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About the Role
The Social Worker is a member of the Better Living Center, an Article 31 Office of Mental Health Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient and Treatment Rehabilitation Services program. The Social Worker is responsible for providing therapy to clients with histories of criminal justice involvement, potentially including services through Fortune’s OASAS-licensed 822 substance use clinic. The position may involve telehealth services and on-site work at Fortune Society’s Long Island City location.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial client assessment and psychosocial interviews
- Develop a therapeutic alliance with clients
- Provide ongoing individual counseling and weekly group counseling
- Write and update individual client-based, goal-oriented treatment plans following agency guidelines and timeframes
- Maintain proper case records, with all case notes completed within 48 hours of interaction
- Maintain ongoing clinical communication with supervisor
- Communicate with other Fortune staff members in the same and other programs/locations that share common client(s)
- Provide linkages to outside agencies for additional services
- Participate in case conferences and clinical supervision meetings
- Provide rotating on-call coverage
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP, or LMHC required
- Minimum of three years’ overall clinical experience required
- Experience in dealing with either psychiatric issues, trauma, or incarceration desired
- Ability, on some days, to work remotely via Zoom in a quiet, private home-office location required
- Relevant personal experience is a plus
Skills
- Compassion and understanding for participants
- Flexibility of schedule
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent personal organization
- Ability to maximize efficiency
- Ability to complete paperwork accurately and in a timely manner
- Good computer navigation skills
- Effective typing speed
- Competency using a computer (knowledge of MS Office and electronic health record systems)
- Use of other tools such as cell phones and Teams
- Excellent client-engagement and counseling skills
- Excellent clinical documentation skills
- Strong computer skills, particularly in electronic health records
- Bilingual in Spanish a plus
- SIFI certification is a plus
Location
- Long Island City, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
- On-site
- Remote
Experience Level
- Minimum of three years’ overall clinical experience
Education Level
- LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP, or LMHC required
- CASAC credential is a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000 to $70,000 Annually
About the Company
- The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for almost 60 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.
- The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.
- Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with over $100 million in annual budget with approximately 600 staff.
- Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service.
- The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.
- The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, an arts program, lifetime aftercare, policy and advocacy through our David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, and research through our Center for Research, Inquiry and Social Justice.
- Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve.
- Fortune currently serves approximately 20,000 people a year.
- Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation.
- We have locations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.
Equal Opportunity
- The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.