Overview

Summary

The Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter programs offer a comprehensive range of services including counseling, advocacy, intervention, and support to meet the needs of victims and their families.

Essential Job Functions: The Social Worker—is responsible for the following:

  • Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into the work with clients
  • Conduct client intakes, safety assessment, and risk management
  • Complete a Family Assessment for each family entering the shelter. Family Assessment includes mental health screenings for adults and adolescents
  • Use safety assessment and risk management (SARM) when conducting family and mental health assessments by prioritizing engagement and risks, understanding triggers and protective strategies, and connecting clients to appropriate mental health services as needed
  • Carry a small caseload of families to provide ongoing supportive counseling
  • Provide direct client services, including complex case management and consultation, crisis intervention, and advocacy on behalf of and in partnership with clients
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation and case files, including reports for funders, utilizing an electronic case record system
  • Facilitating/Co-facilitating and overseeing the content of adult support groups
  • Acting as a liaison to and advocating with outside agencies
  • Overseeing the development and maintenance of responsible safety plans, SARM procedures and practices, case-plans and required case records
  • Assisting in designing and conducting training/presentations and developing resources for staff and members of the community from other agencies as needed
  • Developing and maintaining linkages with current, local resources
  • Other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Reports: Provides direct supervision to Childcare.

Total Staff: (1).

Other Information:

  • There is the opportunity to obtain clinical hours and receive supervision with an LCSW

Qualifications: 

  • A Master’s degree in social work.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, good oral and written communication skills
  • knowledge of and sensitivity to domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse
  • Bilingual Spanish is a plus

If hired, I agree to abide by all of Safe Horizon’s rules and regulations, and understand that, if employed, my employment may be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either the company or me. I further understand that no representation, whether oral or written by any representative or agent of the organization, at any time, constitutes a contract of employment.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Vaccine Requirement:

Effective October 29, 2021, as a private contractor of The City of New York all Safe Horizon employees, interns and volunteers must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religious or medical reasons.

Technology Statement:

Applicants may be responsible for providing the equipment and tools they need to work remotely as required, such as access to a computer, internet service, and phone service. Safe Horizon will discuss potential solutions with candidates and may assist where needed and agreed to in advance.

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Hiring Range: 28.57 – 32.14 Hourly 

Full-time Hours: 35 Hours per week 

Full-time Benefits: Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Company Life Insurance, Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center  

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