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About the Role

Lantern Community Services seeks a Social Worker experienced with formerly homeless individuals with chronic medical conditions in a supportive housing environment. This role focuses on assisting residents in stabilizing their lives, maintaining housing, and achieving personal goals. The ideal candidate possesses strong clinical knowledge and a passion for helping others.

Responsibilities

Provide integrated counseling and case management services to engage residents and promote health, wellness, personal growth, and housing stability.
Collaborate with residents to develop client-centered, recovery-oriented service plans with short and long-term goals.
Utilize a harm reduction approach to support formerly homeless individuals with mental health and substance use issues.
Make referrals and liaise with care coordination agencies, health and mental health providers, substance use programs, and employment providers.
Engage residents through apartment visits, community outings, and escorts to appointments.
Develop safety plans and collaboratively manage crises with the team.
Develop and implement groups and programs to foster an inclusive community.
Maintain confidential resident records, documenting interventions, assessments, and correspondence.
Collaborate with the Leasing and Compliance team to ensure housing stability.
Participate in staff and clinical meetings and individual supervision.
Participate in group clinical supervision for advanced licensing.
Engage in training programs, including evidence-based models, to ensure high-quality service delivery.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

MSW required; LMSW preferred.
Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
One year of experience working with adults and/or families impacted by poverty, chronic homelessness, mental illness, substance use, or medical issues.
Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Highly organized and able to manage a diverse caseload.
Able to work well under pressure, including in crisis situations.
Flexible with work schedule when necessary.
Experience with ETO or other electronic record-keeping systems.
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, mental health, substance use, or chronically homeless populations.
Experience working with evidence-based models, specifically Motivational Interviewing.

Skills

Clinical knowledge
Harm reduction approach
Client-centered planning
Recovery-oriented services
Crisis management
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Record-keeping
Motivational Interviewing

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

One year of experience

Education Level

MSW
LMSW preferred

About the Company

Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence.
Lantern was recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York.

Equal Opportunity

Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.
Lantern values the diversity of our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners.
By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.