Social Workers

Social Worker

At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 21 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.

Location: Aubum, NY (13021)

Shift Timings: Mon-Fri (8am-4pm)

Pay: USD 35/hr - USD 41/hr

Position summary: Provides safe, professional, and inclusive supervision for youth from diverse backgrounds while building trust and positive relationships. Actively collaborates with a multidisciplinary support team to address youths' emotional, behavioral, educational, and transitional goals, using harm-reduction strategies and appropriate interventions. Engages confidently with youth and families, supporting daily activities, crisis situations, and community readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish a relationship of professionalism, confidence, safety, and trust with youth and other staff from different racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, physical ability, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Supervise and monitor youth, which, depending on a youth's clinical needs, may include 1-to-1 supervision.
• Actively participate as a member of a youth's support team. A support team is a treatment-focused group of professional and para-professional staff who work together to address the emotional and behavioral needs and goal of youth.
• Be confident in engaging with people who may be under physical and/or emotional stress.
• Employ graduated harm reduction strategies while supervising youth. This includes correcting, and in some cases, verbally or physically intervening when a youth displays unsafe behaviors toward themselves or other youth and staff.
• Supervise and/or assist youth during recreation and education activities, as well as take on various, as-needed assignments
• Establish and maintain positive, professional, and appropriate relationships with youths' families and loved ones.
• Assist youth in achieving education, work readiness, and community transition goals.

Application Process:

• Resume Review
• Initial discussion
• Video Screening
• Client Interview