Social Worker (Transitions Brooklyn)
4 months ago
New York
Job Description Title: Social Worker Reports To: Social Work Supervisor Location: 503 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Hours: 35 hours, exempt Salary: $58,000 - $65,000 / year Job Summary of Social Workers: The Brooklyn Transitions Program is a specialized borough-wide prevention program for families challenged by substance use and/or mental health issues. The Social Worker/Case Worker provides home-based, intensive, strength-based, comprehensive services using the Solution-Based Casework (SBC) framework. Our superstar Social Worker candidate is: • Passionate about providing high quality services to families in child welfare, • A lifetime learner, continuously developing their clinical skills, • Dedicated to modeling strength-based, trauma-informed practice with families and colleagues., • Culturally humble with a commitment to the Good Shepherd Services mission, vision, and values Major Duties of Social Worker: Direct Work with Families • Provide home-based and on-site individual, family, and group counseling, as well as short-term crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of eight (8) families., • Engage families immediately upon referral, at times participating in Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Child Safety Conferences., • Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration., • Handle case-related crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry., • Conduct screenings and assessments for substance use, mental illness, and child safety and well-being, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc., • Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session., • Ensure that every child has been seen and properly assessed every month., • Meet appropriate case work contacts for each phase of treatment: Initial, Baseline, and Stabilization., • Represent participant needs, concerns, and perspectives at all required ACS and GSS meetings and trainings. Administrative and Advocacy Role • Collaborate closely with ACS, alcohol and other drug treatment providers, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members., • Provide consultation to and collaborate with Family Workers as needed to ensure high quality services to families., • Collaborate with ACS Family Services Unit (FSU) staff, Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) staff and other service providers in making safety and treatment decisions., • Attend and participate in Family Court hearings for families involved with ACS FSU., • Facilitate referrals to alcohol and substance abuse treatment facilities, mental health treatment providers, and other service providers, including escorts to appointments as needed., • Actively participate in Clinical Diagnostic Team meetings (CDTs) to provide case information, updates, and assessments in order to obtain recommendations for continued case practice or case termination., • Participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process., • Prepare and maintain FASP documentation, monthly statistical reports, and case work notes in adherence with agency policy., • Provide Court reports as needed to inform as to families’ progress or lack of progress in achieving outcomes., • Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including PROMIS and Connections, as well as other agency databases as needed. Qualifications: • Master's Degree Required (Must be relevant field Psychology; Social Work; Mental Health Counselling etc), • LMSW eligible candidates highly encouraged to apply! (We sponsor your exam-terms/conditions apply), • Child welfare experience preferred, • Bilingual - English/Spanish Preferred, • Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills, • Must be able to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate working families’ schedules, • Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal and external best practices, • Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, trauma-informed & youth and family development perspective, • SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus