Health Center Social Worker

About the Company

For over 50 years, Covenant House New York (CHNY) has been at the forefront of transforming lives by providing comprehensive shelter, housing, and wrap-around support services for vulnerable homeless, runaway, and exploited youth. CHNY impacts the lives of over 1,500 young people aged 16-24 every year.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial evaluations utilizing assessment tools such as the PHQ-9 and CRAAFT
• Provide individual and group counseling and psychoeducation with a specialization in substance use
• Perform short-term crisis intervention, advocacy, and follow-up for a designated caseload
• Collaborate with Health Center, AHT, legal, and residential teams to provide wrap-around services
• Complete psychosocial assessments and identify mental health, social, and emotional needs
• Link clients to community-based providers for long-term mental health and substance use support
• Provide consultation and training to Social Workers, Case Managers, and program staff
• Document in required systems of record in a timely and accurate manner
• Provide dotted line CASAC supervisory support to the Integrated Behavioral Health Specialist

Requirements

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or LMHC
• CASAC certification
• Minimum of two years of experience providing counseling and casework with at-risk youth (internships considered)
• Solid assessment, interviewing, and crisis intervention skills
• Experience documenting on an EMR
• Knowledge of trauma and mental health issues facing multi-stressed youth and families

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual skills
• Experience working in a homeless shelter, residential, or healthcare setting
• Experience utilizing evidence-based models (TF-CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing)

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Life and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability insurance
• PTO including three weeks of vacation in the first year, ten holidays, 13 sick days, and five personal days
• 403b with employer contribution after 12 months