Social Worker, Lmsw

Social Worker, LMSW or obtaining a LMSW

• 79-00 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY 11373 (choose your schedule)
• Tuesday to Saturday 9 to 5pm
• Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm
• Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM (maybe one late night)
• Salary : $63K

Under the general direction of the Assistant Program Director, the Social Worker is responsible for providing a variety of clinical services including individual and specialized group counseling to meet the needs of persons served, intake/screening assessments for program applicants, crisis counseling, and family counseling. Conducts psychosocial assessments, and mental health/mental status examinations and makes treatment planning recommendations as well as internal and external client referrals. This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village

Essential Functions:

• Conducts bio-psychosocial assessments, mental status, and mental health evaluations.
• Conducts individual, couples, group, and family counseling consistent with the objectives identified in clients’ treatment plans and makes referrals for appropriate levels of care for designated clients and documented SOAP notes and counseling sessions.
• Conducts mental health and substance use screenings for adults and adolescents (12-17 y/o) and developmental screens for children (0-5 y/o) located within the Family sites and appropriate referrals based on screenings.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed until the crisis has been stabilized.
• Participates in Incident follow-ups as needed.
• Further conducts Psychosocial/family assessments and psycho-social assessments for Supportive Housing as needed.
• Assists families with barriers to service and makes appropriate referrals as needed.
• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete, and timely client records that comply with regulatory requirements and agency internal policy and procedure.
• Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality, HIPAA privacy, and security regulations.
• Serves as a liaison to community agencies and organizations. Assists with fostering professional linkages, and relationships with concrete services/other community service providers and referral sources.
• Designs and facilitates specialized, therapeutic groups based on client and program needs.
• Facilitates in-service staff training designed to respond to anticipated and/or identified areas of need.
• Adheres to social work standards and ethical principles, agency policies and procedures, and maintains professional relationships with other disciplines, clients, and community supports.
• Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining the knowledge and skill necessary to facilitate didactic, process experiential, and supportive group approaches
• Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State-mandated reporter.
• In designated programs, monitors program participants for signs and symptoms of physical, sexual, and other forms of abuse/domestic violence, conducts trauma assessments, and make notifications as mandated by agency policy and NYS laws.
• Keeps abreast of changes in the field.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and/or Skills Required

Master’s Degree in Social Work.- NYS Licensure required

• In-depth knowledge of NYC's diverse network of medical and behavioral health care organizations, including substance use disorders, treatment services, education, and employment services, and non-traditional community support groups.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Minimum of one to three (1-3) years of demonstrated clinical experience in substance use and/or mental health treatment or shelter experience.
• Experience working with DHS CARES Software.
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team experience.
• Knowledge of techniques for identifying and preventing potentially violent behavior, including crisis management techniques.
• Ability to develop, evaluate, implement, and modify a clinical treatment intervention to meet the needs of individual participants.
• Competency in written, interpersonal, verbal, and computational skills to present and document records in accordance with program standards.
• Knowledgeable about federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing substance abuse treatment programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Elmhurst, NY 11373: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person