Social Worker (Licensed)

The Jewish Board • New York, NY

11d • $60,000

About The Position

The Jewish Board’s Youth and Family Division supports domestic violence survivors and their family members. Using a non-judgmental, trauma-informed approach, staff guide residents in creating and meeting personalized recovery goals, stabilizing their families, developing independent living skills, and planning to live in a healthy and secure manner. The work emphasizes safe and stable housing, cultural competence, an anti-racist lens, and respect for each individual’s dignity and journey.

The Social Worker provides counseling within Domestic Violence programs and supports clients as they move from emergency housing to permanent or transitional housing. The role includes conducting intake, psychosocial, overall, and risk assessments; supporting clients’ functioning and individual goals; coordinating and referring clients to services; providing individual and family counseling; and, under supervision, potentially running groups. The Social Worker also contributes to team processes, documentation, audit preparation, resident meetings, and program events.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work or a similar degree.
• Experience working with individuals living with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or trauma.
• Excellent engagement and assessment skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of local and state health and human service systems and how to navigate them.
• Commitment to working with individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, a history of trauma, and/or homelessness.
• Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals; patience and empathy for people on their recovery journey.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and identify and respond appropriately to crisis and safety risks.
• Cultural sensitivity and willingness to work through an anti-racist lens and engage in continuous learning.
• Communication, active listening, initiative, interpersonal, problem-solving, quality assurance, teamwork, organizational, and crisis-management skills.
• Good judgment, including recognizing when a situation requires intervention by a supervisor or higher authority.
• Willingness to work with individuals with experiences of mental illness and substance use.
• Familiarity with a Windows environment and ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software.
• Ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports, and electronic health records, in printed form and on computer screens, and to input data into relevant systems.
• Ability to travel in the community, walk up flights of stairs, and lift 25 pounds.
• Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Nice To Haves

• LMSW or LCSW preferred.
• A minimum of one year of experience in Human Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload of residents and provide services within program regulations and the agency mission.
• Complete intake, overall client, psychosocial, and risk assessments.
• Evaluate and assess clients’ functioning and support them in meeting individual goals.
• Develop person-centered, collaborative service plans and ensure residents complete and sign them according to regulatory guidelines and standards.
• Interpret and explain agency policies and procedures to residents.
• Develop safety plans.
• Provide individual and family counseling.
• Make referrals and coordinate services, including medical, mental health, and substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
• Advocate for residents with other service providers.
• Link residents to community-based programs and collaborate with other service providers.
• Run groups under supervision, as needed.
• Participate in audit preparation.
• Participate in weekly case conferences and intake, assessment, discharge, and follow-up conferences.
• Participate in regular staff meetings and trainings, including offsite meetings and trainings when requested.
• Participate in planning and execution of special and holiday events.
• File incident reports as appropriate.
• Complete regular and timely documentation of resident interactions, including progress and informational notes.
• Facilitate monthly roommate meetings when appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, paid agency holidays, and 15 sick days.
• Affordable, high-quality medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness.
• Free continuing education opportunities.
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation.
• 24/7 accessible Employee Assistance Program.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee.

What This Job Offers

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