What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitality House Social Worker position at Project Hospitality?
Transform Lives - Lead Change - Join Project Hospitality
Are you passionate about addressing homelessness in New York City? Project Hospitality, the largest not-for-profit on Staten Island, is seeking a dynamic Social Worker to join Hospitality House, our Department of Homeless Service Family shelter. In this critical role, you’ll be an asset to the smooth and efficient daily operations of the family shelter. This role is geared to strengthen overall permanency outcomes for families with children in our shelter. You’ll become a valuable part of the innovative and welcoming environment we seek to provide for the families we serve. This role offers the chance to leave a lasting impact on the lives of individuals by helping them find stability, dignity and hope when they need it most.
We’re looking for someone who can:
- Thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
- Utilize their excellent interpersonal skills to ensure that all our families are treated with warmth, compassion and respect
- Use their excellent communication skills not only with our families and other visitors to the shelter but also with our diverse team
- Utilize their clinical skills in order to ensure the overall stability of all of our clients (mental health, addictions, physical health, etc)
- Multitask without becoming overwhelmed
What we’ll expect you to do:
- Conduct formal intake interviews; make assessments and referrals as needed
- Complete psycho-socials and social history when applicable
- Provide short and long-term counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and psycho-education
- Maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date programmatic paperwork and statistical information
- Assist clients in completing entitlement forms as needed
- Make referrals for various services, such as food, clothing, bathing, psychiatric evaluations, medical evaluations, TB and HIV testing, accompanying clients as needed and handle follow-up as needed.
- Make referrals to other service areas within Project Hospitality and the community.
- Participate in weekly supervision, weekly staff meetings and ongoing case conferences.
- Transport clients to appropriate referral sites when deemed necessary.
- Promote a welcoming, trauma-informed and culturally responsive environment for families and staff
Additional Benefits you’ll receive:
- Generous PTO starting at 3 weeks’ Vacation plus paid Holidays, NYS Paid Sick Time and Personal Days
- 403 B; with annual discretionary agency-funded bonus
- Medical Benefits (Dental, Vision, General Health, Behavioral Health, FSA: Health, Dependent care, and Transit)
- Access to unique membership-based training and continuing education credits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance (EAP)
- Voluntary Life insurance (Agency and Employee sponsored), Short Term and Long Term Disability
Are YOU Ready to Join a Mission-Driven Team?
Qualifications:The credentials and experience we require:
- Masters Degree in Social Work and LMSW required
- Minimum of 1-year experience working with the mentally ill and homeless populations, experience with substance abuse also preferred
- Experience with group work, child welfare and working with families needed
- Some supervisory experience is required
- Knowledge of DSM IV
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
- Must have exceptional communication skills both orally and in writing, with individuals and groups regarding confidential and sensitive issues
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Comfortable working in a diverse, team-oriented and crisis-responsive environment
Salary : $61,930