Social Worker – Community Support & Advocacy

BLACK - Building Leadership And Community Knowledge; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

BLACK - Building Leadership And Community Knowledge seeks a Social Worker to assist individuals and families through emotional support advocacy and guidance in meeting social, health, emotional and economic needs.

The role determines eligibility for services, links clients to needed social services, and coordinates with centers and agencies to develop and implement problem-solving plans for individuals and families. Candidates must live in the Chicagoland area.

Qualifications

• Assists individuals and families through emotional support advocacy and guidance.
• Helps clients meet social, health, emotional and economic needs.
• Determines eligibility for service to meet client needs.
• Refers cases requiring a professional social work assessment.
• Links clients to needed social services.
• Maintains liaison with other centers/agencies to better meet needs.
• Develops and implements problem-solving plans for individuals and families.
• Cooperates with centers/agencies to support community needs.
• Develops and leads groups of a less complex nature in response to community and client needs.
• Assists social workers in coordinating departmental services with community agencies, hospitals, schools and other resources.
• Promotes public awareness of organizational activities.
• Provides public education activities to the community and individual clients.
• Provides general information and referral services to clients.
• Completes case records, statistical data and monthly reports and other written documentation.
• Candidates must live in the Chicagoland area.

Responsibilities

• Assists individuals and families through emotional support advocacy and guidance.
• Links clients to needed social services and maintains liaison with other centers/agencies.
• Develops, plans, and leads groups of a less complex nature in response to community and client need.
• Assists social workers in coordinating departmental services to community agencies, hospitals, schools and other resources.

Job description

BLACK - Building Leadership And Community Knowledge seeks a Social Worker to assist individuals and families through emotional support advocacy and guidance in meeting social, health, emotional and economic needs.

The role determines eligibility for services, links clients to needed social services, and coordinates with centers and agencies to develop and implement problem-solving plans for individuals and families. Candidates must live in the Chicagoland area.