Director of social services - Bond Health

This location offers families a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. It provides comprehensive case management services to 100 families who are in a transitional residence program for homeless families. The three story facility has rooms of various sizes, common areas and provides on-site security and social services.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that newly admitted clients receive social service intake with 48 hours of assignment to case manager.
• Monitor and track client intakes and move-outs utilizing Client rosters to update the Landing master roster daily.
• Oversee all Client cases and ensure that monthly tracking forms are completed and submitted to Client.
• Meet with community agencies to assist with high risk case conferences as needed.
• Communicate with peers in other programs on issues related to client progress.
• Understand all aspects of contract requirements and communicates this understanding to staff.
• Supervise a minimum of four direct reporting staff and their subordinates to ensure that clients complete tasks (such as gaining entitlements, employment and housing options).
• Work with staff to set and achieve realistic monthly performance targets in accordance with contract requirements (such as completing ILPs, inspections, monitoring families with children age 0-24 months, Client, LTS families and housing placements).
• Teach, coach and work with direct staff regarding how to interact with and/or engage clients to maintain entitlements to become eligible for housing subsidies.
• Conduct weekly client progress reviews with staff.
• Conduct periodic internal chart reviews and implement Quality Assurance measures as needed to ensure quality service delivery to clients.
• Respond to critical incidences that require immediate attention.
• Access client data using various tracking and program databases (i.e. - Client Tracking System (CTS), New York City Way, 4002 System).
• Prepare contract reports and statistical information for both management and funder use.
• Assist in the analysis of program and demographic data to make programmatic improvements.
• Organize onsite and offsite training opportunities for professional development of staff.
• Assist the Senior Program Manager in providing oversight for all aspects of the program in his/her absence.
• Confer with the Senior Program Manager, and/or other management staff as needed regarding programmatic and personnel issues.
• Attend staff/funder/outside agency meetings as requested.
• Facilitate weekly meetings with social service staff to address client issues and progress.
• Review and sign time sheets.
• Prepare performance appraisals for direct reporting staff.

Requirements:

• Master's degree and three years of applicable experience.
• A license is required of these Master's Degrees: Social Work (LMSW or LCSW), Mental Health Counseling, Counseling/Guidance, Art Therapy).
• Supervisory experience is preferred.
• Must sign NYC DOH/MH attestation stating that candidate has not been the subject of a founded child abuse report.

Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

For more information and to apply, please contact :
Yanet Haile
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 205
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
Yanet@bondhealthstaffing.com