Full-Time Support Services Social Worker

The Family Center envisions a future where all New Yorkers thrive in secure healthy communities. Our mission is to provide holistic care and support to individuals and families affected by life-altering events to create a path to healing, stability and a fulfilling future. Please visit our website at www.thefamilycenter.org for more information.

Support Services is part of the TFC’s Behavioral Health Services Department which serves over 500 adults and children/youth annually. The Family Center is seeking a Full-Time Support Services Social Worker, who will provide evidence-based treatment to assist adult and pediatric clients in meeting their life goals. This position works closely with all members of the Behavioral Health and Support Services Care team and maintains a caseload of 25-30 individuals and families. This position reports to the Support Services Supervisor.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions for adults and children
• Ensure care meets all Trauma Informed Best Practice criteria
• Employ all evidence-based treatment models with fidelity to developer protocols
• Screen and assess clients as foundation for person-centered treatment planning
• Participate in reflective supervision of all cases, demonstrating progressive ability to critically assess own clinical work and actively engage with clinical supervisor to address areas in need of improvement
• Timely completion of all documentation required for service billing
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes other social workers and family coordinators, peer advocates, psychiatrists and ancillary agencies as needed such as NYS Department of Education and ACS, to provide services to families and clients affected by mental illness
• Consistent follow up with all clients, and as appropriate, with families, to promote engagement and retention in services and to ensure all barriers to service access and use are addressed
• Assist clients in obtaining additional services as needed
• Provide crisis behavioral health services, crisis intervention services and crisis stabilization
• Work collaboratively with other agencies and outside providers to ensure seamless integration of services, particularly for those with acute and complex needs
• Present to community groups about clinical issues which arise when working with families with chronic/terminal illness and with families headed by grandparent caregivers
• Participate in treatment and recovery team meetings to address needs of high-risk clients
• Facilitate a variety of group interventions and activities, including but not limited to Parenting Journey and Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
• Any special projects and/or duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health or Family Therapy required
• Licensed LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or LMFT by the state of New York required
• Experience with TFC population or equivalent
• Excellent writing skills, ability to submit documentation on a set timeline
• Demonstrated success working on an integrated care team
• Thorough understanding of DSM-V mental health diagnoses and treatment approaches for adults and children
• Familiar with Evidence Based Models of treatment (MI, CBT, DBT, TF-CBT)
• Ability to provide professional, confidential services to families and function in a high paced environment
• Bilingual fluency a plus (Spanish and/or Creole)

Location: This position is eligible for hybrid work. Our office is located at 493 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Depending on the needs of the client, some home visits will be required.

Starting Pay Range: $70,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

Schedule: Full-time, exempt. Evening and Saturday hours may be required.

Employee Benefits: The Family Center offers a highly competitive benefits package, which includes medical, dental and vision insurance, Long-Term Disability insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan, a pension plan, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Life Insurance, commuter benefits, a tuition reimbursement program, paid federal holidays, summer Fridays and other early leave days throughout the year, a generous vacation policy, and extensive professional training and development opportunities.

The Family Center is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

At The Family Center, we are dedicated to creating a positive work environment for our team. We value relationship-building and collaboration within and across its departments. We also greatly value and appreciate our team members, their well-being and work-life integration. We strive to create a workplace where staff feel supported and receive ongoing coaching, training and opportunities for growth. The Family Center is also committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and has a DEI program that all team members have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to.

How to Apply

Please email a resume and cover letter indicating your salary requirements to jobs@thefamilycenter.org with the subject line “Social Worker.” Due to a high volume of applicants, the Family Center is only able to contact those candidates that are selected for further consideration.

Equal Opportunity

The Family Center is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.