We are partnering with York Street Project (a ministry of Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace) to hire a Social Worker Supervisor with a background in psychosocial/clinical responsibilities for the organization's housing program. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable and skilled in working with vulnerable and at-risk populations, helping them stabilize their families and grow toward self-sufficiency and independence. This is a full-time, onsite position located in Jersey City, NJ.

Overview:

• Supervisory responsibilities include assigning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling work for staff and social work interns; evaluating and managing performance; interviewing, hiring, and orienting new employees; training employees when necessary; making salary recommendations; and recommending coaching, discipline, or termination when necessary.
• Assessing the psycho-social status and needs of housing unstable families and their children
• Recruiting new families for housing programs and Participating in the interview and intake process
• Assisting in the development of individual service plans
• Carrying out social evaluations through individual therapy sessions and planning interventions based on the findings
• Maintaining clinical records on all participants
• Utilizing the internal database (Apricot) to maintain client documents
• Utilizing the national homeless database Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to manage intakes and discharges
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community agencies/partners that can supplement services to participants.
  • Serves as liaison between participant and community agencies/partners
  • Acts as support service team’s point of contact for all specialty programming and services (i.e. mental health, behavioral health, substance use, domestic violence, child welfare, etc.)
• Provides information and referral services for community resources to participants
• Attending interdisciplinary group meetings; and attending and participating in community meetings.
• Actively participating in the planning and execution of activities and events that improve the quality of life and stabilization of families.
• Researching and keeping current with evidence-based therapeutic services, tools, and clinical models
• Supervising MSW interns (supervision, instruction, and assessment):
  • Acts as point of contact with the School of Social Work department
  • Possesses or willing to complete Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Valid and current LMSW license
• Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) certified or willingness to complete
• Prior work with poor/minority groups, especially young women and children.
• Ability to practice on individual, family and group level.
• Able to analyze, assess and intervene on systemic level.
• Possess diagnostic and treatment skills.
• Theoretical appreciation and practice in family system model, Comprehensive Youth Centered Service Model, Trauma Informed Care, Critical Time Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Strengths Based therapeutic models.
• Knowledgeable of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in supervising and managing staff.
• Able to analyze, assess and intervene on systemic level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience with case management or related software and databases is a plus!
• Ability to work with ethnic and racial minority groups, especially women and children.
• Commitment to establish a model of personal and institutional development that flows from values of inclusiveness and cooperation.
• Commitment to values of mutuality and collaboration.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Bilingual/Spanish preferred.

Benefits for Full-time Employees:

• Excellent health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Life Insurance