Bilingual Clinical Social Worker - Family & Children's Aid
Bridgeport, CT
About the Job
IICAPS Clinician-$63,440-$70,640+ $5,000 sign on bonus + quarterly incentives
Family & Children’s Aid (FCA) is here to heal and support children and families in their time of need. We are a community-based, non-profit organization providing innovative and responsive programs and services throughout central and western Connecticut. FCA services over 3,000 families a year from low to moderate income.
FCA offers a generous benefits package including extensive PTO, holidays, and mental health days along with a competitive salary, quarterly incentive payments, and flexible schedules!
Job description
FCA is seeking a dedicated Master’s Level Clinician, Social Worker, Therapist and/or Counselor to join our Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS) program.
The IICAPS model is designed to address specific psychiatric disorders in clients between the ages of 5 and 17, while teaching effective parenting practices and/or addressing other family challenges that affect the child and family’s ability to function. While children with psychiatric symptoms are the focus of intervention, the model addresses and intervenes within the domains that impact the child most directly: family, school, community resources and service systems.
The IICAPS Clinician works in partnership with a Bachelor’s Level Mental Health Counselor fostering positive relationships with clients, families, school systems and community providers to ensure clients receive comprehensive care in all areas. Additional responsibilities include:
- Conduct Individual, Parent & Family therapy sessions within the home and community
- Conduct Clinical Assessments
- Create Treatment Plans and conduct reviews as warranted
- Limited on-call Support. Agency phone provided.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary Range: $63,440-$70,640.00. Salary range takes into consideration licensure and bilingual capabilities.
- Additional $2 per hour for face to face time with clients. Opportunity to earn up to $2,000 more per year (included in salary range above).
- Opportunity to earn up to $12,000 a year in quarterly incentives.
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Additional $1,200 paid annually if you are covered by a health plan elsewhere
- Life Insurance, AD&D and Supplemental Life
- Voluntary Short Term Disability Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous Employer Matching Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO) to support Work Life Balance (You can use PTO as soon as you accrue it.)First year employees will accrue 20 days (4 weeks) PTO and accrual rates increase in the years following.
- 4 Mental Health days
- 12 Paid Holidays in addition to the 4 Mental Health days
- 16 paid hours of Professional Development days
- Paid Child Study Center Model Training at Yale
- Continued Training, Supervision and Development opportunities
- FCA is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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- License eligible Master's Degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Social Work Graduates with a LMSW test date and/or Temporary Permit are encouraged to apply
- Professional Counselor and Marriage & Family Therapist graduates, an Associate license is required (LPC-A or LMFTA)
- Afternoon and evening work hour availability required
- Valid CT Driver's License and clean driving record required
- Experience providing in-home therapy highly preferred
- Spanish Speaking a plus.
Source : Family & Children's Aid