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About the Role
The Social Worker provides clinical assessment and support for outreach teams engaging with individuals to determine homelessness history, services needed, and appropriate placement options. They utilize Harm Reduction and Housing First approaches when conducting and supporting street outreach and engage with individuals to determine homelessness history, services needed, and appropriate placement options from the field in-the-moment.
Responsibilities
- Utilize effective strategies for outreach teams following Housing First, Harm Reduction, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed care models of practice
- Conduct 9.58 assessments and removals
- Follow up on homeless conditions and community concerns, including 311 calls and encampment engagement
- Provide support and guidance to Housing Advocates managing difficult situations and successfully de-escalate conflict
- Participate in Code Blue/Red Alerts
- Assess and complete 9.58 involuntary removals to a hospital and ensure all required documentation is accurate and completed on time
- Ensure documentation and reporting are accurately submitted on time
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- NYS Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) required
- Supervisory experience preferred
- Obtain 9.58 credentialing within first 3 months of hire required
- Understanding of Housing First, client centered motivational interviewing, Harm Reduction models, behavioral and medical health systems
- Experience with crisis intervention, including risk assessments and incident management
- Excellent communication skills (verbally and written) and ability to work with diverse population
- Superb collaborative skills; ability to work successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
Skills
- Harm Reduction
- Housing First
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-informed care
- Crisis intervention
- Risk assessments
- Incident management
- Communication skills
- Collaborative skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
Location
- New York City
- Upstate New York
- Connecticut
Work Type
- Part-time
- Field engagement
Experience Level
- Supervisory experience preferred
Education Level
- Master's degree in Social Work (MSW)
About the Company
- Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut.
- Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
- Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors.
- Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled