Licensed Master Social Worker

Easterseals • New York, NY

11d • $68,000 - $71,000

About The Position

As a Social Worker with The Women’s Project (TWP), you’ll help women and gender-nonconforming people who are being provided an alternative to pre-trial detention and incarceration through participation in the Project. Reporting to the TWP Program Manager, you’ll be a vital member of the team, ensuring that TWP has a robust intake process and that participants are connected to effective, trauma-informed interventions to support successful community reentry.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work.
• LMSW license (OR awaiting LMSW exam results or scheduled to take LMSW exam).
• Experience providing services to people impacted by the criminal justice system and a working knowledge of the criminal justice system, ideally including experience working with attorneys and courts.
• Experience with behavioral healthcare planning and using motivational interviewing techniques.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to: o Alternatives to incarceration. o Gender-responsive and culturally competent services. o Trauma-informed care. o Person-centered and non-judgmental language when communicating about people with criminal legal involvement, substance use disorders, and mental health challenges. o Affirming spaces for LGBTQI+ participants. o Anti-racist principles.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual fluency in Spanish (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of intake, including participant interviews and administration of needs/risk assessments tools.
• Collaborating with defense counsel, external social workers, and service providers to design interventions for Project participants.
• Producing high-quality, trauma-informed individualized service plans for bail applications.
• Delivering gender-responsive care coordination for a caseload of participants, including the provision of community-based referrals and support in the areas of housing, health care, mental health care, substance use treatment, government benefits, family reunification, basic needs, and more.
• Providing court support, including oral and written advocacy to judges and District Attorneys.
• Providing crisis intervention and safety planning for participants as needed.
• Developing relationships, resources, and referral partners throughout the NYC social service community of benefit to TWP participants.
• Fulfilling TWP’s and funders’ documentation requirements including assessments, individualized service plans, progress notes, termination and transition plan summaries, and other relevant reports and metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees