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About the Role
The Social Worker offers support to eligible formerly homeless clients living in Permanent Supportive Housing to promote well-being and stability. This role is part of a specialized team working across multiple SRO sites and is a qualified setting for clinical experience hours towards LCSW licensure.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial assessment for newly enrolled clients and follow-up assessments and clinical screenings in alignment with program protocols.
- Ensure that client eligibility documentation is on file.
- Manage a caseload of clients for routine check-ins, clinical case management, counseling and behavioral health treatment navigation.
- Develop and facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational group programming.
- Provide on-call crisis intervention support as needed.
- Utilize best practice approaches and evidence-based interventions to maximize client outcomes.
- Maintain service documentation to include client progress notes, observations and interactions about clients and incident reporting when necessary.
- Participate in internal and external case conferencing activities.
- Provide warm handoff referrals including accompanying clients to appointments as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years experience with adults with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder and/or homeless populations.
- Familiarity with behavioral health treatment approaches and resources, including harm-reduction models.
Skills
- Strengths based practice
- Solution focused practice
- Family centered practice
- Experience working with diverse client populations
- Teamwork
- Communication
Location
- Bronx, NY 10456
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years experience
Education Level
- Masters Degree in Social Work
- LMSW licensure (expected within 1 year of hire)
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Prescription Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off, including a Paid Birthday Holiday
About the Company
- Volunteers of America–Greater New York (VOA–Greater New York) is a leading anti-poverty organization serving neighbors in need across New York City, Northern New Jersey, and Westchester.
- Through 70+ programs, we support over 35,000 adults and children each year, including individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, youth aging out of foster care, veterans, seniors, and children with developmental delays.
- Our staff are at the heart of this work, creating meaningful change every day.
- If you’re passionate about making a difference and joining a mission-driven team, we invite you to explore this opportunity.
Equal Opportunity
- VOA-Greater New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled/Other Protected Categories.