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Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services

Clinical Supervisor

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Purpose The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescents ages 17‑21 who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/development issues. Kaplan House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assist youth toward reaching independence.

Position Overview The Clinical Supervisor has clinical and administrative responsibility for a residential program unit, under the supervision and direction of the Director. The Supervisor is responsible for carrying a small caseload, supervising clinical staff, ensuring the provision of psychotherapeutic, psychiatric and case management services for residents, overseeing administrative processes, and participating in various administrative and team conferences.

Key Essential Functions

Provide weekly clinical supervision to case planners and case managers

Teach and monitor supervisee’s screening, assessment and monitoring of all safety related concerns with residents

Ensure that case planners oversee provision of all counseling, vocational/educational, psychiatric and recreational services to residents

Ensure case managers are completing required home visits and face to face contacts with resources

Ensure case managers are presenting the agency professionally and responsibly at criminal and/or family court hearings

Meet with assigned residents for weekly sessions, engage and remain in contact with their parents, ensure that home visits are completed, vocational/educational, psychiatric recreational services provided and address any safety and risk concerns

Assist supervisees in engaging families in planning for services and complying with ACS outreach requirements

Assist supervisees as necessary, in identifying and providing access to specific concrete services and community resources

Advocate, as necessary, with external resources such as mental health providers, treatment facilities, FCLS, community members, etc on behalf of residents

Attend family court hearings when additional support is requested

Assist in the development and implementation of specialized groups related to the needs of residents and their families

Attend conferences at ACS offices and other community-based meetings

Attend ACS and JB trainings as required

Participates in internal and external continuous quality improvement projects

Make reports to State Central Registry or Justice Center as needed

Complete all other duties as needed and requested

Participate in training and implementation of the Integrated Treatment Model (ITM)

Team Process

Lead or co-lead, and attend all group supervisions, treatment team meetings, family treatment conferences, transfer conferences, incident review meetings, ITM planning meetings and administrative meetings

Work jointly with medical, DSPs, psychiatric and vocational/educational departments to ensure provision of services to residents

Documentation

Teach, revise, and ensure accurate and timely completion of all clinical documents under the responsibility of clinical staff, included and not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, transitional plans, safety plans, court updates, etc.

Review and ensure completion of accurate and timely Family Assessment Service Plan Reports (FASP) and Permanency Hearing Reports (PHR)

Ensure completion and review of agency internal Incident Reports in Alltrac system

Complete progress notes in CONNECTIONS and MyAvatar, as well as review those of supervisee’s

Maintain weekly supervision notes and complete all supervisee’s evaluations in a timely fashion

Complete ACS Connections monthly supervisory reviews for all residents

Core Competencies

Team player

Function from a strength-based approach with residents, supervisees, and colleagues

Utilize coaching approach with residents, supervisees, and colleagues

Able to show respect and compassion for residents, supervisees, and colleagues

Able to function under stressful situations

Able to see crisis through resolution of incidents

Able to prioritize and organize

Display initiative and consistency in practice

Display strong engagement skills

Has strong verbal and written skills

Able to pay attention to details

Open to learning new tasks

Educational / Training Required

Licensed Masters level degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related field.

Evening hours are required, on occasion.

Additional Qualifications Needed

Driver’s License

Computer Skills Required

Microsoft Office

Connections (preferred)

Ability to learn Electronic Health Record (MyAvatar)

Work Environment / Physical Effort

Position will alternate between regularly scheduled remote and in-person work in one or more Bronx locations

Group home setting

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training to be provided

CPR training to be provided NARCAN training to be provided

Ability to walk up and down stairs

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits

Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days

Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans

Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness

Free continuing education opportunities

403(b) retirement benefits and a pension

Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation

24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program

Life and disability insurance

Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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