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About the Role
WJCS is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) Clinical Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor to join their trauma team. This role involves providing trauma-informed mental health services to individuals through the DA's office and a licensed mental health clinic. Services are offered to children, adolescents, adults, and families who have experienced various traumatic events. The agency provides training, supervision, and ongoing professional development in trauma-informed intervention services.
Responsibilities
- Provide trauma-informed treatment in various modalities, including individual, family, and group therapy for ongoing treatment cases.
- Provide trauma therapy, supportive counseling, criminal justice support and other related follow-up services to crime victims.
- Deliver services in-person, via telehealth, and by telephone.
- Maintain a small caseload of clients who have experienced other types of non-crime trauma, including individuals affected by COVID and racial injustice, and those who are from the LGBT and undocumented communities.
- Accompany victims to court when requested.
- Develop Victim Impact Statements with clients.
- Advocate on behalf of victims with healthcare providers, community organizations, schools, courts, and other service systems.
- Research and provide information and referrals to victims.
- Conduct comprehensive intake assessment and develop written treatment plan with the client (collaborative documentation).
- Monitor and update the treatment plan and work with client to fulfill the goals of the treatment plan.
- Complete clinical documentation, treatment plans, progress notes, and agency reports accurately and within required timeframes.
- Learn, understand, and use evidence-based practice techniques.
- Provide crisis intervention as needed.
- Meet or exceed monthly productivity requirements.
- Maintain necessary patient related contacts with other agencies and resources (courts, schools, etc.), via phone, correspondence or in-person visits.
- Professionally represent the agency at community meetings and in the media.
- Attend agency in-service trainings and staff meetings; receive supervision.
- Consult with other members of the interdisciplinary team in a professional and collegial manner.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work, or Masters in Mental Health Counseling.
- Possession of license to practice in New York State (LMSW or LCSW, or LMHC) issued by the New York State Education Department.
- Fluency in both English and Spanish, with strong verbal and in written communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal relationship skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Familiarity with the criminal justice system and victim services.
- Three-five years of experience counseling victims of crime, preferred.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and principles and clinical best practices.
- Knowledge of/skill with at least one evidence-based practice for treating adults and one for children.
- Ability to use time effectively in order to meet or exceed monthly productivity requirements.
- Knowledge of community resources and referral systems.
- Ability to conduct interviews to obtain social and medical information necessary to perform diagnostic evaluation.
- Ability to observe for the purpose of analysis and treatment.
Skills
- Trauma-informed treatment
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- Trauma therapy
- Supportive counseling
- Criminal justice support
- Telehealth
- Victim advocacy
- Evidence-based practice
- Crisis intervention
- Clinical documentation
- Interpersonal relationship skills
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Location
- White Plains, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-person
- Telehealth
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of experience counseling victims of crime, preferred
Education Level
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Master’s in Mental Health Counseling
- LMSW
- LCSW
- LMHC
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000 - $85,000
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- 403(b) Plan
- Agency-Paid Pension Plan
- Ongoing Professional Development and Training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Day-care reimbursement
- Personal emergency reimbursements
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Staff appreciation events
- Employee mental health and wellness initiatives
About the Company
- Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is an award-winning nonprofit human services organization founded in 1943.
- It is the largest provider of licensed outpatient community behavioral health services and one of the largest human service agencies in Westchester County.
- WJCS delivers innovative programs and services and compassionate care to more than 20,000 people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the county.
Equal Opportunity
- WJCS INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER