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Responsibilities: - Conduct patient assessments to determine their needs and develop appropriate treatment plans - Provide clinical counseling and behavioral therapy to individuals, families, and groups - Work with children and adolescents in a pediatric setting, addressing their emotional and behavioral issues - Conduct research and stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the field of social work - Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care - Utilize applied behavior analysis techniques to assist individuals with autism spectrum disorder - Provide support and counseling to individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Advocate for the needs of patients and their families, ensuring they receive the necessary resources and support Requirements: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field - Valid mental health license or certification - Knowledge of clinical counseling techniques and behavioral therapy methods - Understanding of trauma-informed care principles for patients with PTSD - Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with patients and their families - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal - Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and have the necessary qualifications, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position. We offer competitive compensation packages, opportunities for professional growth, and a supportive work environment. Join our team today! Job Type: Contract Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week Medical Specialty: Addiction Medicine Psychiatry Schedule: Choose your own hours License/Certification: Clinical Social Worker (Preferred) Shift availability: Day Shift (Preferred) Ability to Commute: Staten Island, NY 10301 (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Staten Island, NY 10301

Job Overview: We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) to join our team as a Virtual Therapist, providing high-quality mental health services to patients in underserved or underrepresented communities. The successful candidate will deliver therapy, counseling, and emotional support to individuals, families, and groups via virtual platforms, addressing a range of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, and grief. This position will allow the LMSW to engage with clients remotely, offering flexible, client-centered care to those who may face barriers to traditional in-person therapy. Key Responsibilities: - Client Assessment & Intake: - Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to understand clients' emotional, psychological, social, and environmental circumstances. - Create tailored treatment plans based on the individual needs of each client. - Use a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to identify key issues impacting the client's mental health. - Virtual Therapy & Counseling: - Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing) to individuals, families, and groups via telehealth platforms. - Offer crisis intervention and coping strategies to help clients manage acute stress or mental health crises. - Monitor clients' progress and adjust treatment plans as needed, ensuring the effectiveness of interventions. - Documentation & Compliance: - Maintain thorough and accurate records of client interactions, treatment plans, and progress notes. - Adhere to all legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements, including maintaining client confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. - Participate in clinical supervision and continuing education to remain current with best practices in social work and mental health care. - Technology Utilization: - Proficiently use telehealth software and other digital tools to conduct therapy sessions, maintain client records, and ensure secure communication with clients. Qualifications: - Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in good standing with the state of New York. - Strong understanding of the social determinants of health and the challenges faced by marginalized communities. - Ability to work independently while maintaining a strong connection with a virtual team. - Bilingual (Spanish and English) Skills: - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. - Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. - Ability to engage and build rapport with clients from diverse backgrounds. - High degree of empathy, patience, and cultural sensitivity. - Time management and organizational skills to handle a virtual caseload efficiently. Job Benefits: - Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home. - Competitive salary with opportunities for professional development and career growth. - Continuing education stipends and training in telehealth best practices. - Clinical supervision This LMSW Virtual Therapist role offers the chance to make a significant impact by providing crucial mental health support to individuals who might otherwise struggle to access care, helping to improve mental health outcomes in underserved communities. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year Benefits: - Flexible schedule - Paid time off Work Location: Remote

Queens Defenders is seeking an experienced attorney to join and lead a dedicated team of attorneys, paralegals, housing advocates and navigators to provide 1,500 individuals facing eviction with free, high-quality legal and holistic representation in Queens Housing Court. About Queens Defenders Founded in 1996, Queens Defenders is a leading Public Defender Organization providing high-quality, holistic representation for indigent community members in Queens, NY - New York City’s most diverse borough and one of the most diverse locales in the world. We give life to our mission through our core values: a commitment to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and professional environment; relentless in our pursuit of justice; unwavering in our commitment to excellence in the courtroom and in the community; client-centered and holistic in our representation, advocacy, and support services; respectful of the individuals with whom we interact. At Queens Defenders, dedicated teams of criminal defense attorneys, immigration lawyers, housing attorneys, social workers, investigators, and client-support specialists come together to tirelessly champion justice for each and every client. Our highly skilled staff of 290, serves and positively impacts the lives of thousands of individuals annually through this collaborative and supportive approach. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is an attorney with housing court or other relevant experience who is admitted to the New York State Bar or can be admitted through reciprocity. The candidate will possess a demonstrable background in public interest work, and a commitment to the mission of Queens Defenders. We are seeking individuals with strong self-motivation, and excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills to lead a team of attorneys, social workers, paralegals, and housing advocates and navigators. The supervising attorney will also be tasked with leading a team of attorneys, social workers, paralegals, and housing advocates and navigators by effectively communicating expectations, goals, and the QD way while fostering an open environment that facilitates communication. A commitment to producing high-quality work in a timely manner is essential. Familiarity with relevant housing court practice is preferred. Essential Duties/Responsibilities · Supervise staff attorneys and a team of support professionals to ensure the clients receive the best legal representation · Coordinate intake and respond to client, community, and staff concerns · Monitor and maintain a high standard of holistic representation and client service · Analyze legal issues, develop legal strategy, and supervise the implementation of legal strategies · Represent clients by maintaining a caseload and co-counseling with staff attorneys · Develop and maintain community support and relationships with community-based organizations and resources, government agencies, elected officials, and the courts · Develop and maintain productive work environment · Conduct community education, training, and outreach to promote the work of the office · Other duties as assigned Qualifications · Juris Doctor with at least 8 to 10 years or more of legal and supervisory experience and practice · Admission to New York Bar (or the ability to be admitted through reciprocity) · Prior supervisory experience preferred · Demonstrated commitment to public interest or pro bono work · Excellent oral and written communication skills · Excellent litigation skills · Ability to lead and motivate. · Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and remain calm under pressure · Ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information · Ability to work in a collaborative, holistic team model · Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable, but not required Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Queens Defenders values diversity and believes that a diverse staff is best placed to represent our borough, which derives its beauty from being one of the most diverse locales in the world. To best serve our clientele, model the place in which we practice, and to cultivate the best environment possible, we welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, perspectives, and experiences. We also provide all staff members with professional development and advancement opportunities because the more diverse and inclusive we are the more collaborative and supportive we are. For more information about our office generally. Salary Salary Commensurate with Experience Benefits Queens Defenders believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. Benefits include: health insurance (including dental and vision insurance), FSA/HSA, generous paid time off, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and 401 (k) contributions. As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, Queens Defenders prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest, or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ThrYve Teams is an agency that trains mentors for children with social, emotional, and behavioral health challenges. While you get paid for your time, the families you work with receive this much-needed help for free! A win, win! A social worker evaluates the child and writes a personalized plan for the mentor to use in their care. The mentor works closely with the social worker to help the child reach the self-improvement goals in their plan. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children in your community while making some extra money through a part-time job with a flexible schedule. If you want to sign up as a mentor, please apply here. This role is also an excellent opportunity for college students, undergraduate and graduate. For students of education, psychology, social work, and related fields, this is a great opportunity to gain hands-on paid experience. Depending on the school and program, we may also be able to help you fulfill your clinical hours. For students of any major, this is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone's life while making money on a flexible schedule.

About Us: Aida Therapy is a community mental health practice focused on serving various and diverse communities and training emerging clinicians. We are a practice run by a bilingual woman of color and staffed by social justice-minded clinicians, supervisors and administrators. We seek minority clinicians with an array of skills and interests: DBT, addiction work, eating disorder experience, sex therapy, LGBTQ specialty, and more. Our vision is to work with incoming clinicians on their vision for their practice: what communities do you want to work with? What areas of clinical work do you want to hone? Our role is to help facilitate your learning, both as humans and as emerging mental health clinicians. We believe in community, and the creative ways they come about. People of color, bilingual clinicians (Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, French, Spanish and more!), and members of the LGBTQ+ community are highly encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer. We’d also love to hear from applicants with intersecting professional interests: artists, second career folks, doulas, and so forth. Each clinician in our practice has dedicated slots for sliding scale clients, and will be exposed to monthly didactic trainings and group supervision, as well as weekly individual supervision by an independently licensed clinician. The Role: Our openings are for therapists (MHC-LP or LMSW) looking for part-time or full-time and remote positions (15-20 hours a week) to practice in New York under high-level supervision. We are delighted to facilitate therapists’ interests in individual, couple, family and group work, or whatever combination calls to you. We believe in multiple, creative, inspiring pathways to gain the hours you need for licensure. We are here to support and celebrate you as you develop your clinical expertise and style (and get those hours)! Reports to: Supervisor Job Type: Part-Time or full-time Location: NY licensed (or license-eligible) required. MA supervision offered for social workers. Requirements  Master's degree and requisite state licensure  Applicants must have the capacity to conduct teletherapy in a secure and private location on a regular basis