Social Worker at The Jewish Board in New York, New York

Job Description:

Make a bigger difference



Jewish Communal Licensed Social Worker


At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.


The Social Work Supervisor is a member of the program's leadership team and is responsible for ensuring clients receive timely access to quality services, providing supervision and professional development of program staff, overseeing administrative functions to support program operations and collaborating with outside organizations and community partners.



Reasons you'll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population, you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.


• We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.


• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.


• Generous vacation time and paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
  


• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.


• You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

PURPOSE:



Jewish Community Services (JCS) aims to enhance the well-being of New York City's Jewish community by addressing a wide range of challenges, including mental health trends, community or global crises, and specific life-cycle topics like grief and loss. Our services are designed to provide training, resources consultation, and short-term intervention to large communities and groups. We offer consultation services, screening and referral, short-term case management, supportive counseling, and informative workshops.



POSITION OVERVIEW:



The Social worker position is responsible for providing training, education, resources, and short-term interventions to a variety of communal institutions and groups withing the Jewish community. The focus areas can include topics like addressing the mental health impact of antisemitism, loss and bereavement, building resilience, and restoring wellness. Through this work, the social worker will identify individuals who need more clinical intervention and link them to appropriate services within the Jewish Board. This role requires a deep understanding of Jewish communal institutions, culture, and practice, and involves coordinating with other providers to maximize treatment outcomes.



KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide training, education, and resources to communal institutions and groups within the Jewish community on a range of mental health topics.


• Develop and facilitate support and wellness groups focused on mental health, resilience, and wellness.


• Offer short-term interventions and crisis intervention services.


• Identify individuals in need of more clinical interventions and link them to appropriate services within the Jewish Board.


• Conduct case consultations and provide training to professional and lay leadership.


• Work together with professional and lay leaders from partner organizations to develop programs.


• Develop and maintain community contacts and relationships with potential partners and service recipients.


• Coordinate with other providers to maximize treatment outcomes.

CORE COMETENCIES for the position include:

• Strong interpersonal/relationship-building skills.


• 
  Cultural competence regarding Jewish religious, spiritual, cultural and communal practice.
  


• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.


• Ability to communicate with staff and other professionals at all levels.


• Solution focused and collaborative.


• High level of self-motivation and a strong commitment to achieving goals.


• Responsible decision making.


• Sensitivity to issues of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• 
  Master's degree (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC. LCAT, LMFT)
  

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• Minimum two years' experience.

• 
  Professional o volunteer experiences working with Jewish communal institutions.
  

• Solid clinical skills, and knowledge of evidence-based practices.


• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

• Familiarity with trauma and trauma-focused interventions.

• Hebrew language a plus.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Experience with excel, data collection, and knowledge on how to use search engines to gather data for resource development.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs. Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• This role is hybrid; it will include community-based work that required travel to different locations.

• To perform the job's essential functions, the candidate must travel within the five boroughs carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to about 10 pounds.

• To perform the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is routinely required to sit (70% of the time) and stand (30% for the time).

• The work environment generally does not involve physical risk or hazardous conditions.

If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and sick days


• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans


• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness


• Free continuing education opportunities


• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension


• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation


• 27/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program


• Life and disability insurance


• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:



The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.



More on Equal Opportunity:



We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.


This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.


We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

• Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 8868 - School - Professionals/Clerical
• Min Hiring Rate $65,000.00
• Travel Required Yes
• Required Education Master's Degree

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