Social Worker

Job Details Job Location: Chestnut Commons Community Center - Brooklyn, NY 11208 Position Type: Full Time Education Level: Masters + combination of work exp. Salary Range: $52,000.00 - $58,000.00 Salary/year Travel Percentage: 25% Job Shift: Day (8-4pm or 9-5pm) Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) has an opening for one (1) full-time Social Worker the Career and Education Programs’ YouthBuild IGNITE. We are seeking a compassionate and proactive Social Worker to join our dedicated team. In this vital role, you will provide support and services to children, families, and individuals in high-risk populations. Your expertise in child welfare, crisis intervention, and social services will help foster safe, healthy environments and promote positive outcomes for those in need. This paid position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a vibrant, diverse community. Principal Duties: Build and maintain trusting relationships with participants to foster a safe, supportive, trauma-informed, and inclusive environment that promotes personal growth, resilience, and participant engagement. Provide comprehensive case management services by conducting biopsychosocial assessments, developing Individualized Service Strategies (ISS), establishing participant-centered goals, and monitoring progress throughout enrollment and the one-year follow-up period. Promote participants' social-emotional development by providing individual coaching, facilitating evidence-based Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) activities, and helping participants develop self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and resilience. Identify and address barriers to success by utilizing strengths-based and trauma-informed practices, Motivational Interviewing, crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques, safety planning, and referrals to appropriate internal and external support services. Manage a caseload of participants by conducting regular one-on-one meetings, maintaining detailed case notes, documenting participant progress, updating databases, and ensuring compliance with program, contractual, and funder requirements. Coordinate supportive services by connecting participants to mental health counseling, housing assistance, healthcare, education, public benefits, legal services, transportation, childcare, and other community resources that promote stability and long-term success. Lead multidisciplinary case conferences and collaborate with program staff, educators, career advisors, and external service providers to develop coordinated intervention strategies that support participants' educational, vocational, social-emotional, and personal development goals. Develop and implement participant engagement and retention strategies that foster accountability, persistence, emotional well-being, successful program completion, and long-term self-sufficiency. Facilitate workshops and group sessions focused on social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, healthy relationships, communication skills, stress management, leadership development, life skills, and other youth development topics. Support participant crisis response and stabilization efforts by assessing risk, developing safety plans, coordinating emergency interventions, and providing ongoing follow-up in collaboration with clinical providers and community partners. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community organizations and referral partners to expand participant access to supportive services, behavioral health resources, leadership opportunities, and community-based programming. Support participant enrollment and transition services by assisting with recruitment, intake, orientation, assessments, goal planning, service coordination, and preparation for successful transition into employment, education, and follow-up services. Provide guidance and consultation to program staff on trauma-informed care, participant engagement strategies, crisis response, restorative practices, and social-emotional development to ensure consistent, participant-centered service delivery. Participate in agency meetings, committees, professional development, and community engagement activities, demonstrating a commitment to youth development, leadership development, equity, continuous improvement, and community building. Maintain compliance with agency policies, confidentiality standards, safety procedures, contractual obligations, documentation requirements, and applicable regulations while performing other duties as assigned. Ensure appropriate documentation is produced and maintained for all contracts. Meet reporting requirements of funders and management of CHLDC. Participate in training and agency meetings as requested. Demonstrate commitment to leadership development, community building, and community organizing as strategies for social change. Perform other duties as assigned. Position Requirements: Master's degree preferred in Social Work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Psychology, School Counseling, or another closely related behavioral health or human services discipline. Two (2) years’ experience in an education, justice-involved services, and/or workforce development field preferred. Intermediate to advanced proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet and database applications (Google Sheets/Excel, Slides/PowerPoint, etc.) required. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Training facilitation experience required. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Ability to work in a high change environment. Work Environment: This position works in office and classroom settings as well as significant community engagement and worksite locations. This role routinely involves travel and uses a full range of office equipment such as computers, cellphones, photocopiers, and standard equipment such as scissors and tape dispensers. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to efficiently and independently travel throughout the 5 boroughs using public transportation. Travel: Significant local travel is expected for this position. Supervision: Reports directly to the YouthBuild IGNITE Assistant Director. Compensation: $52,000 - 58,000 / annually CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND IS COMMITTED TO WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background, or sexual orientation. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a pleasant working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience. EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans Qualifications #J-18808-Ljbffr Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation