Social Worker LMSW / LCSW (Program Manager)

NEW HIRE BONUS : $500, or $750 if Bilingual in English / Spanish!

Hope For Youth's Residential Services Department provides community based, trauma informed, youth and family driven care to adolescents and young adults in Nassau and Suffolk County. Serving youth from varying points of entry with the child welfare system, juvenile justice system, and runaway and homeless youth / young adults, the opportunities to alter the trajectory for youth in need are abundant. Youth are supported 24 / 7 by a team of multi-disciplinary professionals, paraprofessionals, and agency administration that consistently meets standards for accreditation and licensing regulations.

The Social Worker at the Seaford Boys Group Home must be a licensed social worker (LMSW or LCSW), providing informal clinical support and case management for up to 7 youth residing in the home. Maintaining a focus on the overall mission of the agency, and the Residential Department, the licensed Social Worker / Program Manager supports and empowers our youth and their families to build resiliency and become self-sufficient to achieve their fullest potential. Work includes individual meetings, family and permanency team meetings, home visits, collaboration with community partners, and crisis intervention.

Key Responsibilities :

• Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in the program practice guide and employee manual.
• Provide overall management of assigned site.
• Complete necessary reports and case documentation.
• Liaise with DSS, schools, and other child and youth collateral contacts.
• Provide crisis intervention and counseling as needed.
• Provide supervisees with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to succeed.
• Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct.
• Prepare psychosocial assessments.
• Collaborate and coordinate with the aftercare caseworker on discharge planning and aftercare services.
• Conduct home visits.
• Support other projects and residential locations, as needed.
• Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs of the clients, the program, Hope for Youth, oversight agencies, and other regulatory obligations.

How You Will Typically Spend Your Time :

Minimum Qualifications for this job are :

Schedule : Full-time, 35-hour workweek

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to : Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, and for some roles, a physical exam and drug testing. Hope For Youth, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Additional Pay Range Information

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