Overview
Program: HELP Unity | 23 W 106th Street, New York, NY 10025
What You’ll Do
As a Clinician for one of our women’s shelters, you’ll provide mental health counseling services to residents, including long and short-term counseling, crisis intervention, and facilitating counseling groups and workshops. You’ll also respond to mental health crises at the facility, as well as serve as a consultant to the Team on mental health issues.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting intake assessments for new residents and collaborating with others at the site, as well as other HELP USA programs, to provide appropriate clinical services and facilitate communication.
- Advocating for and assisting clients in navigating the service delivery system, providing information and referral services as needed, and serving as a liaison with various social service agencies, including mental health clinics and hospitals, to ensure receipt of appropriate clinical and related services.
- Participating in team meetings, individual supervisory meetings, and case conferences, and documenting all work with and on behalf of clients.
You’re a great fit for this role if you have:
- Master’s degree in social work or related field preferred, with a Bachelor’s degree required.
- Experience facilitating support groups and workshops.
It would be helpful (but not required) if you have:
- CASAC certification.
- Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish).