NYFS clients are between 4 and 26 years of age.
• Facilitate psychotherapy/psychoeducation groups for youth and adolescents who have witnessed or experienced violence.
• Participate in on going program development meetings within DV/SA program
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Involve client caregivers in assessment and treatment planning process, and in care when indicated.
• Independently provide individual therapy as needed to address client treatment needs and provide crisis intervention services as appropriate.
• Complete documentation and reporting requirements in a timely manner in accordance with NYFS guidelines, all relevant HIPAA and DHS guidelines, and OJP grant funding requirements.
• Provide culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, community-based, and developmentally appropriate care.
• Actively contribute to weekly case consultation, staff meetings, and agency and community events as assigned.
• Abide by all professional ethical standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Is on track towards independent clinical licensure, meeting professional eligibility requirements (for example, social workers need to have LGSW).

Preferred Qualifications:

• LICSW, LMFT, LP or LPCC
• Demonstrated experience in several of the following areas preferred:
  • Knowledge of child sexual abuse, Domestic Violence, family dynamics, child development.
  • Experience working with survivors of abuse and or clients in crisis
  • Experience working with child protection, law enforcement, court systems, and related community services.
  • Experience facilitating psychotherapy groups
• Prefer an experienced clinician able to work with children ages 4 and older, adolescents, adults, couples and families.
• Training and experience in treatment of individuals who have experienced trauma.
• Art therapy, Play Therapy, Couple/Family Therapy, or Group Therapy training or interest.
• Speaks Spanish, Hmong, Karen, or Somali fluently
• Clinical Supervision experience or interest; enthusiasm about training interns.
• Knowledge of health conditions and common comorbidities
• Credentialed with major insurances
• Experience with Procentive a plus

Strong candidates will have a solid understanding of their own culture and practice sensitivity and respect to the cultural backgrounds of clients as well as other staff. NYFS welcomes clients as well as staff with diverse cultural/ethnic identities, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Salary Range: $51,100 to $63,900 per year based on education, training and/or experience.

NYFS Benefits:

• Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. 401k that matches at 3%, vested immediately. Options to contribute to health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA).

• Generous Paid Time Off, Reasonable Time Off (similar to sick time), and Holiday policy.

• $500 stipend to seek out training with 5 CEU days.

• Reimbursement for Licensure fees.

• Flexible schedule collaboratively determined with your supervisor with options for remote work. Staff may work from home on Fridays.

• The final week of the year NYFS closes services to ensure all staff have a paid collective week off to support work sustainability.

• Bi-weekly clinical supervision provided for all staff – regardless of level of licensure as part of traumatic stress wellness plan.

• Many agency sponsored training opportunities including specific trauma modalities (TF-CBT, NET, CCPT) and cultural responsiveness trainings quarterly.

• In-depth reflective weekly clinical consultation as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Agency Overview:

Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) is a community-based nonprofit founded in 1976 serving Northeast Ramsey County. NYFS provides trauma and culturally responsive clinic-based, and school based mental health services, domestic and Sexual Violence services, and community-based services including diversion programming, youth development programming, and community advocacy with offices in Shoreview and White Bear Lake. We have long-standing partnerships with 15 municipalities in Ramsey County; NYFS’ services are genuinely community-driven.

Who We Are:

NYFS lives its deep values around providing integrative care for the whole family with a focus on youth, young adults, and their caregivers. Staff are dedicated, innovative, and mission-driven, offering authentic, relational, client-centered care. The team is playful, creative, growth-oriented, down-to-earth, and hardworking – and we laugh a lot! We are committed to genuine integration of trauma and culturally responsive care across the agency. As a trauma-responsive organization, NYFS is actively invested in organizational supports for staff wellness and work sustainability. We believe in a family-first work environment, rather than seeking work/life balance.

We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons based on merit, qualifications, and competence. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, place of residence, political affiliation, veterans’ status, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other class protected by local, state, or federal law. NYFS provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.