Behavioral Wellness Advocate
Position Title: Behavioral Wellness Advocate/Sociotherapist
Position Type: Full Time, Salary, Exempt
Schedule: 35 hours/week
Format: Hybrid
Department/Program: Enhanced Family Foster Care, Clinical
Location:
- 1946 Webster Ave., Bronx, NY 10457
- 423 W 127th St., New York, NY 10027
- 195 Montague St., Bronx, NY 11201
Direct Supervisor: Supervisor, Enhanced Family Foster Care, Clinical
Direct Reports (if any): N/A
About Graham:
Graham provides life-changing tools and resources for children, young adults and families who face some of the most difficult obstacles caused by poverty, racial injustice, and lack of access to educational opportunities, living wage employment, quality healthcare, and affordable housing.
We collaborate with communities and strong partners to create and implement innovative strategies so everyone can lead healthy, joyful, and successful lives.
Principal Objective/Role Overview:
Graham Windham's Enhanced Family Foster Care program seeks a Behavioral Wellness Advocate/Sociotherapist to work with children and youth who need a higher level of care than a regular foster home can provide. The socio-therapist works in conjunction with the case planner to ensure that every one of the children on the caseload is living with a nurturing, safe, and permanent family as quickly as possible.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, reassess and monitor, for each child, an Antecedent, Behavior and Consequences (ABC) behavioral and treatment plan and weekly Systematic Teaching and Evaluation Process (S.T.E.P.) Charts
- Participate in quarterly Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meetings for each youth
- Monitor and obtain from resource parents, medications, dosages and daily medication distribution as recorded on the monthly TFFC Medication Charts,
- Conduct weekly in-person sessions with the youth, consisting of two visits to the foster home per month and two visits to the school or community.
- Participating in all educational planning, including IEP evaluations and obtaining report cards and annual test scores.
- Provide weekly face-to-face child contact, once a month in the TFBH with the resource parent present and participate in monthly school contact, which includes one face-to-face quarterly school contact; as well as participating in all educational planning, including IEP evaluations and obtaining report cards and annual test scores.
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree completed, preferably in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or related field,
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
- Must be able to travel within the NYC Metropolitan area.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management and organizational skills.
- Computer literate, MS Office.
- NYS Connections; Ability to work with diverse populations.
Salary & Compensation:
- Base Salary or Hourly Rate: $50,863.45/yr ($27.95/hour)
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
- Benefits Eligibility: This role is eligible to participate in our Performance Based Merit Award program at the end of each fiscal year, and eligible for benefits including health insurance, retirement plans (pension and 403B thrift), career coaching via Bravely, and more!
EEO Statement
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Graham is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Graham hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job to be filled.
Graham believes that associates should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.