About the Role
This role supports Jewish Community Services' (JCS) domestic violence initiatives, strengthening community-based pathways to care, safety, and support for survivors of intimate partner violence. The position also involves individual crisis response in support of Community Stabilization Services.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and day-to-day coordination of the domestic violence grant.
- Ensure services are responsive to community need and aligned with grant goals.
- Collaborate with the Team Director overseeing the domestic violence grant to support clinical and programmatic alignment.
- Identify service gaps, community needs, and opportunities for program development.
- Utilize systems and data to track service activity, support coordination, and inform program improvement and grant reporting.
- Provide assessment, triage, clinical consultation, and short-term crisis support to survivors of intimate partner violence.
- Respond to individual crisis situations, providing short-term trauma-informed support and connecting individuals to resources.
- Coordinate care and provide linkage to treatment, shelter, and other internal and external resources.
- Liaise with domestic violence shelters and providers to ensure culturally responsive access and support for Jewish clients.
- Strengthen community outreach, engagement, partnerships, and referral pathways related to domestic violence services.
- Support and deliver trainings, educational offerings, and community-facing resources to increase awareness and reduce stigma.
- Participate in collaborative meetings with external partners, communal organizations, and internal stakeholders.
- Provide clinical consultation to staff regarding domestic violence concerns, referral questions, and culturally attuned intervention.
- Support crisis response efforts, trainings, and related initiatives as part of the Crisis Response and Community Preparedness team.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related clinical field.
- New York State LMSW required; LCSW preferred.
- Training and/or experience in domestic violence/intimate partner violence, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and safety planning strongly preferred.
- Minimum 2–3 years of post-master’s clinical experience required.
- Experience providing assessment, crisis support, care coordination, and referral/linkage services required.
- Strong cultural competence regarding Jewish religious, spiritual, cultural, and communal practice required.
- Experience working with survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence strongly preferred.
- Experience working within the Jewish communal landscape strongly preferred.
- Experience working with community-based programs, outreach, or partnership development preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
- Comfort with documentation systems and virtual communication platforms.
- Ability to read paper and electronic documents.
- Ability to perform significant data entry into various computer programs.
Skills
- Clinical understanding of intimate partner violence, trauma, safety planning, crisis support, and survivor needs.
- Cultural competence in Jewish religious, spiritual, cultural, and communal practice.
- Sound judgment, professionalism, and a collaborative approach.
- Ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with survivors, shelters, communal partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Strong assessment, triage, consultation, care coordination, and referral skills.
- Ability to support individual client needs and broader programmatic and community-facing goals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to support trainings and resource development.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment and respond thoughtfully to emerging needs.
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Community-facing
- Occasional evening hours
Experience Level
- 2-3 years post-master's clinical experience
Education Level
- Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related clinical field
- LMSW
- LCSW preferred
About the Company
- Jewish Community Services (JCS) takes a population health approach to supporting the mental health and well-being of New York City’s Jewish community.
- JCS works to reduce stigma, strengthen resiliency, expand access to culturally responsive care, and equip Jewish communal organizations to better support their members.
- The Crisis Response and Community Preparedness department strengthens the capacity of Jewish communities and partner organizations to prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises, trauma, and emerging communal challenges.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
