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Social Worker-Residential Treatment Center
Job Code:2023-075
Location:Brewster Main Campus
Department:Social Services
Status:Regular Full Time (40 hrs/wk)
  
The Residential Treatment Center at Green Chimneys is a unique, multi-faceted therapeutic program designed for boys and girls with social, emotional, learning, and behavioral challenges. Our Brewster campus is home to 102 boys and girls who reside in a state-of-the-art dorm complex with single-sex, gender-inclusive living units based on age, social and emotional development, and target behaviors. Within this setting, the Residential Social Worker will engage children & families in treatment and utilization of services, facilitate monthly treatment meetings, evaluate strengths and challenges of child, family, and environment, provide weekly individual therapy for children on caseload, complete all reports and documentation in a timely manner, and be able to work collaboratively with other service providers. We believe that every interaction with a child can be therapeutic and thus strive to create a safe and caring environment that promotes positive, trusting relationships.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide skill building services necessary to meet treatment goals
• Provide weekly individual therapy for children on caseload and crisis intervention as needed.
• Assume leadership role on interdisciplinary treatment team, which formulates client’s treatment plan and assesses ongoing treatment needs.  Participate in weekly Team Business meetings and Case Conferences according to predetermined schedule.
• Engage families in treatment and utilization of services, which may include regular family therapy and/or home visits. Meet regularly with family to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of family and environment.
• Participate in planning and facilitation of monthly visiting Sundays and annual Family Weekends.
• Develop & facilitate group therapy sessions as needed, in collaboration with other agency clinicians and/or direct care staff.
• Assist in development of client’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan) annually, attend CSE meetings and update goals quarterly.

Salary Range:  $55,224-$66,102

Green Chimneys is a certified provided of CEUS needed to maintain certification for MSWs. You can obtain your professional CEUS within our agency. 
What you bring to Green Chimneys:
MSW or Non Licensed Mental Health Counselor pursuing licensure & without Limited Permit OR Master's in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling; NYS License (not clinical) or MH Limited Permit OR NYS Clinical License & 4 years post MSW or agency experience. 

Schedule includes two days 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM and three days 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.