CLINICIAN / SOCIAL WORKER

WIHD is looking to hire a full-time Clinician (Master’s level in Social Work or a related field) to join its interdisciplinary team. Position is hybrid with a minimum of 2 half-days on site.    Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate clinical experience, proven communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively as a team member. WIHD provides a positive working environment that promotes employee safety, growth and goal attainment. Our benefit package is generous and provides options to meet the needs of each employee. We offer flexible work schedules for many positions providing a setting with a desirable work-life balance.

Child Welfare Services at WIHD provides an array of services, supports and advocacy for children and families involved with the child welfare system in Westchester County. These services include clinical assessments of children and their birth parents, pediatric medical care, educational coordination and advocacy, and community-based parent training services for parents with intellectual disabilities and services for families reunifying from foster care or at risk for foster care placement.  

Clinician Summary Description: Under the supervision of the Every Family Counts Clinical Supervisor, Clinicians will deliver in-home, trauma-informed clinical services, parent training and support for families being reunified following foster care placement and preventive services to families at risk of foster care placement.  Clinicians will work closely with a team that includes case managers and socio-therapists, with a focus on the safety and well-being for children. Clinicians will receive training in Evidence-Based Models and will participate in a rotating emergency phone coverage schedule. Clinicians are expected to work Monday-Friday, with some flexibility to accommodate family’s schedules for late afternoons/early evenings.

Clinician Qualifications:

• Interested candidates should be Master level.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience is required of having worked with children and families impacted by trauma, including clinical assessment and treatment, is preferred. Experience working with the child welfare/foster care system, as well as provision of home-based services, is strongly preferred.
• NYS License in Social Work or related field is preferred.

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) was recently named one of the Best Places to Work by 914Inc. WIHD’s mission is to create better futures for people with disabilities, for vulnerable children and for their families and caregivers.  WIHD accomplishes its mission through professional education; innovative services and supports; community training and technical assistance; and research and information dissemination.

WIHD is deeply committed to inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We seek to ensure that qualified applicants are considered for employment and are not discriminated against with regard to race, color, national origin, citizen status, creed, religion, religious affiliations, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.