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Director Of Family Services
- Job Title
- Director Of Family Services
- Job ID
- 27686155
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Other Location
- Description
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Barrier Free Living Family of Companies
Helping people with disabilities help themselves
XFreedom House for People with Disabilities
Secret Garden
BFL Apartment
Job Description
Name: ________________________ Position Title: Director of Family Services
Signature: ____________________________ Date: ______________________
Exempt
Full Time Hours Per Week: 35.0
Agency/Program: Freedom House
Supervisor: Assistant Program Director
independently in the community. Freedom House is an Emergency Shelter for survivors of
domestic violence primarily with disabilities or who have children with disabilities. Freedom House
is physically equipped to serve people with all kinds of disabilities. The staff of Freedom House is
fluent in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.
Freedom House, a crisis shelter for disabled victims of domestic violence, provides
comprehensive services to families and single individuals to assist them in recovering from their
experiences of trauma. Services include individual and group counseling, case management,
assistance with housing and government benefits, on-site child care, occupational therapy, and
medical and psychiatric care. This state-of-the-art facility is the first completely accessible
domestic violence shelter for individuals with disabilities in the country.
Summary: Overseeing the family service department including childcare and clinical services for
children and families who reside at Freedom House.
Responsibilities:
Supervise 3 childcare staff members;
Oversee the childcare and recreation department;
Complete family assessments for all families who enter shelter;
Maintain a small individual caseload, providing children ages 4 and older with
individual, group, and family therapy;
Support parents to enhance their parenting skills;
Facilitate Child and Teen Domestic Violence support group;
Advocate and collaborate with community agencies to support child, family, and
agency outcomes;
Provide referrals and information to outside agencies related to child development,
recreation, and mental health;
Complete phone screenings for admission into the shelter, assist with intake process
Intervening in the prevention of child abuse and neglect, as Mandated by Federal
and State law;
Perform crisis intervention, as needed;
Participate in all appropriate trainings and meetings both internally and externally;
Maintain adequate and timely case records utilizing the FamCare case management
system.
Rotate on call schedule with Clinical Team
Qualifications:
Licensed professional with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology or Social
Work;
Experience with child therapy modalities;
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team,
communicate effectively both orally and in writing and receive and provide feedback.
Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office applications (including Excel) and skills
in database management and record keeping
Bilingual Spanish/English, ASL Knowledge Preferred
Start Date: ASAP.
Annual Salary: 72,000
Hours per week: 35 – Monday through Friday with three days 9:00am – 5:00pm and two
days 12:30pm – 8:30pm.
Benefit Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Paid
vacation, Sick days, Personal days, Paid National Holidays and more.
BFL provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants, with employment based
upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race,
color, national origin, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status,
marital status, creed, genetic disposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other