Social Worker Licensed

Make a bigger difference

At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

Reasons you'll love working with us:

If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.

With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.

Generous vacation time and generous paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.

We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.

You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

How you can make a bigger difference:

The Jewish Board's Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally competent, person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities.

The Social Worker is responsible for providing necessary clinical intervention within the realm of the program. Provide Culturally competent and sensitive services. The Seymour Askin Counseling Center is a licensed outpatient mental health clinic that provides services to all age groups from young children to adolescents and adults. The clinic offers a full spectrum of services to address mental health needs related to trauma, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, substance abuse, and social isolation as well as other emotional health issues. Short and long-term treatment of children, adolescents and adults at base clinic.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Short and long-term treatment of children, adolescents and adults at base clinic.

Working off -site in Bais Yaakov school settings providing treatment and consultation. Consultations may include providing workshops in classroom, for parents and teachers.

Crisis intervention when indicated as part of the treatment.

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records, e.g. progress notes, assessments and treatment plans, statistics, and other documentation as required by JB and other governmental licensing and funding entities.

Coordinate all services for consumers, including day programs, medical care, transportation, summer camps, summer programs, recreational activities, and community inclusion (Person Centered Planning).

Liaise between Department and consumer's family members, and relevant community members. Provide family limited counseling.

Prepare integrative treatment plan, based on all assessments from the other professionals and Direct Care Workers.

Lead weekly team meetings. Keep minutes of team meetings and ensure follow-up as necessary from meetings.

Conduct meetings to ensure proper treatment, progress in program and coordination of goals.

Attend annual case conference at day program or school.

Train Direct Care Workers, as necessary.

Participate in audit preparation.

Work with intake coordinator on intake process for new consumers.

Work with Direct Care Workers to enhance communication and cooperation between them and consumer families.

Complete paperwork in a timely manner.

Other duties as assigned.

This is a full-time position.

Other duties assigned as clinically indicated.

Qualifications:

The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented individuals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:

Master's degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program AND a New York State License or limited permit in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC); Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), or social work (LMSW) required.

Must have familiarity and knowledge of Orthodox Jewish Community

School based experience a plus but not required

If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days

Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans

Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness

Free continuing education opportunities

403(b) retirement benefits and a pension

Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation

24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program

Life and disability insurance

Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]

Job Function Managers

Pay Type Salary

Employment Indicator 8832 - Physician & Clerical

Min Hiring Rate $60,000.00

Travel Required Yes

Required Education Master's Degree

Minimum Salary: 16 Maximum Salary: 60000.00 Salary Unit: Yearly