Senior Clinical Social Worker - Families Thriving (64012)

University Settlement Society Of New York•New York, NY

About The Position

University Settlement’s Families Thriving program provides home- and community-based support to families in the Lower East Side and Brooklyn with children and youth ages 3–21. Working with community partners, the program uses evidence-based models, an equity lens, quality assurance, and a strengths-based approach to help families build stability and overcome barriers. The Senior Clinical Social Worker provides individualized and group clinical services to youth and families, conducts assessments, coordinates care, and contributes to community-level interventions. The role also includes outreach, recordkeeping, crisis support, workshops and trainings, and supervision of interns as assigned.

Requirements

Master of Social Work (MSW).
LMSW, LMHC, or LMFT license required; clinicians with limited permits will be considered.
At least two years of clinical experience working with a diverse population of youth and families.
Firm understanding of strengths-based work, child and youth development, attachment, trauma, and family dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to engage hard-to-reach populations and families and youth affected by trauma, poverty, complex stressors, violence, or mental health challenges.
Experience providing community- and home-based services using culturally competent and trauma-informed approaches.
Excellent verbal, written, telehealth, and technology skills.
Ability to be a proactive and creative team player.
Strong organization and time-management skills.
Proven ability to work autonomously.
Comfort traveling to and working in families’ homes and communities.

Nice To Haves

SIFI or SIFI eligibility.
LCSW or eligibility for LCSW.
Bilingual skills in English and Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin.

Responsibilities

Provide weekly individualized and/or group services to youth and families in their homes or communities.
Conduct comprehensive, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive assessments of youth in home and community settings, assessing youth and family strengths and needs.
Provide clinical and therapeutic services and supports to youth, families, and community partners.
Support community-level interventions, support, and access to mental health services.
Conduct intensive outreach to the Lower East Side community, children and youth, and families.
Develop individualized service plans based on each child’s, youth’s, or family’s self-identified needs, goals, and ethnic, religious, and cultural identities, and identify other needed service components.
Become fully knowledgeable about mental health resources.
Coordinate treatment plans and collaborate with service providers and community partners.
Maintain complete case management records, data, and documentation in program Electronic Health Record systems according to Medicaid and funding requirements.
Provide crisis intervention, prevention, and resolution as needed.
Establish and facilitate community workshops, presentations, partnerships, and trainings as needed.
Become trained in and implement evidence-based models.
Become SIFI trained and supervise interns as assigned.
Perform other duties assigned by the Program Director.