Supervising Social Worker - Streetwork Project for Homeless Youth

Summary

StreetWork Project is the oldest street outreach program for homeless and street-involved youth in New York City. The program has grown from its beginnings in 1984 as a storefront project to encompass both outreach and comprehensive harm reduction services. Streetwork’s programs are innovative outreach-counseling programs for homeless youth, which use a harm reduction, client centered, and trauma informed approach. Services include counseling, HIV prevention, case management, drop-in, daily living services, meals, groups, legal services, syringe exchange and overdose prevention services, mental health, and medical. The core service is long-term, one-on-one counseling, which is offered in a non-judgmental and holistic manner utilizing a harm reduction approach that focuses on building trust, fostering self-esteem, exploring options and choices, and empowering youth to change their high-risk behaviors. Services include: counseling, case management, meals, laundry, showers, support groups, and access to medical and psychiatric care.

Responsibilities

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches. Participate in the recruitment, hiring and onboarding of new staff.
• Provide in-house individual and group psychotherapy, including crisis intervention and emergency assessments;
• Provide supervision and oversight to Case Managers and Peer Navigators
• Advocate for clients in the mental health system, including preparation of psychosocial reports;
• Enhance the clinical component by strengthening staff’s ability to assess mental health needs;
• Conduct weekly one-hour individual supervision with staff to ensure quality of direct clinical services;
• Co-facilitate weekly group clinical case conferencing;
• Participate in weekly supervision;
• Participate in staff process
• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients.
• Establish linkages with external mental health providers;
• Conduct quarterly review of client charts
• Support the oversight of daily program activities;
• Perform client escorts and visits
• Participate at staff trainings, staff meetings, and staff group process workshops;
  
  

Qualifications: Three (3) years experience providing clinical supervision and individual therapy — preferably with at-risk youth required. Experience with youth and/or homeless population, utilizing harm reduction philosophy preferred.

Required

• Masters In Social Work
  
  

Preferred

• Licensed Masters in Social Work
  
  

Physical Demands

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AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Technology Statement

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Hiring Range: $62,000-$67,000 per year

Full-time Hours: 35 Hours per week

Full-time Benefits: Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center