Social Worker

• Job Location: Long Island City - Long Island City, NY
• Position Type: Full-Time Exempt
• Salary Range: $65000.00 - $70000.00Salary, Title: Social Worker Unit: Better Living Center Reports to: Clinical Supervisor
• Status: Full-Time; Regular; Non-Exempt Salary: $65,000 to $70,000 Annually
• Location: Long Island City Days/Hours: Monday to Friday, generally 9am to 5pm, with 1 day 12pm to 8pm. 4 days on site and 1 day remote Organization

Overview

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for almost 60 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.

The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with over $100 million in annual budget with approximately 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service.

The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.

The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, an arts program, lifetime aftercare, policy and advocacy through our David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, and research through our Center for Research, Inquiry and Social Justice.

Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 20,000 people a year. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.

Position Summary

The Social Worker is a member of the Better Living Center, an Article 31 Office of Mental Health Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient and Treatment Rehabilitation Services program (formerly OMH Outpatient Mental Health Clinic). The Social Worker is responsible for providing therapy to clients with histories of criminal justice involvement.

The role may include providing services through Fortune’s OASAS-licensed 822 substance use clinic, depending on client volume.

The position may involve some delivery of telehealth services from a home location, and will also involve on-site work at Fortune Society’s Long Island City location. Core Competencies Mission and Fit: Embodies Fortune’s mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both.

The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.

Client Engagement: The successful candidate will be able to practice multiple theoretical frameworks and tailor their therapeutic approach to the client based on ongoing assessment and clinical need.

The person will also demonstrate positive attitude with flexibility of schedule in rolling with the changes that a person entering treatment may demonstrate.

Time Management & Personal Organization: This person shall demonstrate excellent time management skills including making, keeping and/or rescheduling appointments on their own personal calendar as well as psychiatric appointments for clients on their caseload.

Successful candidate will be excellent at maintaining personal organization in pursuing numerous tasks in parallel, managing his/her/their time to maximize efficiency, and will be good at completing paperwork accurately and in timely manner.

All of this requires good computer navigation skills as well as effective typing speed.

Basic Office Skills: This person shall have to record their client interactions into Fortune Society's databases, and therefore have competency using a computer (knowledge of MS Office and electronic health record systems) and use of other tools such as cell phones and Teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct initial client assessment and psychosocial interviews; Develop a therapeutic alliance with clients; Provide ongoing individual counseling and weekly group counseling; Write and update individual client-based, goal-oriented treatment plans following agency guidelines and timeframes; Maintain proper case records, with all case notes completed within 48 hours of interaction; Maintain ongoing clinical communication with supervisor; Communicate with other Fortune staff members in the same and other programs/locations that share common client(s); Provide linkages to outside agencies for additional services; Participate in case conferences and clinical supervision meetings; Provide rotating on-call coverage; Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP, or LMHC required; CASAC credential is a plus; Minimum of three years’ overall clinical experience required; Experience in dealing with either psychiatric issues, trauma, or incarceration desired; Ability, on some days, to work remotely via Zoom in a quiet, private home-office location required; Excellent client-engagement and counseling skills; Excellent clinical documentation and time management skills; Strong computer skills, particularly in electronic health records; Bilingual in Spanish a plus; SIFI certification is a plus.

We seek talented, dedicated individuals from all walks of life who possess a strong commitment to this mission. Relevant personal experience is a plus. Physical Demands: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The responsibilities and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensing, experience and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.