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Rising Ground
New York, New York

Enhanced Family Foster Care- Socio-therapist

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)No weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 3mo ago

Job description

What You’ll Do

* To provide direct services to children assess as needing therapeutic services.
* Attending FTC and other related case conferences for children assessed as needing clinical support.
* Assists parents and children in carrying out our treatment plan.
* Make home visits and collateral contacts to meet ACS and OCFS requirements.
* Provide in home and in community behavior management, therapeutic and developmental support to children with complex needs.
* Support specific behavioral goals as developed by treatment team.
* Create, develop, and implement daily experiences for the children that promote self-esteem, socialization skills, and prepare children for family unification.
* Performs child/youth care functions relevant to daily home care, ADL skills, scheduling and setting plans for respite and crisis intervention.
* Document progress notes in CONNECTIONS.
* Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Your Qualifications

* BA/BS, Degree with at least 2 years’ experience working with children and families,
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Computer Proficient, Knowledge of Connections a plus
* Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

Yes/No

Work Environment

Clinic/Field/Corporate Office

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday in Brooklyn. Work hours options are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 10 am - 6 pm.

Additional Requirements

* Authorized to work in the U. S.
* Ability to work in-person in Brooklyn for at least 3 days or more per week.
* Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, 

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Monday through Friday in Brooklyn. Work hours options are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 10 am - 6 pm.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct therapeutic services, behavior management, and developmental support to children with complex needs in home and community settings. Coordinate with treatment teams and document progress in the CONNECTIONS system to support family unification.

Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree and at least 2 years of experience working with children and families. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. and be able to work in-person in Brooklyn.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case ManagementDocumentationVerbal CommunicationComputer Proficiency

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Enhanced Family Foster Care- Socio-therapist at Rising Ground a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,782 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Rising Ground ranks #9 of 23 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 20% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,782 active roles in this specialty

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Sign-on bonus
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Listing-based score

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  • No weekends
  • On-site