Children’s Corps - Clinical Child Welfare Positions

Children’s Corps is hiring for the Summer Class of 2024

Application deadline: May 26, 2024

APPLY: fosteringchangeforchildren.org/apply-cc

Pre-service training: July 8, 2024 - July 26, 2024
 

The Children’s Corps program aims to make a difference in the lives of children and families impacted by the child welfare system. We do this by placing exceptional candidates in full time employment throughout New York City (NYC). Children’s Corps partners with child welfare organizations where members work  in evidence-based prevention and family foster care programs. All positions are full-time, salaried positions with comprehensive benefits.
 

Preventive Evidence-Based Therapist positions may be in one of the following models:

• Multisystemic Therapy, Family Functional Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Solution-Based Casework, Family Systems Therapy & Family Support, Family 

Evidence-based therapy positions will be eligible for clinical hours. All positions entail providing support and case management services for families to ensure children’s safety, permanency, and well-being. Children’s Corps members will complete pre-service training and model training. Successful Children’s Corps members are non judgmental, patient with themselves and others, open to learning, and persistent in their support of children and families.
 

Job Qualifications:

• Completion of a Master's degree by July 1, 2024.
• US citizen/national, permanent resident, DACA, or other valid two-year work authorization.
• Participation in our full-time 3-week pre-service Training Academy, starting July 8, 2024.
• Commitment to working for 2 years.
   

Children’s Corps seeks candidates who are:

• Passionate about supporting children & families.
• Flexible in a changing work environment.
• Unafraid to face challenges and ask for help.
• Compassionate, self-motivated, organized, and detail oriented.
• Non-judgmental and patient with themselves and others.
   

We offer:

• A full-time position in NYC with salary and benefits at one of our partnered agencies.
• A dynamic and comprehensive pre-service training and ongoing support.
• Professional skill building and mentorship.
• A close and supportive network of professionals, peers, and alumni.
   

Salary: Salaries range from $56,000-$62,000 and are determined based on language proficiency, licensure, or other job-specific requirements. 
 

Children’s Corps members are required to participate in our mandatory 3-week pre-service Training Academy in New York City. The training brings together real world experience and classroom learning, while also building a community of support. Children’s Corps provides unwavering support to its members through peer-to-peer and staff support, professional mentorship, networking opportunities and social events. 
 

All Children’s Corps placements will support families to ensure children’s safety, permanency, and well-being. No prior experience is required.

Job responsibilities/activities vary depending on the specific placement, but may include:

• Provide weekly in-home, evidence-based therapeutic services to a caseload of families one - three times per month depending on your therapeutic model.
• Conduct regular assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying relational patterns, and individualized treatment planning.
• Participate in individual and group coaching, and clinical supervision.
• Engage and collaborate with families, other key participants, and relevant systems in goal setting, treatment and/or specific evidence-based treatment practices.
• Learn and apply model-specific treatment methods and participate in model-specific training, coaching, and case consultation.
• Refer parents and children to community-based services, e.g. mental health programs, DV programs, education, employment preparation, activities for adolescents, etc.
• Accompany families to programs or service appointments as necessary, e.g. drug treatment, medical, school, housing, public assistance, immigration, etc.
• Consistently assess for safety and risk.
• Participate and conduct family team conferences.
• Maintaining clear, accurate, and timely documentation on all case activity.
• All positions will include other tasks as needed.

*Please note that traveling to families’ communities/homes and other agency offices is required in all weather conditions. This entails commuting via subways, buses, and by foot, and/or by car. Walking up stairs/hills is necessary to get to some locations.
 

For questions, please contact childrenscorps@fosteringchangeforchildren.org

To apply, visit our website and submit an application: http://fosteringchangeforchildren.org/apply-cc