Fee For Service Social Worker
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services

Make a bigger difference

WORKING WITH US

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health 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. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of others.

Similarly, we support our clinical fee-for-service employees through benefits like:

• Paid staff meetings
• Paid Supervision with an LCSW towards clinical licensure
• Up to 21 hours of CEU training
• Flexible schedule
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our many company initiatives, including employee resource groups (ERGs) like Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

ABOUT THE JOB
The Crown Heights Counseling Center provides individual, couples, family, and group counseling in a comfortable, confidential environment. The licensed mental health professionals provide a wide range of services, including counseling for the aging, metal health assessments and crisis intervention, medication evaluation and management, as well as counseling service for school-age children.

This Fee-For-Service Social Worker provides clinical services as part of an Article 31 OMH certified outpatient mental health 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.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive evaluations and psychosocial assessments
• Developing 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.
• Providing 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
• Approaching work with an anti-racist lens and open to continuously learning and evolving
• Liaising with families, schools, criminal justice, and other community agencies to coordinate care
• Participating in clinical meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision
• Open and willing to receive constructive feedback
• Maintaining documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies and/or funding sources
• Maintaining professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

TO QUALIFY

The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented Social Workers of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:

• 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), or social work (LMSW) required.
• Experience with documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with telemental health platforms a plus.
• Fluency in Yiddish is preferred.
• Must have familiarity and knowledge of Orthodox Jewish Community.

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.

• Job Family : Clinical Staff [300s]
• Job Function : Social Workers
• Pay Type : Hourly
• Employment Indicator : 8832 - Physician & Clerical
• Travel Required : No
• Required Education : Master's Degree