Clinician Jobs

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICIAN

Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life changing relationships and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families!

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A COMMUNITY BASED CLINICIAN IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY!

Learn an Evidence based Model: Functional Family Therapy

Cayuga Centers is seeking clinicians who are passionate about strengths-based, youth-and family-centered work. As a member of our innovative Home and Community-Based Treatment and Supports team, you will meet with families in their homes and communities, providing the opportunity to see and experience the transformational benefits of the program. Intake activities, assessment, and treatment within your role as a Functional Family Therapist are designed to initiate goal-directed support and solution-focused interventions to address challenges associated with behavioral health needs.

Does this sound like it interests you? Wed love for you to join our team in helping children and families create safe, happy and healthy environments.

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

About The Program And Position

Our FFT program serves youth ages 11-18 and their families. This family-focused therapy operates on the belief that all families have strengths and are doing the best they can at any point. With FFT, the entire family unit works together to prevent out-of-home placement, intervene on behalf of family rebuilding, and unify the family unit. Families work together through three FFT phases of engagement motivation, behavior change, and generalization with our licensed clinicians over 12-16 weeks.

Schedule

We are looking for an applicant who is willing to work a flexible schedule that suits the youth and family needs. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position that will require evening and possibly weekend hours.

Required Experience

How you get to use your skills

• Demonstrate an inclusive practice both in the office and in the field to support a diverse and accepting culture
• Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs
• Apply and develop your clinical assessment, evaluation, and family therapy skills.
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families.
• Learn internationally utilized evidence based treatment models

Required Experience

• Excellent communication, organizational and collaboration skills
• Experience working with children and families in a community-based or 'in-home' setting
• Knowledge and experience formulating clinical diagnoses and/or impressions
• A strong belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity, and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning
• License or Limited Permit in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling with experience in strength-based family and childrens services.
• Ability to have flexibility in hours worked both routinely, so as to meet children and families when they are available, and occasionally, in response to crises which may occur at any hour of any day
• Ability to engage families who may have been unsuccessful in clinic settings

Physical Requirements

• Walking distances.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Word processing: Including responding to emails, completing computerized documentation.
• Use of a personal vehicle for driving to and from appointments and activities as assigned.
• Walking up and down stairs inside/outside.

Benefits

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Committed to employee professional development and advancement
• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
• COA Accredited
• Certified Great Place to Work ®
• We embrace change, innovation and opportunities
• Large and growing national footprint
• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions
• Workplace Wellness Award Finalist

Benefits

• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts
• 401(k) match up to 6 %
• Sick Leave Pool
• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
• 120 hours of Vacation
• Corporate Discounts Program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Earn $55,000 - $70,000/annually based on level of education
• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
• Identity Protection
• Hybrid remote working
• Pet and Legal insurance
• Supervision available for licensure
• Employee Assistance Program

Keyword: Therapist, Clinician, Social Worker, Mental Health Counseling