Description :
Whitney Young Jr Campus (1919 Prospect Ave)
65,000-68,000
Position Summary : Under the direction of the Community School Director and his / her designee, provides mental health services to children, adolescents and their families using various social work methods, including individual, group and family therapy.
These functions are performed under general supervision, necessitating the ability to exercise independent and sound judgment.
Essential Duties :
- Assesses the social and emotional needs of patients (students, participants, members).
- Carry a caseload of 20-25 students
- Run Social Emotional Groups throughout the school year.
- Hold parent workshops based on community needs.
- Provide professional development training to staff and teachers.
- Provides direct counseling / social services to students referred by self, faculty, administration and other school ancillary staff.
- Coordinates social work services and patient referrals between the program and other agencies providing social services in both the school and local community.
- Updates and maintains case records-Tracks and follows up on all referrals made in and out of school.
- Establishes referral network / linkages with outside agencies for both students and parents.
- Participates and occasionally presents at teacher meetings, assemblies, etc.
- Serves as an advocate for patients’ rights within the school and serves as a mediator between parents, child and school.
- Remains available for crisis intervention as the need arises.
- Ensures that all patients,(students, participants, members) visitors, guests, as well as coworkers, receive personalized, prompt attention and are treated with dignity and respect.
- Attends administrative meetings (e.g. utilization reviews, case conferences administrative meetings).
- Participates with interdisciplinary team members in developing and implementing program policies and procedures and preventing crises.
- Performs other related duties, as required.
- Attend weekly crisis team meeting with DOE staff.
Minimum Qualifications :
Master's Degree in Social Work required; New York State License in Social Work (preferred)
Key Competencies :
- Bilingual (Spanish / English) preferred.
- Ability to engage and diffuse crisis situations
- Basic knowledge of DSM-IV, mental status and psychosocial assessments
- Ability to work effectively with children, adolescents and families from a wide range of cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Word.
- Good engagement, assessment, crisis intervention skills; able to understand impact of self in work with clients.
Requirements :
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