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About the Role
The Social Worker is part of a human service team that develops and executes service and care plans for residents to provide a supportive and empowering environment that fosters stabilization, independence, self-reliance, and skills development. This role plays a key part in assessing resident needs, providing direct services, connecting residents to external service providers, and promoting healthy behaviors and practices.
Responsibilities
- Ensure residents receive quality and appropriate services per organizational principles and program requirements.
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to identify immediate and long-term needs.
- Coordinate with Case Managers to design service and care plans.
- Coordinate workshops and activities that enhance self-care and healthy habits.
- Collaborate with external providers and organizations to assist residents with social and cultural adaptation.
- Meet with residents in assigned caseload at least once a week to assess progress with service and care plans.
- Coordinate with Case Managers to conduct weekly room inspections to ensure healthy hygiene and housekeeping practices.
- Coordinate with Case Managers on discharge plans to ensure needed service linkages and referrals to community-based organizations are in place.
- Develop and facilitate workshops and activities with external service providers.
- Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation interventions as needed.
- Follow-up with residents post Priority 1 and 2 incidents and bridge residents to services as needed.
- Document interactions and communications with and on behalf of residents in CARES and AWARDS.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or Program Director.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, LMSW preferred.
- Three (3) years of experience in case management, counseling, or direct advocacy for clients in social service settings.
- Experience with immigrants and immigration issues prioritized.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in English required, multi-lingual and Spanish proficiency prioritized.
- Basic competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and the internet.
- Experience with CARES, HOME, CAPS, and AWARDS prioritized.
- Ability to formulate simple financial budgets.
- Ability to make unit visits (walk distances, climb stairs, etc.).
- Ability to prioritize, make appropriate decisions and judgment calls.
- Experience conducting biopsychosocial and needs assessment surveys.
- Experience in service and care plan design or trauma and recovery counseling.
- Experience working with homeless individuals and people living with health and/or mental health issues and substance use.
- Ability to engage residents.
- Experience facilitating workshops and group activities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Must be highly organized, willing to assume responsibility, work well under pressure, meet deadlines, multi-task, be detail-oriented, and be flexible.
Skills
- Biopsychosocial assessment
- Service and care plan design
- Trauma and recovery counseling
- Crisis intervention
- De-escalation
- Workshop facilitation
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- Internet proficiency
- CARES
- HOME
- CAPS
- AWARDS
Location
- NYC- Bronx - 233 - Bronx, NY 10466
- East Chestester Bronx, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Experience Level
- Three (3) years of experience in case management, counseling, or direct advocacy for clients in social service settings.
Education Level
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- LMSW preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $66,300.00 - $66,300.00 Salary
- $66,300.00 annual salary
Benefits
- Generous Paid time off
- Personal and Sick Days
- Health insurance and health reimbursement account
- Dental and vision plans
- Flexible spending account
- AFLAC supplemental insurance
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- Commuter Transit and Parking Account
- Working Advantage- Employee Perks
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Monthly trainings and career development plans
About the Company
- Community Housing Innovations (CHI) is a not-for-profit housing and human services organization that aims to support social and economic independence.
- Our vision is to end generational poverty and foster upward mobility by ensuring that all families and individuals live in quality housing, have a home of their own, and a job to support them.
- We believe quality, affordable housing is the foundation for prosperity, personal fulfillment, and success.
- CHI employs a team of hard-working, compassionate people who want to give back to others in their community.
Equal Opportunity
- Community Housing Innovations, Inc. (CHI) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
- This commitment applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, compensation, training, assignments, benefits, employee activities, termination, access to facilities, and programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment.