Social Worker/Client Care Coordinator
About The Position
The Social Worker/Client Care Coordinator will enhance existing services to include a thorough assessment of families' long-term goals at intake and development of service plan to incorporate small achievable tasks leading to permanent housing with enrollment and/or referrals to community resources. Legacy Family Residence is a transitional family shelter located in the Bronx, where residents learn essential skills that enable them to meet the challenges of everyday life. To learn more about the program, copy and paste this link into a browser https://www.voa-gny.org/transitional-housing
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work with the expectation that LMSW is acquired within 6 months of hire or a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling with License (LMHC).
- Knowledge of adult, child and adolescent development, emotional/behavioral health and mental health, family dynamics, parent-child relationships, diagnostic classifications.
- In addition, the position requires a reasonable combination of skills in the following areas: strengths based, solution focused, and family centered practice; experience working with diverse client populations; knowledge of child welfare policies, regulations, safety, permanency, and well-being.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload.
- Complete psychosocial for all families in shelter. Develop individualized service plan to focus on recovery and wellness.
- Complete Assessment Summary and make determination on type of intervention needed for each family.
- Maintain service documentation to include client progress notes, observations and interactions about clients and incident reporting when necessary.
- Provide on-call crisis intervention support.
- Participate in individual service coordination activities, including vocational and educational services and support recreational and/or socialization activities.
- Develop community linkages.
- Refer families to appropriate community providers to address family needs.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Prescription Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off, including a Paid Birthday Holiday
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
