Social Worker

Breaking Ground • New York, NY

2d • $33 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home. Breaking Ground’s Street to Home programs makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports each year. The caring, individually tailored attention clients receive at each stage of their journey from street to home ensures that more than 95% of people who Breaking Ground places remain stably housed. This is a part time position.

Requirements

• NYS Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) required
• Obtain 9.58 credentialing within first 3 months of hire required
• Understanding of Housing First, client centered motivational interviewing, Harm Reduction models, behavioral and medical health systems
• Experience with crisis intervention, including, risk assessments and incident management
• Excellent communication skills (verbally and written) and ability to work with diverse population
• Superb collaborative skills; ability to work successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory experience preferred
• Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

Responsibilities

• Utilize effective strategies for outreach teams following Housing First, Harm Reduction, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed care models of practice
• Conduct 9.58 assessments and removals
• Follow up on homeless conditions, community concerns, including 311 calls and encampment engagement
• Provide support and guidance to Housing Advocates managing difficult situations and successfully de-escalate conflict
• Participate in Code Blue/Red Alerts
• Assess and complete 9.58 involuntary removals to a hospital and ensure all required documentation is accurate and completed on time
• Ensure documentation and reporting is accurately submitted on time
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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