Social Worker (Licensed)

About the role

The Jewish Board’s Adult Residential Division supports adults with serious and persistent mental illness to live in the community with as much independence as possible. Using a non-judgmental, harm-reduction approach, staff model and guide residents to create and meet personalized recovery goals, develop independent living skills, and live in a healthy and secure manner. Our work is guided by principles that underscore the critical importance of stable housing, use a culturally competent and anti-racist lens, and respect the dignity and legitimacy of each individual’s journey.

Responsibilities

• Carries a caseload of residents, and provides services to those residents within the scope of program regulations and agency mission.
• Completes client assessments to include, intake assessments, overall client assessments, risk assessments.
• Evaluates and assesses clients’ functioning, and supports clients in meeting individual goals.
• Practices person-centered and collaborative service planning with clients, also ensuring service plans are completed and signed by residents according to regulatory guidelines and standards.
• Interprets and explains agency policies and procedures to residents.
• Develops and implements safety plans.
• Provides individual and family counseling.
• Makes referrals and coordinates services for clients, including but not limited to, medical, mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment.
• Advocates on behalf of residents with other services providers.
• Links residents to community-based programs and collaborates with other services providers.
• May run groups under supervision.
• Participates in audit preparation.
• Attends weekly case conferences.
• Attends intake, assessment, discharge, and follow-up conferences.
• Attends regular staff meetings and trainings.
• May be asked to travel to offsite meetings and trainings.
• Participates in planning and execution of special and holiday events.
• Files incident reports as appropriate.
• Completes regular and timely documentation of all resident interactions, including progress and informational notes.
• Facilitates monthly roommate meetings when appropriate.

Competencies

• Excellent engagement and assessment skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team.

CORE Competencies

• In-depth understanding of how mental illness, substance use disorders, or trauma can affect the lives of individuals in the community.
• Experience working with individuals living with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or trauma required.
• Knowledge of local and state health and human service systems and their navigation.
• Understanding of the demanding processes of stabilization and recovery.
• Commitment to working with individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, a history of trauma, and/or homelessness.
• Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals.
• Openness to approaching the work through an anti-racist lens, engaging in continuous learning, and putting that learning into practice to support our diverse resident population.
• The ability to stay calm in a variety of situations, some of which may be stressful.
• Patience and empathy for individuals on their journey to recovery.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, LMSW or LCSW certification preferred.
• A minimum of 1-year experience in Human Services preferred.
• Additional Qualification needed: Willingness to work with individuals with experiences of mental illness, and substance use.
• Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals.
• Patience and understanding for the sometimes-slow process of stabilization and recovery.

Skills

• Familiarity with working in Windows environment.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software.

Visual and Manual Dexterity

• Able to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens.
• Able to input data into relevant systems.
• Ability to apply limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Work Environment / Physical Effort

• Travel in the community.