Social Worker Licensed - Full-Time; 4166-612-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement match

Transit benefit

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Training series

Job summary

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. invites a Licensed Social Worker to join the Jamaica Behavioral Health Clinic in Queens.

You will conduct intake interviews, perform crisis intervention, and provide ongoing therapy to individuals, families, and groups within our outpatient program. You will work within a trauma-informed, holistic care model, collaborating with a care team to support wellness and recovery.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work from a nationally accredited institution.
• Valid NYS LMSW required.
• Must be very well organized.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred but not required.
• Excellent oral & written communications skills.
• Must be computer literate & knowledgeable of MS Word, Excel, & Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Meet clients through intake interviews, conduct initial assessments and provide crisis intervention.
• Provide direct therapy: individual, family, and group sessions as clinically indicated.
• Coordinate referrals to internal and external services to meet client needs.
• Participate in in-service trainings and adhere to agency policies and procedures.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Social Workers Licensed

Jamaica Behavioral Health Clinic - Queens, NY 11432

When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many. For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Our Clinics are community-based which offer a professional and welcoming environment for both clients and staff. The Clinics provide psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy, as well as individual, group, family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, case management and collateral sessions. Our staff members follow an approach to health care that emphasizes wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration.

Why you will enjoy being part of our team:

• Competitive Salaries and Benefits
• Educational Loan Forgiveness
• Professional Development (CEUs)
• High Quality Supervision
• Opportunities for Advancement

STATEMENT OF THE JOB

The Agency has embraced the concept of a fully integrated system of care for all consumers of service. This requires that staff assess the client’s needs holistically and see it as their responsibility to connect the client with services needed both internal and external to the Agency, regardless of the door through which the consumer enters the system. Under the direction of a designated Clinical Supervisor, the Licensed Social Worker is responsible for direct service to clients in the Agency’s outpatient mental health programs. All services are to be delivered in a professional and ethical manner, consistent with best practice tenets. The Licensed Social Worker will function as part of a treatment team, maintains mandated levels of service, participates in Agency meetings as required and fully comply with Agency policies and procedures. The Licensed Social Worker will perform initial interview, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapy with individuals, groups, and families. The Licensed Social Worker will adhere to all standards of contract compliance, audit readiness, Agency policies and procedures, and all other regulatory requirements. The Licensed Social Worker will work as a member of a team to help ensure the overall integrity and welfare of the Agency.

• Meet Agency requirements for qualitative and quantitative contacts with clients. Includes conducting intake interviews, rendering diagnoses in accordance with DSM criteria, providing crisis intervention, providing psychotherapy in various treatment modalities, conducting telephone referrals, providing advocacy, case management and referrals.
• Ensure that referrals are made to appropriate internal and external services as required to meet the needs of the consumer and their families.
• Provide direct service: Conduct individual, family, marital and group therapy as dictated by the client’s clinical needs.
• Participate in in-service trainings and attend relevant workshops/conferences at the request of or with the permission the Clinical Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in social work from a nationally accredited institution.
• Valid NYS LMSW required.
• Must be very well organized.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred but not required
• Have excellent oral & written communications skills.
• Must be computer literate & knowledgeable of MS Word, Excel, & Outlook.

BENEFITS

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:

• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical,
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit * Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.