Social Work Supervisor of Integrated Treatment Model (ITM) for MST/FIT - Good Shepherd Services

Good Shepherd Services is a leading multi-service agency with more than 85 programs that serve over 30,000 youth and families each year – and builds on their strengths to help them gain skills for success.  At Good Shepherd we respect the dignity and worth of every person and reject intolerance, inequity and injustice in whatever form it may take. Voted one of the top 100 places to work in NYC by Crain’s New York, Good Shepherd Services offers a fantastic work environment, a collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission, and an amazing array of benefits. Join our team and help make a difference! 

MST-FIT (Multisystemic Therapy – Family Integrated Transitions) is an intensive family and community-based treatment that addresses the multiple determinants of serious antisocial behavior. MST strives to promote behavior change in the youth’s natural environment, using the strengths of each system to facilitate change. Treatment is initiated for the youth and family while the youth is still in placement. It is an adaptation of traditional MST Therapy designed to promote successful integration of the youth back into the community post placement. The MST-FIT Supervisor will ensure that these services adhere to the model’s specifications while employing the MST-FIT model throughout a 46 bed adolescent female Rapid Intervention Center and Group Residence.

Reports to: Director of Clinical & Social Services

Location: 337 East 17^th Street, NY, NY  10003

Hours: 35 hours

Salary:  $72K -$78K/annually (Salary offer will be based on relevant experience and licensure)

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Social Work and LMSW required within 6 months of hire. LCSW strongly preferred.
• Ability to be flexible to provide emergency coverage when needed (e.g., conduct home visits, attend court hearings, etc.)
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Must demonstrate competence in written, verbal, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule when needed including some evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to use public transportation when attending various meetings or making home visits.
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development and trauma informed perspective.
• Must have a commitment to GSS models of practice including Sanctuary and ACS principles to promote permanency, safety, and well-being.
• Must be physically able to climb stairs when an elevator is not available

Preferred Experience:

• Significant clinical experience in treating serious antisocial behavior in youth
• Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic and functional) family therapies
• Individual therapy with adolescents and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
• Marital therapy using behaviorally-based approaches
• Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of the youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
• Provision of group and individual clinical supervision
• Leadership role (informal or formal) including hiring, performance evaluation, and holding supervisees accountable for performance
• Training and collaboration with outside agencies

Preferred Knowledge:

• Family systems theory and application
• Social ecological theory and application
• Behavioral therapies theory and application
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
• Pragmatic family therapies theory and application
• Child development research and its application in treatment
• Social skills assessment and intervention

Job Responsibilities:

• Carry clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for 1 MST-FIT teams of 2 therapists
• Conduct weekly group supervision and training for MST team to assure adherence to MST principles and the MST analytic process, and to assure clinician competency in implementation of interventions
• Conduct individual supervision as needed to target clinician competency needs and to remove individual barriers to effective implementation of MST treatment.
• Assure availability of clinical and administrative support to clinicians 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
• Collaborate with stakeholders, both external in the community and within the provider agency
• Promote and educate about MST with both internal and external stakeholders
• Generate and manage case referrals and manage clinician caseloads
• Collaborate actively with MST Expert around implementation of MST by the program, and to ensure continued development of own clinical skills and knowledge of relevant research
• Participate in weekly interdisciplinary Treatment team meetings, case conferences, department meetings and program events.
• Manage and report data on clinical outcomes and program practices
• Participate with Program Evaluation and Planning Dept (PEP) in fulfillment of the program evaluation processes, including documentation/collection, development and monitoring of program data in Connections and outcomes.
• Deliver MST to a caseload of 1-2 families, as required to address program needs
• Ensure MST team in maintaining mandated paperwork and recordkeeping in compliance with ACS, OCFS and GSS PEP Dept.
• Effectively use and practice the Sanctuary Model tools: safety plans, community meetings, psycho-education groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences (or similar), and self care in the department/program to create a non violent and trauma sensitive culture.
• Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to create a non-violent and Trauma sensitive culture.
• Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss and Future) framework into daily practice to ensure quality care and an effective work environment.
• Provide case coverage as needed for MST-FIT therapists.

Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.

Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.

We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.