West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
Social Worker
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, New York, New York, us, 10261
Job Description: Social Worker
Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provide a range of social services to residents with the goal of assisting residents to live safely and as independently as possible in permanent housing.
DIRECT SERVICES TO CASELOAD CLIENTS:Develop a relationship with residents.Counsel residents to assist them in establishing and maintaining as safe and independent a lifestyle as possible.Toward this end:
complete psycho-social history and ongoing updatesassist residents in obtaining and maintain appropriate medical and psychiatric treatmentassist residents in obtaining and maintaining entitlements, eg: SSI and Medicaidassist residents in establishing and/or maintaining family and social contactsthrough in-house and community referral, assist residents in participation in socialization activitiesmaintain case recordsprovide intensive case management to residents.SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS:
Provide crisis intervention services as neededDevelop and facilitate groups for residents, as mutually agreed upon with the residents.OTHER
Establish and maintain high level of care and respect for residentsWork cooperatively with other staff membersShare information about resident progress, needs, and problems with other staffAttend training sessions and conferences as required for enhancement of job skillsImplement emergency procedures as necessarySubmit all required reports in a complete and timely mannerAssist with special projects as directed.QUALIFICATIONS EXPECTED:
Master of Social WorkMinimum of three years year experience working with formerly homeless mentally ill persons. Experience working in residential care helpfulEmotionally, mentally, and physically able to perform job responsibilitiesAble to speak, read, and write English. Knowledge of Spanish preferred.
WSFSSH is and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO); employment is
based upon employees' qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provide a range of social services to residents with the goal of assisting residents to live safely and as independently as possible in permanent housing.
DIRECT SERVICES TO CASELOAD CLIENTS:Develop a relationship with residents.Counsel residents to assist them in establishing and maintaining as safe and independent a lifestyle as possible.Toward this end:
complete psycho-social history and ongoing updatesassist residents in obtaining and maintain appropriate medical and psychiatric treatmentassist residents in obtaining and maintaining entitlements, eg: SSI and Medicaidassist residents in establishing and/or maintaining family and social contactsthrough in-house and community referral, assist residents in participation in socialization activitiesmaintain case recordsprovide intensive case management to residents.SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS:
Provide crisis intervention services as neededDevelop and facilitate groups for residents, as mutually agreed upon with the residents.OTHER
Establish and maintain high level of care and respect for residentsWork cooperatively with other staff membersShare information about resident progress, needs, and problems with other staffAttend training sessions and conferences as required for enhancement of job skillsImplement emergency procedures as necessarySubmit all required reports in a complete and timely mannerAssist with special projects as directed.QUALIFICATIONS EXPECTED:
Master of Social WorkMinimum of three years year experience working with formerly homeless mentally ill persons. Experience working in residential care helpfulEmotionally, mentally, and physically able to perform job responsibilitiesAble to speak, read, and write English. Knowledge of Spanish preferred.
WSFSSH is and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO); employment is
based upon employees' qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.