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The Center for Urban Community Services, a national leader in the development of effective housing and service initiatives for homeless people.
The Times Square, our largest supportive housing residence in the US and provides permanent affordable housing and supportive services for 652 low-income and formerly homeless individuals including many with a history of substance abuse, physical and psychiatric disabilities and HIV, is seeking a full time Social Worker.
The Social Worker will provide a full range of person-centered, strengths-based clinical services to a caseload of approximately 25-30 individuals with the objective to help people live full and satisfying lives in the community. Services include case management, entitlements assistance, counseling, advocacy, referrals and information, crisis intervention, engagement, monitoring, regular outreach, psycho-education, escorting to various appointments within the community, and coordination of care with outside service providers.
The Social Worker is additionally expected to assist in program planning, development and implementation of group services with particular emphasis on mental health, chemical dependency and services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Additional responsibilities include involvement in evidence based practices such as Supported Employment and Motivational Interviewing, as well as close collaboration with the team's Clinical Supervisor in leadership of the team to meet contractual obligations and achieve program success while fulfilling CUCS's core purpose, values and vision.
The Social Worker will receive weekly clinical supervision that meets the requirements for LCSW hours and will have access to all CUCS agency trainings.
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The Center for Urban Community Services, a national leader in the development of effective housing and service initiatives for homeless people.
The Times Square, our largest supportive housing residence in the US and provides permanent affordable housing and supportive services for 652 low-income and formerly homeless individuals including many with a history of substance abuse, physical and psychiatric disabilities and HIV, is seeking a full time Social Worker.
The Social Worker will provide a full range of person-centered, strengths-based clinical services to a caseload of approximately 25-30 individuals with the objective to help people live full and satisfying lives in the community. Services include case management, entitlements assistance, counseling, advocacy, referrals and information, crisis intervention, engagement, monitoring, regular outreach, psycho-education, escorting to various appointments within the community, and coordination of care with outside service providers.
The Social Worker is additionally expected to assist in program planning, development and implementation of group services with particular emphasis on mental health, chemical dependency and services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Additional responsibilities include involvement in evidence based practices such as Supported Employment and Motivational Interviewing, as well as close collaboration with the team's Clinical Supervisor in leadership of the team to meet contractual obligations and achieve program success while fulfilling CUCS's core purpose, values and vision.
The Social Worker will receive weekly clinical supervision that meets the requirements for LCSW hours and will have access to all CUCS agency trainings.
Requirements
- MSW required; LMSW preferred
- CUCS requires that all full-time Social Workers who provide services within the LMSW scope of practice to be licensed within 6 months from date of hire
- Related experience in the mental health field, and/or working with HIV positive or homeless individuals is strongly preferred
- Excellent outreach, assessment, written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy required
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
- Recent and upcoming graduates and experienced clinicians encouraged to apply
