Social Worker

East Side House (ESH) is a community resource in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. We believe education is the key that enables all people to create economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their community. ESH’s Adult & Workforce Programs align with our mission by providing high quality programs and services within community centers and school partnerships.

Requirements

• Complete initial needs assessment with participant/family.
• Build relationships with participating clients through consistent individual/group counseling sessions or mediations.
• Develop plan for interventions and will include, but not be limited to, gathering information from program leaders, staff, and members.
• Use validated tools to screen consenting members for mental health symptoms and re-screen members at appropriate intervals (which will vary, based on population needs and the interventions selected) to identify changes in symptoms and adjust clinical services.
• Provide on-site clinical counseling services for participants.
• Provide community referrals for participants and family as needed.
• Provide clinical counseling and connections to additional treatment as needed.
• Make recommendations related to methods to promote engagement to increase program participation.
• Ability to maintain a HIPAA compliant professional work environment.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with residents and their families and aids when needed.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and recommends improvements and more efficient ways of operating the department.
• Serve as an internal liaison to link participants and families offered throughout ESH’s programs (i.e., childcare, after school, community and school-based programs, workforce, post-secondary, etc.)

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan