Description
Social Service Lead / Team Leader (LCSW)
Position Summary:
Provide clinical leadership and supervision for social service staff while ensuring high-quality care for shelter clients with mental health, substance use, and housing-related needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise social workers and case managers; manage caseloads.
- Conduct psychosocial assessments and crisis interventions.
- Provide individual counseling and facilitate 3 weekly group sessions.
- Review and approve clinical documentation; ensure DHS compliance.
- Connect clients to mental health, substance abuse, and community resources.
- Collaborate with medical and behavioral health providers.
- Support staff training, onboarding, and program development.
Qualifications
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
- Minimum 2 years post-graduate clinical experience.
- Previous supervisory experience required.
- Experience working with homeless adults, mental illness, and substance use disorders.
- Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Harm Reduction, and Recovery-Oriented practices.
- Strong documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
Schedule & Requirements
- Availability for evenings, occasional Saturdays, and some holidays.
- Ability to escort clients to appointments and navigate stairs as needed.
Pay rate: $55 per hour
Bronx, NY
Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM
In Person
Temporary position
Benefits:
We offer eligible employees competitive pay and access to a range of benefits and support programs based on assignment type, schedule, length of employment, and eligibility requirements, including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, short-term disability, 401(k), employee assistance, childcare assistance, discounts, paid holidays, and longevity bonuses. Depending on the benefit, cost may be paid by the Company, the employee, or shared between both.
EOE:
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.
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