Community Based Clinician

Overview

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Community Based Clinician (MST Therapist).

This is a temporary to possibly permanent position
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Earn: $62,353 - $64,500 annually (Based on education)

Location: Ontario County, NY

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have program offices across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a nationally researched and evidence-based model of home-based therapy. The key to MST is understanding the term multisystemic and this role provides clinical support within the framework that incorporates the multitude of systems affecting an adolescent's life.

The Clinician helps the family start the process of eliminating negative factors and building positive elements to change family behavior, reducing negative behavior in the home, empowering caregivers, rebuilding relationships, and collaborating with outside providers.

The MST model serves youth ages 11-18 with a history of juvenile delinquency or at imminent risk of out-of-home placement. In this role, we support youth and families by optimizing potential and nurturing the youth's positive role within their family and community. Our MST Therapists help families reach their goals through empowerment and strength-focused therapy.

We are committed to the potential and growth of our therapists and provide ongoing training and consultation to support the development of your clinical skills within this model.

• Apply and develop your clinical assessment, evaluation, and family mental health therapy skills
• Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed mental health practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs
• Provide intensive in-home therapy 2-3 times per week
• Learn an internationally utilized evidence-based mental health treatment model
• Demonstrate an inclusive practice both in the office and in the field to support a diverse and accepting culture
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families

• Bachelor's degree with:
  • Three years applicable experience in children's mental health, addiction, and/or foster care/child welfare/juvenile justice or other related human services field; certification in an evidence-based practice, must be enrolled, or willing to enroll, in a relevant graduate program – required
• Master's degree - preferred
  • License and/or Limited Permit in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling with experience in strength-based family and children services - strongly preferred
• Experience working with children and families in a community-based or in-home setting
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills
• A strong belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity, and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning
• Knowledge and experience in formulating clinical mental health diagnoses and/or impressions
• Ability to engage families who may have been unsuccessful in mental health clinic settings
• Ability to have flexibility in hours worked both routinely, to meet children and families when they are available, and occasionally in response to crises which may occur at any hour of any day
• Valid NYS driver’s license - required

• Use of a personal vehicle for driving to and from appointments and activities as assigned
• Word processing: including responding to emails and completing computerized documentation
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Lifting up to 50 pounds
• Walking distances
• Walking up and down stairs inside/outside as well as inside and outside of homes

• We are looking for an applicant who is willing to work a flexible…