Title: Clinical Social Worker

Location: 50 East 168th Street Bronx, NY 10452

Reports to: Vice President, Family Support and Housing Services

About Us:

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve to live in healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities of which residents can be proud. WHEDco’s mission is to create and bridge access in the South Bronx to resources that support thriving neighborhoods – from high-quality early education and after-school programs, to fresh, healthy food, cultural programming, and economic opportunity. See www.whedco.org for more information.

Job Summary:

The Clinical Social Worker (CSW) will be responsible for providing on-site and virtual psychotherapy services to WHEDco program participants, building residents, and members of the local community. The CSW will manage a caseload of individual clients; facilitate support groups and workshops; and perform other related services including advocacy and resource and referral services. The position is full-time and in-person at our Urban Horizon location.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a range of clinical services utilizing individual, family and group modalities.
• Provide advocacy, resource and referral services in the following areas: anxiety and mood disorders, substance abuse, domestic violence, medication management, crisis intervention, etc.
• Develop and maintain linkages within a network of multi-disciplinary human service organizations for information exchange and referrals in the broader community.
• Plan and facilitate workshops and support groups in collaboration with other staff members as per clients' needs.
• Maintain accurate client files in an agency database (PlanStreet)
• Attend meetings that include but are not limited to team meetings, case conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, and regularly scheduled supervisory meetings (individual and group supervision).
• Participate in in-house and external staff development and training activities.
• Perform other related duties as may be requested by the Director.

Qualifications:

• LCSW or LMSW; licensure preferred.
• Minimum of 1 -2 years' experience in providing mental health.
• Knowledge of clinical services, case management, and advocacy in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player; and able to work with a diverse team.
• Able to proactively multi-task and adapt to changing and competing needs.
• Experience in MS Office (including Excel and PowerPoint) and excellent overall computer and database skills.

This position is in-person, Monday through Friday 9-5 (with some possible changes based on client need).

WHEDco affords all qualified applicants equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, or any other category protected by law. WHEDco follows the requirements of the New York Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

WHEDco is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information entered by an employer from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.