Job Details
Job Location
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center – Manhattan – New York, NY
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
$66,939.60 – $89,616.80 Salary/year
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
We are seeking a dedicated, flexible individual to join our staff as a full time Social Worker within our Health Outreach to Teens, (HOTT) program. HOTT provides low- and no-cost medical and mental health care to LGBTQ and homeless youth, ages 13-24. The Social Worker is responsible for providing clinical social work services to engage youth accessing medical and mental health services within the HOTT program. This includes short-term individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, crisis management, and psycho-educational services for youth. The Social Worker is responsible for appropriate documentation of care, as well as written mental health assessments and treatment plans. The HOTT Social Worker will work closely with medical, case management and outreach workers in a harm reduction model, to ensure that the needs of HOTT clients are identified and appropriate services accessed, coordinated, and monitored.
Work Schedule/Salary/Benefits:
Callen-Lorde’s Behavioral Health Clinic is open Monday through Friday.
This is a full-time position which will include some evening hours.
Salary will depend on experience and will be accompanied by a comprehensive package including an exceptional no-cost medical plan option for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and/or your family, dental insurance, vision insurance, no-cost life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Account, commuter benefits, a generous paid time off plan, and a 403B retirement savings plan.
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Social Work and NYS licensure LMSW or LCSW required
- At least 1 or more years post-Masters clinical experience working with adolescents and adult individuals/groups preferred
- Knowledge of LGBT- and HIV-related health/mental health issues and concerns
- Computer literacy is required.
Desired Characteristics, Skills
- The ability to maintain ongoing documentation in an electronic charting system
- Ability to work with diverse populations, and ability to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks.
- Ability to work independently but yet be team focused
- Ability to remain calm, focused, and helpful under stress
- Excellent attention to detail
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
- Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
- Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.