Social Worker/Session Worker for Bereavement Groups

Summary:

Lead and facilitate support groups. Provide individual consultation as needed for emotional support to support group participants. The groups run for 8 consecutive weeks, once a week and are from 6:30-8:00/8:30pm.

Essential Responsibilities:

· Facilitate bereavement, and other support groups.

· Provide information/referrals to individuals and families involved in support groups.

· Maintain documents, records, statistics and evaluations to ensure the program is rendering quality services to all participants.

· Communicate with support group participants about group goals and structure, schedule changes and any important information related to the group.

· Provide crisis intervention and follow-up services for support group participants when needed.

· Model and promote the organization’s mission, values, and guiding principles through positive attitude, appropriate appearance, words, and actions; and comply with the organization’s policies and procedures.

· Engage in opportunities to positively interact with members leading to a positive member experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a part time position. Support groups meet once a week for a series of 8 weeks. Groups meet for 1-2 hrs depending on the type of group.

Required Education and Experience

MSW degree required. NYS license to practice required. Clinical license preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

· Experience in working in short-term/solution-oriented modalities and groups required

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.

· Demonstrated competency in written, verbal and computational skills to present and document records in accordance with program standards.

Pay: $50.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50