Clinical Social Worker

New Destiny Housing Corporatio•New York City, NY

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

New Destiny Housing's Mental Health Services department works collaboratively with households, internal staff, and community partners to develop interventions that are trauma informed, strength-based, family driven, support independence and sustainability to foster a household’s ability to thrive. The department provides mental health services utilizing the Theory of Change evidence-based model, in addition to psychoeducation, assessing the needs of each individual and family, and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and their families served by New Destiny’s Family Support Program and Housing Access and Stability Services team. We also provide professional development training and continued education to agency staff on topics concerning mental health and consultation for staff designed to develop empathetic ways to support clients, colleagues, and ourselves in line with the agency’s mission. New Destiny is seeking to hire a full-time Clinical Social Worker to provide mental health support services to the agency’s clients and tenants. The Clinical Social worker will play a key role in expanding this department to strengthen mental health support and access for survivors of domestic violence. Under the guidance of the Director of Mental Health Services, the Clinical Social Worker will serve a caseload of approximately 30 to 40 clients through the provision of trauma-informed, strength-based therapeutic and clinical interventions including short-term individual counseling, crisis intervention, client and staff training and internal/external referrals to community-based services, and any other related duties as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, Psychology, or related human services, plus one- three years of applicable experience in domestic violence, family and children’s mental health service required
Ability to manage and prioritize a multi-faceted workload with low ego, flexibility and a collaborative spirit
Firm understanding of racial inequity, strength-based, and family-driven work
Demonstrated ability to work with and engage hard-to-reach populations, families, youth, and young adults impacted by trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, racial inequity, poverty, complex stressors, mental health, etc.
Experience providing clinical community and home-based services as well as crisis intervention from a trauma-informed approach
Excellent verbal, written, and technology skills are required
Strong organization and time management skills
Proven track record of effectively working autonomously and in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable with telehealth as well as traveling to and working with individuals and families in their communities

Nice To Haves

LMSW/LCSW and SIFI certified is a plus
experience providing home-based services a plus
Bilingual Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin speaking is a plus

Responsibilities

Coordinate and collaborate on care plans, crisis intervention/resolution and program implementation with clients, program staff and community partners.
Develop a network of mental health resources in service areas
Maintain complete case management records, data collection, and documentation in New Destiny’s electronic database.
Support with facilitating workshops and presentations dealing with topics of mental health for staff members focusing on professional development and continued education
Participate in team meetings, individual/group supervisions, and case conferences
Serve as Field Instructors for MSW candidates working in New Destiny’s programs.
Other related duties as assigned by Director of Mental Health Services.