Clinical Social Worker/Therapist

Rising Ground; York; On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity. Each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals through 101 programs in 138 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to building a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn.

The Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) of Rising Ground understands the importance of removing barriers to care and providing trauma-informed services. The TRC aims to transform services for survivors of violent crime, helping victims overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources in the acute aftermath of trauma. The TRC supports recent victims of violent crime, including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence, and human trafficking. The Trauma Recovery Center facilitates healing for survivors of trauma, violence, and loss through an innovative model that blends comprehensive care, advocacy, and outreach.

The Clinical Social Worker/Therapist of the Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) will provide clinical intakes, assessments, planning, and implementing individual and group psychotherapy, assertive outreach, and clinical case management services, using evidence-based practices that are effective for the service population. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for social justice and anti-oppressive practice, ample experience providing clinical services to survivors of trauma, and a desire to work collaboratively with a team of creative and committed advocates. All candidates must have a strong understanding of trauma-based work and experience providing crisis intervention and emotional support to trauma survivors. The ideal candidate recognizes that “the most harmed are the least helped,” understands the importance of removing barriers to care, and has a passion to increase accessibility of services to survivors of violent crimes.

This position is located in our downtown Brooklyn location with a hybrid schedule of 3 office days and 2 days remote. To meet program needs, all staff in the TRC will conduct home visits and accompaniment/advocacy in the community, as needed.

Responsibilities

Clinical Intervention, Consultation, Psychotherapy, Liaison, Outreach and Case Management:

• Conduct clinical intakes of new clients using a trauma-informed approach and identify service needs when appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and emotional support to clients.
• Deliver short-term, trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy as well as comprehensive clinical case management, liaison with other health care providers, and referral and accompaniment to community services when appropriate.
• Visit patients at home and/or in the community for outreach and follow-up if the patient is unable to keep regularly scheduled appointments.
• Manage a caseload of complex clients, all of whom have histories of trauma, including acute and chronic physical and sexual abuse, and are victims of interpersonal violence.
• Utilize knowledge of mental health, medical, and community resources in New York City and maintain familiarity with new programs.
• Develop a comprehensive treatment and service plan for each client, integrating knowledge from a wide range of human service resources.
• Facilitate coordination of services among various agencies; advocate for and link clients to needed services.

Clinical Supervision, Teaching, Training, and Program Development:

• Provide supervision to clinical interns.
• Participate in in-service trainings and case conferences.
• Conduct community presentations.
• Assist with program development, including identification and implementation of measurement-guided mental health treatment.

Record Keeping, Administration, and Other Duties:

• Maintain client records according to program requirements.
• Record data in client’s chart according to program standards.
• Meet program productivity standards and complete documentation of services in a timely manner.
• Assist in processing Quality Improvement requests and data collection for program evaluation and research purposes.
• Attend staff meetings and other assigned meetings; participate in training sessions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bi-lingual Haitian-Creole/English or Spanish/English preferred.
• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, or related field.
• MSW with clinical experience. Licensure within 6 months of hire (LCSW, LMSW, or LMHC) required.
• Training in evidence-based practices designed to support survivors of trauma preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of trauma and its intersections.
• Ability to move between different treatment approaches based on client needs.
• Demonstrate cultural humility and a strengths-based, recovery philosophy.

Annual Salary Range: $70,000 - $75,000

EEO

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions.