Safe Horizon:Streetwork Project:Supervising Social Worker

Program: Streetwork Project

Listed On: February 27, 2008

Description:
The Supervising Social Worker enhances the clinical component of the Streetwork Project though individual staff supervision and client program support.  This position is responsible for maintaining a high standard of client services and for providing intensive support to clients with special mental health needs.

Essential Job Functions

• Conducts weekly one-hour individual clinical supervision with staff to further develop skills and knowledge and ensure quality of direct client services,
• Provides one-on-one intensive counseling sessions for clients with special mental health needs,
• Facilitates weekly clinical case conferencing with drop-in centers and residential case managers,
• Provides crisis intervention and emergency assessment for clients in crisis,
• Supervises and ensures quality of group design and facilitation,
• Oversees  all clients services; including implementation of staff trainings, workshops and case conferencing,
• Conducts monthly chart reviews to insure the quality of services and staff administrative work,
• Acts as a liaison with the part time psychiatrist, Streetwork supervising social workers and case managers to ensure clients' issues have been addressed,
• Establishes linkages with external housing programs to support clients in longer-term housing plans,
• Facilitates internal trainings and discussions,  strengthening staff's ability to assess mental health needs and increase counseling knowledge and skills that enhance the counseling component,
• Provides 24-hour on call support to program staff -- this is a shared/rotating responsibility with all supervisors.
• Supervises Case Managers

Required

• Knowledge and comfort working within a harm reduction setting,
• Individual must have the ability to work in a crisis-driven environment, 
• The ability to balance administrative responsibilities, client needs and task management skills, 
• Appropriate social work background; including experiences working with at-risk adolescent and/or homeless populations, 
• Individuals must possess clinical and supervisory skills,
• Spanish speaking a plus.
• MSW required

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