Alliance: Safe Horizon:Streetwork Project:Supervising Social Worker

Safe Horizon:Streetwork Project:Supervising Social Worker

Organization: Safe Horizon

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

Other

Full-time position M-F, afternoon to evenings 3-11pm shift. Contact [1] LZaretsky@safehorizon.org, fax 917 507-5870.

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