Mentor - AMP

Overview

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Assistant Vice President (AVP) or covering AVP:

Responsible for meeting with youth and family to develop individual success plans inclusive of the youth and family’s goals, needs and wishes. In addition, the Social Worker can provide mental health counseling to youth and family if that has been identified as a needed support.Works with youth directly for 5 to 8 hours per week to discuss the youth’s goals, provide support in using the extra learning, offer academic guidance (including on topics such as managing study time, sequential learning, staying focused, and getting to know their learning style), help coach them in developing important life skills (social skills, decision-making skills, health and safety, computer skills, etc.), and encourage community/civic involvement.Identifies various resources and supports that will help meet the individual needs of each youth and family. Provides mentoring success among high-risk populations, and includes one-on-one and group mentoring, tutoring, life skills training, college preparation, and youth leadership training.Responsible for the assigned caseload to build proficiency to the model and/or reach model fidelity, and meeting the documentation requirement Responsible for getting to know the participants’ teachers, peers, and family and make visits home to discuss problems and find solutions. Engages the youth by working with them to develop a plan, and providing them with rewards and encouragement as they work toward their goal(s). Undertakes advocacy and outreach with parents, teachers, the criminal justice system and other institutionsCollaborates as team players and empower youth to do the same; Retains strong ties to the community; Organizes effectively to meet agency deadline and weekly contact requirements; Attends coaching and mentoring and group supervision with the supervisor at the main office, alternate office, or in the community as needed. Come ready in supervision having planned and prep for supervisionWorks closely with the social worker and supervisor to effectively support the youth and their families. Ensures adherence to all agency, City and State regulations and policies.Conduct intake, psychosocial, and on-going assessment, and developing treatment plan. Intakes and psychosocial to be completed within program timelines and expectations.Responsible for timeliness of documentation and data entry while maintaining confidential client records, and meeting program deadlines.Maintains clear, concise and accurate clinical approved documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrates compliance with evidenced based clinical model, OMH, and meeting our agency’s expectation (i.e. Benefit Assignments, diagnosis, treatment plan, progress notes, and on)Assures documentation (data entry) for contacts, incidents, and reports are submitted timely (as indicated by program).Adopts a strength focused approach with families, stakeholder, and within the program/treatment team.Communicate advances and barriers experienced with the clients, team, and stakeholders, including escalating any feedback received regarding own areas of improvement, to the supervisorPlays an active role in development a Development plan that is tracked monthly to Quarterly. Participates in consultation with model developer consultant.Maintains communication with supervisor and escalate any incidents related to clients and/or staff and complies with agency incident reporting policy.Participates in all model program training, supervision and consultation activitiesBuilds a relationship with the schools, FAP, and other stakeholder to ensure collaboration and proactive communication.Available 24/7 for the team and participates in weekend on-call rotation.Provides coverage support as needed to peers/team members at the main office, community, or other site.Able to respond to the needs of the team and program by shifting schedule to supportConducts presentation at stakeholder meeting on the program and services as neededSplits time between the main office and other offices, community based on meeting needs and client services needsAttends staff meeting and agency activities.Attends required training set by program, funding source, agency, and continued commitment to professional developmentOther duties as assigned.

Organizational Expectations Include

Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling's and your department’s specific time and attendance policies and protocol.Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling's BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).Adherence to The Foundling's employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements

Salary Range: $50,872.50 - 58172.50/year

The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

Qualifications

Required Educational Level

Bachelor’s level required in Social Work or relevant degree, including Education degree due to the nature of mentoring

Preferred Experience

Possess at least two years of experience working in areas directly related to supporting youth, families or communities. Mentors should come from, or be intimately familiar with the communities in which participating youth/families reside. Mentors should have similar life experiences as the youth, and should have a passion for working with adolescents.Have experience in working with teens; undertake advocacy and outreach with parents, teachers, the criminal justice system and other institutions; collaborate as team players; empower youth to do the same; retain strong ties to the community; organize effectively; be computer literate; show patience with youth; possess a sense of humor; and be able to think “out of the box.”Knowledge of and experience providing treatment for domestic violence issues and substance abuse issues. Experience (internships through post-graduate) providing direct services to youth and their families in their homes and communitiesExperience working with youth and have knowledge of the juvenile justice system in New York City. Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Email, and Data entry systems (e.g. Connections, Electronic Health Record).Excellent communication skills required. Experience in managing direct service providers who engage with the identified populations or similar population in high-risk court-involved youth either in Family Court or Adult Court, Child-Welfare programs.An understanding and commitment to complying with the New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect protocol (requiring staff to comply with promulgated requirements to report any suspected abuse, maltreatment or neglect of any child).Experience in working with or providing services to children and families, demonstrated ability to establish trusting relationshipsExperience with and willingness to work with culturally diverse population, computer literacy, able to research current information on medical, social and legal issues. Direct use of pragmatic (i.e. structural, strategic and functional) family therapiesBehavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performanceImplementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood)Creating and following a Treatment Plan Comfortable and adaptable to changesTake initiative and a team-playerStrength-Focus and EngagementAccountability and open to ongoing evaluation, feedback and supervision of his or her workExperience with cross-agency collaborationExperience with common clinical problems, e.g., child abuse and neglect, aggression, family conflict, depression, drug use, traumatic events, truancyExperience with clinical management / supervision of staffSkills to manage own and team self-care to prevent burnoutConsultancy aptitude, ability and attitude

Preferred Knowledge

Family systems theory and applicationSocial ecological theory and applicationBehavioral therapies theory and applicationCognitive-behavioral therapy theory and applicationPragmatic family therapies theory and applicationChild development research and it’s application in treatmentSocial skills assessment and interventionSchool systems and Mental Health issues

Education Required

Bachelors