Social Worker-Bilingual Spanish - Good Shepherd Services

Good Shepherd Services is a leading multi-service agency with more than 85 programs that serve over 30,000 youth and families each year – and builds on their strengths to help them gain skills for success.  At Good Shepherd we respect the dignity and worth of every person and reject intolerance, inequity and injustice in whatever form it may take. Voted one of the top 100 places to work in NYC by Crain’s New York, Good Shepherd Services offers a fantastic work environment, a collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission, and an amazing array of benefits. Join our team and help make a difference! 

For Full Time Employees Benefits/Perks:

*Salary for Master's Level Candidates ranges 58k-62K**

• Tuition Assistance Program
• Generous paid time off (Including 5 Self-Care Days/Floating Holidays, 12 Sick Days, 15 Vacation Days, and 11 Holidays)
• Healthcare Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Care)
• 403(b) Plan (GSS contributes 3% of your salary to your 403(b) plan after 3 years of service, with contributions increasing over time)
• Candidates hired in this position will work in person but may have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule at discretion of program leadership/program needs. 

Reports To:                Social Work Supervisor

Location:                   503 5^th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215

Hours:                        35 hours, exempt

Job Summary:   The Family Reception Center is a family counseling program serving Southwest Brooklyn. The program provides office and home-based, strength-based, comprehensive case management and counseling services using the Solution-Based Casework (SBC) framework.

Our superstar Social Work candidate is:

• Passionate about providing high quality services to families seeking stability and success
• A lifetime learner, continuously developing their clinical skills
• Dedicated to modeling strength-based, trauma-informed practice with families and colleagues
• Culturally humble with a commitment to carrying out the Good Shepherd Services mission, vision, and values

Direct Work with Families:

• Provide office-based and home-based individual, family, and group counseling, as well as short-term crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of twelve (12) families.
• Engage families immediately upon referral, collaborating with the referral source to ensure a smooth transition to services.
• Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration.
• Handle case-related crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry.
• Conduct screenings and assessments related to child safety and well-being, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc.
• Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session.
• Ensure that every child in the family has been seen and properly assessed every month.
• Meet appropriate case work contacts with families who are seen weekly.

Administrative and Advocacy Role:

• Collaborate closely with NYC Children’s Services, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members.
• Provide consultation to and collaborate with the program’s Family Workers as needed to ensure relevant case management needs are addressed.
• Collaborate with Children’s Services Family Services Unit (FSU) staff, Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) staff and other service providers in making safety decisions.
• Facilitate referrals to external service providers, including escorting to appointments as needed.
• Participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process.
• Prepare and maintain service plan (FASP) documentation, monthly statistical reports, and family counseling progress notes in adherence with funder and agency policies.
• Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including PROMIS and Connections, as well as other agency databases as needed.

 Qualifications:

• MSW or related Master’s degree preferred (Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy degrees considered) Required.; licensure a plus
• Child welfare experience preferred
• Bilingual - English/Spanish Required
• Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills
• Must be able to work at least one evening per week as needed to accommodate working families’ schedules
• Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal and external best practices in work with families
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, trauma-informed & youth and family development perspective
• SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus

Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.

Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.