Social Worker (Residential Services)

Children's Village, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,452 - 86,108; Full time

Job summary

The Children’s Village is seeking a Social Worker (Residential Services) in Bronx, NY. This full-time professional role involves conducting comprehensive mental health assessments, intake and psychosocial evaluations, and providing ongoing individual counseling to runaway or homeless female youth aged 16–20.

Responsibilities include weekly meetings to review service plan goals, skill development through DBT-based interventions, and collaboration on treatment plans with a treatment team.

Qualifications

• LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or equivalent; minimum of 2 years of experience in a residential setting preferred. Will take an applicant who has a limited permit.
• Must have familiarity with DBT and Trauma Informed Treatment.
• Must have familiarity with adolescent development.
• Must be able to submit all documentation in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including intake and psychosocial evaluations.
• Provide ongoing individual counseling to runaway or homeless female youth aged 16–20.
• Meeting with residents weekly to review service plan goals.
• Support skill development through cognitive and dialectical behavioral interventions.
• Provide a supportive space to address personal challenges.
• Collaborate in development of treatment plans; attend weekly treatment team meetings.
• Maintain partnerships with community-based medical and mental health providers.
• Coordinate care to support residents’ transition into the community.

Skills

DBT

Trauma-informed care

Adolescent development

Counseling skills

Education

LMSW/LCSW/LMHC or equivalent

Job description

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Social Worker (Residential Services)

Full Time Professional Bronx, NY, US

Salary: $78,280.00 Annually

Position Overview:

The Social Worker is responsible for conducting comprehensive mental health assessments, including intake and psychosocial evaluations, and providing ongoing individual counseling to runaway or homeless female youth, and youth identifying as female, ages 16–20. Responsibilities include meeting with residents weekly to review service plan goals, support skill development through cognitive and dialectical behavioral interventions, and provide a supportive space to address personal challenges. The Social Worker collaborates in the development of treatment plans, attends weekly treatment team meetings. Additionally, the Social Worker maintains partnerships with community-based medical and mental health providers, participates in collaborative meetings, and coordinates care to support residents’ successful transition into the community.

Position Qualifications:

LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or equivalent; minimum of 2 years of experience in a residential setting preferred. Will take an applicant who has a limited permit. Must have familiarity with DBT and Trauma Informed Treatment. Must have familiarity and of adolescent development. Must be able to submit all documentation in a timely manner.

The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.