Secondary Family Team Conference Facilitator —
Bronx - SFTCF-SM (Full Time)
Job Title: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in the field of Human Services (e.g.: Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, etc.)
Minimum of two years in a Child Welfare setting (Prevention Preferred).
The Preventive Services Secondary FTC Facilitator is responsible for assisting in scheduling and facilitating conferences for families participating in the Prevention Program at Astor within the Family Connections Program. All conferences will be conducted using a strength based perspective with a lens of safety and well-being for the children and family members. The Secondary FTC Facilitator must be able to distinguish safety from risk, and support the conference participants in reaching a consensus that meets the presenting needs/concerns and programmatic goals of the family. The Secondary FTC Facilitator will work closely with the PPRS leadership team to ensure that Astor mission is carried out within the community we serve.
Benefits for Full Time employees:
- 4 weeks paid vacation annually;
- 13 paid holidays, 4 personal days;
- 1 sick day per month, accruable to 150 days;
- Fully paid individual LTD and life insurance;
- Eligible for participation in agency medical and dental plan both individual and family, with small employee contribution.
Working at Astor:
“Astor Services cares about your safety, and the safety of the children and families that we serve. We follow all NYS and CDC COVID-19 guidelines.”
Astor Services is a community based, non-profit organization that provides children’s mental health services, child welfare services, and early childhood development programs. Astor serves children and families in New York State’s Mid-Hudson Valley region and the Bronx.
Through a wide variety of premier quality education and mental health services, Astor provides support for pre-schoolers, children with behavioral and emotional health problems, children at risk of placement in foster care, and families that need assistance in developing the skills necessary to raise their children in an environment filled with increasing challenges. Astor currently serves thousands of children each year through its prevention, early childhood, special education, community behavioral health and residential treatment programs.
Many children in our communities struggle with emotional and psychological problems that make it difficult for them to experience the simple everyday pleasures of being a child.
ASTOR is there for them.
Many families, overwhelmed by financial, emotional and cultural challenges, need additional resources and support to be able to give their children a healthy, happy childhood.
ASTOR is there for them.
Astor Services does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or age in its programs, activities, or employment.