Social Worker - Domestic Violence Programs

POSITION REQUIREMENTS, EDUCATION & ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Provide direct, client-driven, comprehensive case management services to help clients resolve or mitigate barriers to securing and maintaining safety and appropriate services.
• Aid clients in developing client-driven goals, safety, housing, financial, and self-sufficiency plans that are solution-focused and based on clients' strengths.
• Create and monitor individualized service plans for clients with short and long-term goals, and assist clients in accessing services.
• Facilitate educational groups and workshops for clients on skills to maintain safety and understand the dynamics of domestic violence.
• Conduct intake interviews to assess callers for eligibility for shelter.
• Engage residents in initial and ongoing services through individual and group supportive counseling and safety planning.
• Develop and maintain housing referral resources and assist residents in the process of locating and securing permanent housing, in partnership with the housing specialist, where available.
• Identify appropriate community resources and assist residents by providing information, advocacy, and referrals to address the family's individualized needs.
• Assist residents in understanding, securing, and maintaining public benefits, including cash assistance, food stamps, and Medicaid, by providing education and direct advocacy.
• Conduct mental health assessments of residents by completing comprehensive functional evaluations.
• Coordinate mental health/psychiatric care and referrals.
• Provide brief psychotherapy.
• Participate in training seminars conducted to enhance and develop appropriate skills.
• Attend individual case supervision, group supervision, case conferences, and staff meetings.
• Function independently in times of facility coverage, including responsibility for appropriate action in crisis situations per agency procedures.
• Regularly assess the safety and well-being of clients.
• Schedule appointments for residents' physical exams.
• Coordinate on-site services such as child care, child therapy, and recreation.
• Collaborate directly with staff affiliated with URI’s LEAP, PALS, and Economic Empowerment programs to help support clients with their unique needs.
• Identify concrete needs and provide assistance on an as-needed basis.
• Complete other duties as needed and/or requested by management to align with the mission and vision of the organization.

PAY

$27.47/hr - $30.21/hr