Social Worker (Licensed)

All Staten Island programs are allotted a $4,420 commuter differential that is applicable to anyone who currently works or is hired to work on Staten Island who doesn’t live in Staten Island in addition to the base salary or hourly wage.

At The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

Position Overview

Purpose

The Jewish Board’s Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve.

Our staff use a culturally affirming, person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency.

Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities.

Position Overview

The Other Licensed Professional (OLP) will provide community based mental health services in the home and other natural community-based settings, to children/youth designed to prevent the progression of behavioral health needs through early identification and intervention, and to assess the needs of children/youth for which behavioral health conditions have not yet been diagnosed.

The OLP FFT uses the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) modality with (target population(s) – (each) with its own referral and reporting requirements. The therapist will provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients.

Therapist will utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18. Therapist will be required to carry a caseload of 10 to 15 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.

• KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (List the functions that are essential to achieve the goals):
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and psychosocial assessments
• Develop treatment plans in collaboration with clients and family members (as appropriate), to identify treatment needs and interventions and review/revise treatment plans to reflect client’s treatment progress and changing problems/goals.
• Provide individual, group, family, collateral treatment and crisis services/interventions
• Ability to internalize and work within the FFT philosophy and model
• Be actively self-reflective & self-aware of how clinical and administrative practice impacts clients, families, and the communities we serve
• Approach work with an anti-racist lens and open to continuously learning and evolving
• Liaise with families, schools, criminal justice, and other community agencies to coordinate care
• Participate in clinical meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.

Open and Willing to Receive Constructive Feedback

Maintain documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies and/or funding sources

Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.
• COMPENTENCIES
• Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practices
• Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary team

Educational/Training Required

• LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist or Licensed Psychoanalysts in New York State
• Prior experience with electronic health records and Microsoft Office
• To perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within Staten Island carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot, and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.
• A valid driver license and access to a vehicle (for Staten Island)
• EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE (List what the desire to reach goals):
• Experience treating children or adolescents is preferred.
• Fluency in a second language is preferred.

Computer Skills Required

Prior experience with electronic health records and Microsoft Office a plus

Visual and Manual Dexierity

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 the Electronic Health Record.
• Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Work Environment/Physical Effort

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to physically operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, etc.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability and to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to travel to various locations to meet with clients

Work Environment

Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office, education, rehabilitation or health related environment.

Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office, education, rehabilitation or health related environment.

• If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:
• Generous paid time off in addition to agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance

Who We Are

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.