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  • Kitchen Lead
    Kitchen Lead
    3 hours ago
    $18.21 hourly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    Join our movement to rewrite the future of fast food and grow your own future too! Top-performing Kitchen Leads have a clear path to General Manager within 2-3 years. What You’ll Actually Do: • Own food quality by ensuring every item meets sweetgreen’s standards for flavor, food safety, and presentation, • Prep and cook hot food to standard using knives, kitchen tools, and ovens (no flames, no fryer oil), • Help teammates improve food execution through real-time feedback, • Stay ahead of volume by managing prep timing and par levels to keep the kitchen running smoothly, • Be the advocate for food quality on shift, spotting issues early and fixing them fast, • Partner with Shift Leaders and Managers to uphold food safety, cleanliness, and operational excellence This Role is a Great Fit If You: • Love being in the kitchen and take pride in food quality, consistency, and clean execution, • Want leadership responsibility without full people management, • Enjoy training peers and getting them excited about new menu launches, • Have experience in high-volume kitchens (fast casual, QSR, full service, or corporate dining all welcome) The Perks: • Tips* (subject to location and role), • Competitive wages, • This role is a key step toward Shift leader and Manager opportunities, • Medical, dental, and vision options for part-time and full-time team members*, • Paid vacation, wellness time, and parental leave*, • Free meal every shift, • 401(k)*, • Team Member Merch Shop - earn and buy custom Sweetgreen gear *Depending on eligibility Minimum Requirements • Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the Kitchen Lead career path, including Team Member., • Comfortable working on your feet, • Maintain attention to detail and environmental awareness during operations, • Use touch to assess quality and complete detail-oriented tasks, • Routinely handling items up to 5-25 lbs, and occasionally handling items 40-50 lbs, • Food safety knowledge (Food Handler or ServSafe certification), • Able to follow food safety, cleanliness, and quality standards, • Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week, • Must be 18 years of age or older, • Must be authorized to work in the United States

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  • Counselor, Children and Families Services Program
    Counselor, Children and Families Services Program
    6 hours ago
    $68429–$75588 yearly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    POSITION OVERVIEW The counselor will provide assessment, counseling, advocacy, and referral services to child witnesses of gender-based violence and survivors of teen dating violence. They will work with the clinical team to provide holistic, trauma-informed, survivor-centered clinical services. They will utilize a trauma-informed approach to promote clients’ rights and provide services in a manner that emphasizes safety, respect, and dignity. They will provide strength-based guidance and work to resolve the impact of gender-based violence in their young lives. RESPONSIBILITIES -Complete clinical assessments and treatment plans; -Provide mental health services for children and teens (from 0-21 years old) including short term individual counseling and crisis intervention with individuals and their families; -Collaborate with staff at other Sanctuary for Families sites to provide holistic services; -Advocate for and assist families/individuals in the negotiation of service delivery system to ensure receipt of appropriate clinical and related services; -Demonstrate competence in evidence-based modalities such as CPP (Child Parent Psychotherapy) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy); -Develop effective relationships with children and families; -Facilitate appropriate clinical groups for clients, including, but not limited to, parenting skills groups; -Participate in team and agency meetings, individual supervisory meetings, case conferences and other meetings as requested; -Complete all appropriate paperwork, including case notes and reports, in a timely manner; -Assist with children’s room coverage to support team in providing services to families seeking services; -Conduct outreach and training related to gender based and domestic violence; -Perform other duties as assigned by the Clinical Supervisor; -Provide support and supervision to MSW interns as needed. -Hybrid work requirement with both remote and in-person formats. REQUIREMENTS -LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT, LMFT or similar degree. -A minimum of one (1) year of relevant work experience with victims of domestic violence, including work with children. -Bilingual English and Spanish required. -Experience providing counseling and supportive services to domestic violence survivors and their families required. -Experience facilitating support groups and dynamic community workshops required. -Ability to work flexible hours, a mix of hybrid and remote work, and at least 2 evenings a week. -Interest in working with clients from diverse backgrounds. -Computer literate in Microsoft applications required. Budgeted Salary: $ 68,429 - $75,588 per year; based on experience pursuant to wage scale in accordance with collective bargaining agreement Work position is Full-time; Salaried/ Exempt Work schedule is currently hybrid; must be able to meet job location schedule obligations Benefits: -Health, Dental and Vision Insurance -Employer-paid life insurance -Employer retirement contribution -Paid time off (Holidays, Vacation, Personal, Sick) -Generous Leave Policy -Flexible spending account / Health savings account -Student loan assistance -Tuition reimbursement program -Gym reimbursement program -Wellness program and rewards Sanctuary for Families is a welcoming workplace. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status or domestic violence victim status, and other categories protected under Federal, New York state or New York city laws. Survivors of gender-based violence are strongly encouraged to apply.

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  • Peer Specialist
    Peer Specialist
    12 days ago
    $21.63–$24.04 hourly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Join a team of employees who care about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO, professional development, and more, explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. Job summary: Experienced Peer Specialist to work on a newly funded innovative Care Transition team that serves participants transitioning to the community from a higher level of care. As a member of the Pathway Home multi-disciplinary team the Peer Specialist position will work under the supervision of the Team Leader. The role will involve facilitating transition from one level of care to the community by addressing the preparatory needs of participants in the early stages of recovery, discharge planning, development of daily living skills, and coping mechanisms through team and individual work in the community. The team will follow individuals into the community using the Pathway Home model of care to ensure that they become both linked and engaged with identified community providers and that their support network is sufficient to meet their needs. The Peer Specialist engages participants in peer-based services to identify and overcome barriers to community integration, utilizing a peer relationship to foster connection, trust, understanding and validation with community providers and supports. The role will require on call coverage and a willingness to work flexible hours. Job Responsibilities: • Engagement beginning from referring location with involvement in transition planning, including a needs assessment of community transition supports essential to stabilizing the participant;, • Individual sessions with participants emphasizing prevention and preparing for independent community living and the promotion of optimum mental and emotional health. May require helping participants deal with issues associated with but not limited to family and social relationships; stress and symptom management; activities of daily living; medication management; and housing readiness;, • Provide intensive emotional and practical support to participants as they transition back into their communities and into a supportive housing and/or living environment;, • Work with participants and their housing providers to resolve clinical issues that are impacting on the participant’s ability to obtain, manage, and retain supportive housing;, • Assist and instruct participants in attending to daily living skills such as personal hygiene, grooming and laundry, nutrition/meal preparation, budgeting, and socialization tasks and skills needed to successfully live and work in the community environments of their choice and also in maintaining a safe living environment;, • Foster and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with community providers and network members to facilitate connections or re-connections to services and supports;, • Community navigation including accompanying to first behavioral health and medical appointment, travel training, reengagement in community care, referral to services with ability to identify and address potential services and barriers to obtain and maintain such services;, • Establish collaborative working relationships with referring treatment teams and other partners and plan with them for appropriate discharges for participants;, • Advocate with and for program participants to achieve personal goals and address barriers such as fear, stigma and communication disparities with community providers and supports;, • Provide on-call after hour crisis intervention services when needed to participants and their support network, including respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services;, • Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions;, • Develop short-term person-centered treatment plans to assist participant towards achieving their goals;, • Monitor and record participant’s progress and modify plan according to needs and preference;, • Perform various needs assessment for essential ongoing community integration and support;, • Timely and accurate documentation of participant information within Health Information Technology platform, • Comply with all required in-service training and staff development;, • Perform other related duties as assigned; Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: · Knowledge of Behavioral Health systems, Mental health legislation and regulations, and health conditions ·Ability to manage multiple projects and ask for help when needed ·Ability to participate on a team to accomplish tasks ·Serves as a role model to staff and stakeholders ·Ability to work with all stakeholders: participants, network, families, and government staff in a caring and respectful manner, and with due understanding of and consideration for cultural differences ·Knowledge of treatment, rehabilitation, and community support programs as they relate to members and their families ·Knowledge of techniques for identifying risk, including crisis management techniques Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or higher. New York State Certified Peer Specialist preferred or required Completion of an internship or comparable training in peer advocacy; experience in providing advocacy services to people who are mentally ill and/or homeless. Past or current participant of behavioral health, substance services or homeless services preferred.

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