Senior Child & Adolescent In Home Therapist - CFT022 - Mon-Fri 10AM-6PM

Senior Children and Adolescent In-Home Therapist

The Senior Children and Adolescent In-Home Therapist plays a key leadership role within the Children and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS) program, working closely with the Clinical Coordinator to support the overall supervision and management of all Other Licensed Practitioners (OLPs). In addition to providing direct clinical services, the Senior Therapist is responsible for assisting with administrative oversight, quality assurance, and clinical guidance to ensure effective service delivery.

Administrative & Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assist the Clinical Coordinator with the overall supervision and management of OLP staff, ensuring quality service provision.
• Review assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes submitted by OLPs before final approval by the Clinical Coordinator.
• Manage OLP caseload assignments, ensuring an appropriate balance of client distribution and service needs.
• Manage OLP referrals, waitlists and trackers.
• Provide clinical supervision, case conferencing, and ongoing support to OLPs, helping to enhance clinical effectiveness.
• Facilitate staff training, consultation, and professional development to ensure compliance with best practices and agency policies.
• Onboard and train newly hired OLP and CFTSS staff.
• Support administrative tasks related to OLP services, including tracking documentation compliance and assisting with audits as needed.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Maintain a modified caseload of 10-12 clients, providing individual, family, and group therapy in home and community-based settings.
• Conduct one-time assessments as needed to support service engagement and treatment planning.
• Complete comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, and implement therapeutic interventions tailored to the needs of children, adolescents, and families.
• Collaborate with care managers, psychiatrists, school personnel, and other providers to ensure continuity of care and effective treatment coordination.
• Engage in safety planning and crisis intervention as necessary to ensure client and family well-being.

This role provides a unique blend of clinical practice and leadership, allowing the Senior Therapist to support the development and oversight of OLP services while maintaining direct engagement with youth and families. This position includes some flexibility between in office and remote work.  

The preferred candidate will be a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts including Licensed Psychoanalysts, Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), and/or Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC). Eligible Limited Permit holders will be considered on a case-by-case basis. New graduates are welcome to apply - but prefer at least one year of experience working clinically with children and families. This is a community-based position where services are provided at the client’s home. Candidate must possess a clean and valid NYS driver’s license and access to a vehicle.  

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.