Social Worker (Licensed)

Jewish Board; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jewish Board is seeking a licensed mental health clinician for an Article 31 OMH certified outpatient clinic. You will conduct evaluations, develop treatment plans, and provide a range of therapy services for individuals and families in diverse NYC communities.

Work will be trauma-informed, evidence-based, and culturally affirming, with a hybrid schedule and collaboration across schools and community agencies. NYS licensure is required or in progress.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program.
• New York State License or limited permit in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC), Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), LMFT or LMSW required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and psychosocial assessments.
• Develop and review treatment plans with clients and families.
• Provide individual, group, family, and crisis services/interventions.
• Coordinate care with families, schools, and community agencies.
• Maintain documentation according to standards and funding sources.

Skills

Clinical evaluations

Treatment planning

Crisis intervention

Evidence-based practice

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work

New York State License or limited permit (LMHC/LCAT/LMFT/LMSW)

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Microsoft Office

Tele mental health platforms

Job description

For nearly 150 years, The Jewish Board has been delivering innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families, to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.

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

This position provides clinical services as part of an Article 31 OMH certified outpatient MHOTRS clinic. The clinics are located in diverse communities and provide services to individuals of all ages and their families and support systems. Clinical services are provided using a trauma-informed, evidence-based, racially & culturally affirming approach. Interventions include, but are not limited to, evaluations; individual, group and/or family therapy; care coordination; and crisis interventions.

Key Essential Functions

• 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
• 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, required training, 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.

Additional Functions May Include

• Attending case conferences as needed
• Maintaining a steady and active caseload
• Meeting the minimum expectations for kept visits
• Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program AND a New York State License or limited permit in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC); Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or social work (LMSW) required.

Experience Required / Language Preference

• Experience treating children or adolescents is preferred.
• Fluency in a second language is preferred.

Computer Skills Required

• Experience with documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office software
• Experience with tele mental health platforms a plus

Visual and Manual Dexierity

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs

Work Environment / Physical Effort

• Hybrid work setting. Position entails a combination of in person and remote work. Allocation of time and locations to be developed in collaboration with Senior Program Director and is based on the needs of the programs and clients served. Travel required between program locations and other Jewish Board sites

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 proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

Our Values.

Our values help guide us in everything we do, from our relationships with fellow staff to the clients and communities we serve.

Treat every person
with dignity

We act with respect and caring towards our clients, colleagues, and communities.

Strive to
be outstanding

We are exceptional professionals in all that we do.

Embrace each
other’s differences

We create a fair and inclusive environment for all.

Engage individuals and families
as our partners

We heal our communities one person at a time through thoughtful collaboration.

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.