Social Worker

Position: Social Worker The Social Workers enhance existing services to include a thorough assessment of individual clients long term goals at intake and development of service plan to incorporate small achievable tasks leading to permanent housing with enrollment and/or referrals to community resources. Location: Brooklyn, NY 11212 Responsibilities Conduct initial assessment for newly admitted clients within 72 hours of admission. Complete Assessment Summary and make determination on type of intervention needed. Maintain service documentation to include client progress notes, observations and interactions about clients and incident reporting when necessary. Provide on-call crisis intervention support. Participate in individual service coordination activities, including vocational and educational services and support recreational and/or socialization activities. Develop community linkages. Refer client to appropriate community providers to address client needs. Minimum Qualifications Master’s Degree in Social Work with the expectation that LMSW is acquired within 12 months of hire or a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling with License (LMHC). Knowledge of emotional/behavioral health and mental health, diagnostic classifications. Requires a reasonable combination of skills in the following areas: strength based, solution focused and person-centered practice; experience working with diverse client populations. Benefits Prescription Coverage Life Insurance Retirement Plan Tuition Reimbursement Paid Time Off, including a Paid Birthday Holiday VOA-Greater New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled/Other Protected Categories. #J-18808-Ljbffr Voa-Gny