Family Violence Community Social Worker

Role Overview

• Assess client needs.
• Answer Family Violence Helpline calls and provide immediate crisis support and safety planning services.
• Conduct intake at the Brooklyn Hub and remotely.
• Obtain appropriate documentation.
• Design a safety plan with clients.
• Perform case management services to include assisting clients with applying for Public Assistance, housing, and other public and philanthropic services.
• Provide information and referrals to clients regarding resources in the community.
• Provide support and counseling services to clients in both individual and group settings.
• Determine clients' eligibility for financial assistance.
• Complete applications for assistance.
• Maintain appropriate paperwork and database input (i.e. Salesforce) in a timely manner.
• Establish relationships and work effectively with partner agencies including legal services.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity to all clients.
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy to clients.
• Engage in regular outreach efforts in the community in a culturally informed manner.
• Comply with demands of funding grant and assist in preparing grant reports.
• Work collaboratively with the Family Violence team and help cover when staff is out.
• Manage a large caseload of clients.
• Provide educational workshops in an individual and group setting based on community need.
• Collaborate with identified partner agencies from UJA to assist with Jewish communal outreach.
• Participate in formulating community-specific outreach events.
• Provide information and referral for community resources.
• Attend training and seminars regarding topics related to family violence and case work.
• Participate in task forces and other networks and represent the agency at these meetings.
• Participate in individual supervision and weekly group meetings.
• Supervise MSW student interns when the option is available.
• Additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• Counseling License
• LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC (required)
• Prior experience working with domestic violence victims (preferred)
• Prior extensive experience working with the Orthodox Jewish community (required)
• Bi-lingual Yiddish or Hebrew (preferred)
• Superior interpersonal and public speaking skills
• Excellent computer literacy

Benefits

• Major medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• pre-tax commuter benefits
• FSA
• 403(b) with employer contribution
• plus generous vacation, sick leave, and holidays