Social Worker
York Street Project (a ministry of Sisters of St. Joseph) is hiring a Social Worker with a background in Psychosocial/clinical responsibilities for the housing program. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable and skilled in working with vulnerable and at-risk populations, helping them stabilize their families and grow toward self-sufficiency and independence. This is a full-time, onsite position located in Jersey City, NJ.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Assessing the psycho-social status and needs of housing unstable families and their children
- Recruiting new families for housing programs and Participating in the interview and intake process
- Assisting in the development of individual service plans
- Carrying out social evaluations through individual therapy sessions and planning interventions based on the findings
- Maintaining clinical records on all participants
- Utilizing the internal database (Apricot) to maintain client documents
- Utilizing the national homeless database Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to manage intakes and discharges
- Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community agencies/partners that can supplement services to participants.
- Serves as liaison between participant and community agencies/partners
- Acts as support service team’s point of contact for all specialty programming and services (i.e. mental health, behavioral health, substance use, domestic violence, child welfare, etc.)
- Provides information and referral services for community resources to participants
- Attending interdisciplinary group meetings; attending and participating in community meetings
- Actively participating in the planning and execution of activities and events that improve the quality of life and stabilization of families
- Researching and keeping current with evidence-based therapeutic services, tools, and clinical models
- Supervising MSW interns (supervision, instruction, and assessment):
- Acts as point of contact with the School of Social Work department
- Possesses or willing to complete Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Educational Background:
Master’s Degree in Social Work
Valid and current LMSW license
Skills/Experience:
- Prior work with poor/minority groups, especially young women and children.
- Ability to practice on individual, family and group level.
- Able to analyze, assess and intervene on systemic level.
- Possess diagnostic and treatment skills.
- Theoretical appreciation and practice in family system model, Comprehensive Youth Centered Service Model, Trauma Informed Care, Critical Time Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Strengths Based therapeutic models.
- Knowledgeable of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience with case management or related software and databases is a plus!
- Ability to work with ethnic and racial minority groups, especially women and children.
- Commitment to establish a model of personal and institutional development that flows from values of inclusiveness and cooperation.
- Commitment to values of mutuality and collaboration.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
- Bilingual/Spanish preferred.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Excellent health insurance, dental insurance and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Life Insurance
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 17 2024
Active Until:
Jun 17 2024
Hiring Organization:
York Street Group
industry:
Nonprofit