Social Worker LMSW

Children's Aid Job Listing • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the Children’s Aid Youth Division team at PS 8, the Social Worker will be responsible for the implementation of mental health services in collaboration with PS 8. The Social Worker will primarily work with elementary school students and their families in addressing chronic absenteeism. This role involves connecting families to services, increasing parent engagement, and promoting student success and wellbeing. Children’s Aid Mission: To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive by providing comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Children’s Aid annually serves children and their families at over 40 sites in New York, as well as through three national program models. Children’s Aid is concentrating its efforts on creating cradle-through-college pathways in high-need neighborhoods, with a focus on children’s health, family stability, education, and social and emotional development. Culture and Values: We put children, youth, and families first by listening to and incorporating their voices. We seek equity and transformation in our communities by courageously working within and outside systems. We strive for excellence by holding ourselves to the highest standards and committing to continuous learning. We are powered by collaboration, trusting, partnering, and respecting each other and the communities we serve. We are driven by compassion, leading with kindness, care, and empathy, and believing in the endless potential of those we serve and our team.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work and New York State Licensure (LMSW) required.
• Experience in working with elementary school children.
• The ability to quickly assess situations and develop interventions.
• A High level of interpersonal skill is required in order to interact effectively with stakeholders, students and colleagues during periods of emotional stress.
• Flexibility to use clinical skills outside of a traditional clinical setting.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is required.

Nice To Haves

• Group Work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psycho-educational groups, using group process and established content to build coping skills, enhance self-esteem, reduce isolation, and remove obstacles to learning. Develop and modify content to respond to the needs of the participants.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling, crisis intervention, conflict mediation, assessment and referral services to participants and their families, working from a strengths-based perspective.
• Work closely with Children’s Aid and school staff by participating in inter-disciplinary and inter-agency meetings, and performing tasks to support all of the systems within the school.
• Maintain documentation on our web-based information system, including the mental health contact sheets, treatment plans, and psychosocial assessments.
• Participate in weekly clinical supervision, site supervision, weekly team meetings, and monthly Mental Health In-service meetings, staff development, and team building activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level