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Outreach Development Corporation

Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives. Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.

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Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the position FT Bilingual Family Therapist to work in Outreach House II, our adolescent residential substance use disorder treatment program located in Brentwood, Long Island. The Family Therapist is responsible for coordinating the service delivery of all formats provided to both the adolescent and family members throughout the treatment episode. The schedule for this position is 35 hrs; Monday & Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 2 PM to 10 PM.

What You Will Do:

\xc2\xb7 Facilitate parent participation in the following formats: Initial family sessions, Parent Support Group, Multi Group, Family Sessions, Phone contact/support and assistance.

\xc2\xb7 Development of family focused treatment plans with residents.

\xc2\xb7 Facilitate letter group and gain information on the family system from the resident\xe2\x80\x99s perspective.

\xc2\xb7 Facilitate Post Pass group.

\xc2\xb7 Provide individual sessions with clients and families as indicated.

\xc2\xb7 Facilitate Chemical Dependency Education group for families.

\xc2\xb7 Participate in weekly clinical formats, such as case conference, Department Head meetings, Package meeting.

\xc2\xb7 Provide crisis intervention with residents and/or their parents including scheduling and facilitating re-assessments.

\xc2\xb7 Supervise part-time Family Coordinator, Family Case Manager and graduate school interns.

\xc2\xb7 Coordinate parent telephone list, sign in forms and multi-family session schedule.

\xc2\xb7 Coordinate the screening, editing and response to incoming and outgoing letters.

\xc2\xb7 Plan, organize and attend special family events including Thanksgiving celebration, Winter Holiday, etc.

\xc2\xb7 Contact families by phone or letter, as needed.

\xc2\xb7 Facilitate phone calls home for resident, as needed.

\xc2\xb7 Screen, edit, and respond to incoming and outgoing letters to/from clients/parents.

\xc2\xb7 Work approximately one Saturday a month to provide support to the resident community and to the Substance Abuse Counselors.

Who You Are:

• Experience working with adolescents
• Experience working in residential treatment
• Advanced degree required; LMFT, LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or higher preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience with substance abuse disorders
• Supervisory experience preferred
• 1-2 years of experience working with clients with co-occurring and mental health problems
• 1-2 years of experience working in in an OASAS funded facility a plus
• Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
• Excellent organizational management skills with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance clinicians, set and achieve program objectives.
• Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Experience with AVATAR electronic health records a plus.
• Clean and valid driver\'s license required
• Bilingual Spanish a plus

At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.

Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the \xe2\x80\x9cBest Companies to Work for in New York\xe2\x80\x9d a total of nine times since 2010.

Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach\xe2\x80\x99s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services ( ) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services\xe2\x80\x99 (SAMHSA) indicators of .

An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention \xe2\x80\x93 many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.

Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach\xe2\x80\x99s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach\xe2\x80\x99s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.

Compensation details: 50000-60000 Yearly Salary

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Outreach Development Corp.