Purpose:

To provide short-term clinical social work services to PHA Public Housing residents; serve as an internal source of expertise in mental and behavioral health; advise and coach PHA staff in making referrals to and navigating the behavioral healthcare system. Follow-up on referrals to ensure PHA residents have engaged with a provider for long-term counseling.

Essential Tasks of the Position:

Direct Service

* Processes referrals and conducts intake assessments of individuals and families

* Diagnose psychological, behavioral and emotional disorders and develop appropriate treatment plans

* Provides short-term counseling to PHA Public Housing residents, and assists them in connecting them to long-term counseling services

* Makes appropriate referrals for services, facilitates participant access to services, and tracks status of referrals and the treatment plan for each participant

* Coordinates a variety of wrap-around services provided to participants

* Conducts support groups to assist residents to reconnect with their communities and develop healthy coping skills

Collaboration

* Serves as a member of an interdepartmental team that identifies residents in need of services, develops engagement strategies, and assesses progress in meeting resident needs

* Contributes to Wellness team by providing behavioral health trauma recovery strategy expertise

* Outreaches to community-based organizations to build and maintain a strong referral network providing trauma-informed and culturally competent services to program participants

* Provides and coordinates training to PHA staff about recognizing signs of trauma and trauma-informed practice

Program Management and Development

* Maintains confidential records on assessments, referrals, and treatment plans

* Tracks and reports on program and grant outcomes using Resident Services Department database

* Prepares monthly reports on all program activities and prepares other documents required as part of program oversight

* Conducts ongoing program development, evaluation, and analysis

Secondary Tasks of the Position:

* Provides trauma awareness and recovery material for PHA newsletters and publications

* Makes presentations in PHA staff meetings and resident meetings to raise awareness of trauma and coping skills

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Education Level

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with studies focused on social work, social rehabilitation, psychology or a related field required

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Experience in Related Field

* 5-7 years of case management experience in a behavioral health, medical, social service, or public housing organization

* 2--3 years of experience with grant delivery and compliance

* 2--3 years of report writing experience

Knowledge, skills, abilities, licenses and certifications

* LICSW required

* Fluency in English and Spanish required

* Understanding of key issues in trauma and recovery and wellness for diverse families and individuals, elders, and persons with disabilities

* Familiarity with the network of social services agencies in the community

* Ability to develop, track and maintain treatment plans

* Ability to assemble and analyze information for the purpose of developing proposed courses of actions and comprehensive solutions to program-related issues.

* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

* Excellent communication skills (written and oral, including public speaking).

* Ability to maintain and enforce confidentiality in all assignments

* Ability to work harmoniously with other agency personnel, consultants, and community agencies and organizations

* Ability to be flexible and perform work under time pressure

* Ability to train PHA staff and residents