Social Worker- LMSW

Job title

Social worker - Lmsw

Division: Services

FLSA: Non exempt

Location: BRONX, NY

Reports to: Director social services

Salary $55,000-$60,000

SUMMARY

The Social Worker is responsible for assessing the psychosocial functioning, coordinating mental health and substance abuse treatment, connections to wellness services, crisis intervention, and maintaining a caseload of high-risk individuals living in a 199-bed single men’s behavioral health homeless shelter. The employee will meet individually and in groups with clients to assist them in developing and implementing a treatment plan, identifying problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and providing assistance as needed. Additional responsibilities will be provided upon hire by way of a formal job description.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for a small case load of high-risk Clients
• Responsible for facilitating weekly mental health/ substance abuse workshops and onsite support groups for clients.
• Must know community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to the community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
• Must be able to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of clients to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the client’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
• Work from a strength-based, client-centered perspective to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds.
• Must have knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities,and treatment procedures.
• Must be able to provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of clients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment.
• Must have knowledge and skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, and tracking.