Social Work

ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA•New York, NY

3h•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment, seeks a Social Work Supervisor to be responsible for supervision and development and training of social work staff at The Friedman. Supervisor’s role includes: coordination of intake, case management and clinical services – addressing the unique challenges of shared living at The Friedman; work collaboratively with Property Management to ensure services are guided by best practices and the mission and goals of Entertainment Community Fund.

Requirements

LCSW with 2-3 years of supervisory experience required
Experience in housing and support services
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to interface effectively and efficiently with colleagues
Requires good decision-making skills and the ability to identify and facilitate necessary programmatic change
Extremely organized and detailed oriented
Knowledge of entitlements, seniors, HIV/AIDS, and mental health

Responsibilities

Coordinate intake process in conjunction with property management from applicant interview through admission and assessment of service needs and development of care plan.
Facilitate the roommate selection process with property management when vacancies occur.
Provide clinical supervision of social work staff at The Friedman, providing oversight for the delivery of appropriate clinical case management services.
Coordinate training and development of social work staff that addresses the needs of residents.
Assist social work staff in the identification and utilization of community-based resources.
Meet regularly with staff to review the specific support needs of individual residents and the general needs of the residential community.
Assist the Director in managing HRA and OTDA Supportive Housing contracts including ongoing assessment and service delivery consistent with funding requirements and reporting.
Prepare for annual HASA audits, maintaining compliance with HASA and SRO Support Service funding source requirements.
Coordinate HASA case conferences to address problem(s) with HASA contracted residents.
Perform regular and periodic evaluations and review social service staff documentation.
Manage clinical cases for caseload of residents receiving HRA HASA Supportive Housing Services in addition to low income working or disabled residents identified as having significant mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
Assist clients in maintaining medical, emotional and housing stability, utilizing counseling interventions and appropriate referrals.
Maintain a consistent schedule of face to face client contacts.
Provide crisis intervention counseling or other short-term counseling to low income working residents and family support system.
Provide preliminary intervention/mediation for tenants having roommate dispute problems and assess the need for outside mediation.
Maintain confidential up-to-date records, logs, release forms, and charts for each resident and assure the confidentiality of all information.
Complete and submit all written work in assigned time frames.