Social Worker

About the role

The Transitions-Bronx Program is a specialized borough-wide prevention program for families challenged by substance use and/or mental health issues. The Social Worker provides home-based, intensive, strength-based, comprehensive services using the Solution-Based Casework (SBC) framework.

Reports To: Supervisor, Location: 2471 Morris Ave. Bronx, NY 10468, Hours: 35 hours, non-exempt, Position is onsite with a hybrid schedule at discretion based on needs of the program.

Responsibilities

Our ideal candidate is passionate about providing high quality services to families in child welfare, a lifetime learner, dedicated to modeling strength-based, trauma-informed practice with families and colleagues, and committed to the Good Shepherd Services mission, vision and values, with cultural humility.

• Provide home-based and on-site individual, family, and group counseling, as well as short-term crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of eight (8) families.
• Engage families immediately upon referral, at times participating in Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Child Safety Conferences.
• Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration.
• Handle case-related crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry.
• Conduct screenings and assessments for substance use, mental illness, and child safety and well-being, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc.
• Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session.
• Ensure every child has been seen and properly assessed every month.
• Meet appropriate case work contacts for each phase of treatment: initial, baseline, and transition.
• Represent participant needs, concerns, and perspectives at all required ACS and GSS meetings and trainings.

Additionally, the Social Worker will collaborate closely with ACS, alcohol and other drug treatment providers, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members, and provide consultation to and collaborate with Family Workers as needed to ensure high quality services to families.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required
• Child welfare experience preferred
• Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills
• Must be able to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate working families’ schedules
• Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal and external best practices
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, trauma-informed & youth and family development perspective
• SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus

Pay

Salary: MSW ($58,000 - $65,000), LMSW ($61,000 - $72,000), LCSW ($64,500 - $75,500)