LMSW, Client Care Coordinator - Staten Island (10301)

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of the individual and/or family by completing a psychosocial assessment.
• Engage the families and/or individuals in short term counseling, groups, and workshops.
• Refer clients to other service providers within the community for long term services.
• Participate in Win meetings to address the needs of adults and children receiving clinical services.
• Collaborate with Win colleagues and outside agencies to ensure consistency in the delivery of services.
• Provide crisis intervention to clients.
• Identify families and/or individuals who need a higher level of service including victims of domestic violence, families with active ACS cases, individuals exhibiting signs of mental illness or substance abuse, and non-compliant or hostile, aggressive clients.
• Participate in classroom activities to observe the children and assist teachers and recreation staff in developing individual service plans for children as needed.
• Engage parents in the development of service plans and refer children for outside services.
• Congduct play groups for children to address issues of trauma as needed.
• Collaborate with DOE, medical and mental health providers, early Intervention programs, ACS, etc., to ensure that the needs of Win children are addressed.
• Facilitate workshops and groups as needed.

Qualifications

• Commitment to Win’s mission, vision, and values.
• LMSW/LMHC must be obtained within first 90 days of employment and maintained throughout Win employment.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating groups and developing group curricula.
• Experience with standardized assessment tools.
• Experience working with individuals with mental illness and substance abuse, preferably with homeless adults and at-risk populations.
• Must be able to escort clients to appointments as needed on public transportation.
• Must be able to work evenings, at least one Saturday a month and some holidays.
• Must be able to ascend/descend stairs within the building assigned.