Bilingual Social Worker

SUMMARY :

This position is an exciting opportunity to serve with one of the most respected and impactful organizations in the Northern Virginia area. Central Union Mission has been serving the homeless and low-income families in the DC area for 140 years. The Mission has some of the most strategic programs in the nation for combatting homelessness and poverty. The individual in this position will provide services and support at the Mission’s Northern Virginia Campus, Mission : NOVA.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

Essential duties and functions include, but are not limited to the following :

80% Case Management and Related Services and Supports

• Conduct intake and assessments : cognitive, functional, environmental, psychosocial data, etc.
• Provide counseling support
• Conduct crisis intervention support
• Refer clients to available therapeutic, social service, educational and medical resources when appropriate
• Plan, seek, advocate, and monitor services from various social service or health care organizations and staff on behalf of a client.
• Assist with developing support systems to meet client needs by identifying and coordinating with a variety of available service providers necessary to maintain independent living, self-sufficiency and family stabilization
• Actively pursue venues to acquire knowledge of the broader community that enhances the service delivery process
• Plan, coordinate and execute, as appropriate, events that promote well-being (spiritual health, mental health, social-emotional, cognitive, physiological, environmental, financial, etc.)
• Become familiar and gain a working knowledge of agency policies and procedures
• Assist in completing surveys and other types of information gathering
• Assist population in completing critical applications (food stamps, Social Security, identification cards, birth-certificates, job / housing searches, etc.)
• Coordinate with the Senior Director of Social work and others to refer clients to immigration services from partner providers
• Learn about the special needs, intervention strategies, and behavioral approaches for individuals with challenges such as domestic violence, substance abuse, diversity and family / inter-generational concerns and other challenging issues that plague the population
• Attend professional development trainings, as available and appropriate
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with team members
• Maintain a flexible schedule, adaptive to the needs of the ministry

5% Resource Development and Acquisition (not fundraising)

10% Ministry Documentation Support

5% Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :