Social Worker -Licensed

• Provide training, education, and resources to communal institutions and groups within the Jewish community on a range of mental health topics.
• Develop and facilitate support and wellness groups focused on mental health, resilience, and wellness.
• Offer short-term interventions and crisis intervention services.
• Identify individuals in need of more clinical interventions and link them to appropriate services within the Jewish Board.
• Conduct case consultations and provide training to professional and lay leadership.
• Work together with professional and lay leaders from partner organizations to develop programs.
• Develop and maintain community contacts and relationships with potential partners and service recipients.
• Coordinate with other providers to maximize treatment outcomes.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Master’s degree (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC. LCAT, LMFT)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• Minimum two years’ experience.
• Professional o volunteer experiences working with Jewish communal institutions.
• Solid clinical skills, and knowledge of evidence-based practices.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with trauma and trauma-focused interventions.
• Hebrew language a plus.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Experience with excel, data collection, and knowledge on how to use search engines to gather data for resource development.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs. Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• This role is hybrid; it will include community-based work that required travel to different locations.
• To perform the job’s essential functions, the candidate must travel within the five boroughs carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to about 10 pounds.
• To perform the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is routinely required to sit (70% of the time) and stand (30% of the time).
• The work environment generally does not involve physical risk or hazardous conditions.