The International Institute of St. Louis is looking for a Social Worker to provide client‑centered, trauma‑informed intensive case management and crisis intervention services to humanitarian parolees, refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders who have been in the U.S less than five years. Under the supervision of the Social Work Program Manager, this position works closely with a team of social service professionals, including client advocates and therapists from diverse backgrounds to meet client needs.

Duties/Responsibilities

• The Social Worker will conduct assessments, service planning, and implementation to assist clients experiencing a wide range of issues including but not limited to health, mental health, domestic violence, and resettlement stress.

• Provide crisis intervention and connection to immediate resources

• Provide holistic and comprehensive intensive case management services to all clients

• Connect and refer clients to appropriate outside agencies

• Meet with clients weekly at either IISTL office or client's home to help monitor progress, assess needs, and establish connection to appropriate resources

• Conduct life skills training with individuals or in a group on topics such as budgeting, public transportation, parenting education, disability education, benefits, medication management, and healthcare navigation.

• Follow‑up with clients and agencies as appropriate to document the use and/or success of referrals

• Conducting outreach and training to help build capacity in the community around working with refugees and immigrants

• Perform other appropriate duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of trauma‑informed and strengths-based frameworks

• Knowledge of intercultural practice frameworks (i.e., cultural competency, cultural humility, cultural responsiveness

• Flexibility in adapting to client issues and team needs

• Ability to manage multi-tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Familiarity with community resources

• Ability to work well as a team member, strong communication skills

• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects concurrently.

• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external customers.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of client and organization's information.

• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365.

Other

• Must have a car and a valid driver's license with proof of insurance

• Multilingual preferred (Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Nepali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali, and/or Spanish preferred)

Education and Experience

• BSW required with 3 years case management experience; MSW preferred

• Experience with international populations preferred

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ST LOUIS: OUR STORY

The International Institute of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization, is our community's immigrant service and information hub. Our programs and services for immigrants, their families, and the wider community are locally and nationally acclaimed. We connect new arrivals with services and resources, engage foreign-born and the wider community, and build a more inclusive community.

Our Philosophy of Service: We SERVE with integrity, empathy, and respect. We are ACCOUNTABLE to our clients, our community, and ourselves. We CULTIVATE our clients' dignity through choice. We support all aspects of immigrant and refugee journeys from ARRIVING to THRIVING.

The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. This is not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.

Candidates of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

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