Lead Clinician - Bilingual Preferred

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being.

The LTFC Lead Clinician is responsible for the oversight of and the delivery of clinical services to UC in care, as well as oversight of the Clinical Team. The Lead Clinician is responsible for all Clinical activities, and ensuring compliance with ORR policies and procedures. Which includes engaging UC to disclose locations of sponsors, contacting/locating sponsors, and facilitating the reunification process of UC-sponsor.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm with on call responsibilities

The Children's Home offers an outstanding benefit package which includes weekly pay, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a great work environment! Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays and 9 sick days annually.

Essential: (Required)

1. Masters in Social Work or other related behavioral science in which clinician experience is required.
2. 2 years of post graduate related social work experience OR Bachelor's degree with 5 years of clinical employment experience
3. Demonstrated excellence in supervision, management skills, and leadership qualities
4. Clinical Licensure in New York State
5. Bilingual- English/Spanish speaking required
6. New York State Driver's License in good standing as determined by the Agency.

Non-Essential: (Preferred)

1. Masters in Behavioral Science, or Social Service Field
2. 5 years employed in a clinical capacity employment
3. Supervisory experience

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Children's Home participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I-9.