Social Worker
About The Position
The 163rd Street Improvement Council empowers individuals and families including veterans, the formerly incarcerated, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with physical, cognitive, or developmental challenges by providing housing and connecting them to the resources, support, and opportunities needed to transition from homelessness to stable, healthy, and fulfilling lives. Founded in 1966, the 163rd Street Improvement Council, Inc., was established to address the chronic, systemic lack of resources in the South Bronx. As pioneers in housing justice in the Bronx, we began by developing affordable housing for some of our most vulnerable Bronx residents.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, social services or public administration preferred
- 3+ years of DHS social work experience.
- License is required.
- Combined education and years of prior experience may be compensated for the bachelor’s degree.
- Good writing skills are required.
- Knowledge of at least one of the following service areas is required: homeless-related issues, criminal justice, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite and Google Suite.
Nice To Haves
- Some customer service and job readiness experience preferred.
- Prior training experience in the CARES database is helpful.
Responsibilities
- Complete annual psychosocial.
- Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
- Assist in the detection of “at risk” clients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
- Provide consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders.
- Actively participate in meetings that support the integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients.
- Facilitate ADL, and therapeutic groups.
- Develops and maintains liaison relationships with community resources as able, specifically other behavioral health and substance abuse agencies.
- Work to establish collaborative services and to lessen duplication of care.
- Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of special projects and/or pilot programs.
- Maintaining thorough client files, documenting conversations, warnings, and progress reports while preserving the utmost confidentiality.
- Reporting critical incidents immediately to the Site Director/Director of Social Services.
- Participates in ongoing education and professional development through courses, seminars, and other in-service training in the areas of services for the homeless, cultural diversity training, supportive counseling, and workforce.
- Provides monthly service outcomes information and supporting documentation to Case Manager Supervisor for reporting purposes as required by funding agencies.
- Performs all other duties as requested by managerial staff and other duties as required.
- Providing emotional and mental health counseling to clients.
- Building strong rapport with clients and making accurate assessments of their problems whether mental/emotional or physical in the case of substance abuse.
- Responsible for assessing clients and completing comprehensive psychological evaluations for the submission of clients housing packages.
- Keeping detailed and concise records of each client during the course of their treatment.
- Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
