Clinical Supervisor (Safe Way Forward)

Safe Way Forward (1160 Southern Boulevard)

$72,000 - $78,000

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible*

Children's Aid provides comprehensive community services to children of all ages and their families residing in underserved communities. An array of services supports families from cradle to college to alleviate societal challenges that can interrupt a child, adolescent or young adults' abilities to thrive and maximize their potential.

Children's Aid offers a continuum of short -term interventions of varying levels of intensity, in five boroughs. The prevention services continuum consists of Family Support, therapeutic and Family Assessment Program (FAP) program services as well as the Safe Way Forward Program for families impacted by Domestic Violence. Our prevention service interventions are charged with the responsibility to avert current, future or repeat involvement child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Safe Way Forward (SWF): A Safe Way Forward is a therapeutic program in our Prevention continuum of services. It is a home-based intensive model for families in the Bronx where Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has put the family at risk of having their children placed outside the home. The model works with both the person causing harm and the survivor and provides both child-welfare prevention services and clinical therapeutic intervention services to all members of the family, using a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, to help families establish long-term safety and heal from the trauma of emotional and physical abuse.

Position Summary: The Clinical Supervisor will provide direct supervision to a team of five therapists working to provide an array of comprehensive trauma-informed, client-centered, and anti-oppressive services to child welfare involved survivors of intimate partner violence, their children, and child welfare involved parents who have caused harm in their relationship and to their children. The Clinical Supervisor will report to the Clinical Director.

Essential Duties:

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Provide weekly supervision to 5 - therapists as they provide crisis intervention, comprehensive assessment, individual and group counseling services to survivors of IPV, their children, and parents who have caused harm (survivors, children, PCHs) and evidence-informed/based trauma treatment interventions to family members (i.e., TF-CBT);
• Responsible for coordinating the group counseling/intervention services to survivors, children, PCHs;
• Facilitate groups services to survivors, children, or PCH, as needed;
• Schedule once monthly unit meetings with direct reports and with corresponding case planning units; maintain ongoing communication with program supervisors and schedule standing monthly meetings;
• Coordinate monthly group clinical supervision in collaboration with the SWF clinical director;
• Discuss every case weekly and review all case records at least 1 time per month consistent with ACS Supervisory Standards
• Collaborate with all departments of ACS including FAP, DCP, OPTA, OPPP, or APA, etc., as needed to ensure the safety needs of children are being addressed and IPV best practice policies are followed;
• Ensure therapists complete and submit intakes/assessments, progress notes, and contributions to FASPs, plan amendments in a timely manner;
• Ensure therapists enter contacts in the PROMIS and Connections databases in a timely manner;
• Participate in staff meetings, supervisory meetings, FTCs and STCs as prescribed by ACS;
• Provide support and feedback to direct reports with professional development goals and track progress/modifications;
• Conduct onboarding and trainings to new therapists and build in other learning opportunities to support staffs' role and responsibilities;
• Create and facilitate IPV - related trainings for use across the division, at least quarterly;
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the clinical component of the program, including finalizing practice and systems protocols to adhere to prevention standards and best practices to child-welfare involved families affected by IPV;
• Develop community partnerships in support of program services, including the NYC Family Justice Center, and the NYPD;
• Participate in community-based coalitions with other NYC IPV services providers;
• Ensure that staff comply with agency conditions of employment related to attendance, hours of work/WorkForce1, and use of leave time, etc.;
• Ensure that all staff meet performance standards and comply with agency standards of behavior and code of conduct;
• Complete performance evaluations and address performance issues in a timely and progressive manner;
• Ensure that staff receives trainings as required by agency, ACS and program;
• Share SWF Hotline responsibilities with other SWF supervisors
• Supervise MSW intern, as needed;
• Comply with all privacy laws including HIPAA;
• Complete additional assigned duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree required in social work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC) or equivalent degree in any NYS license-eligible Mental Health profession. LMSW or LCSW equivalent licensing required;
• Minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience required, clinical counseling experience in mental health, victim services, and/or social service fields strongly recommended;
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience preferred;
• Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred;
• Prior experience providing prevention and intervention services to underserved families affected by intimate partner violence using a trauma-informed, client-centered, anti-oppressive approach recommended;
• Prior experience working with persons causing harm and/or abuse accountability programs preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Knowledge of child development and trauma-informed practice as well as family systems, relational and attachment theories and framework, including evidence-based trauma treatment models, i.e., TF-CBT;
• Ability to work under pressure, relate to families in crisis, and at risk of child placement due to neglect/abuse;
• Work experience in community- and neighborhood-based programs;
• Knowledge of the ACS Connections and PROMIS systems; strong computer literacy skills;
• Ability to work evenings/weekends as needed and maintain a flexible work schedule;
• Strong clinical and administrative skills and very good interpersonal/communication skills;
• Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team. This flexibility is essential for maintaining seamless communication, fostering teamwork, and ensuring the smooth operation of the department's processes. The position's requirements are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on organizational needs and changes in work dynamics.