Bilingual School Social Worker
BILINGUAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER (LMSW)
SCHOOL HEALTH DEMO PROJECT
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s School Health Demonstration Project provides comprehensive health and mental health services to public school children ages 2-12 years old. Since 1982, our (3) Queens school-based health centers have been instrumental in delivering mental health services to prevent chronic disease and promote the health and well-being of children in underserved communities. We are currently seeking an energetic, compassionate, caring Licensed School Social Worker for an immediate full-time opportunity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain active social work caseload, including but not limited to: distributing mental health screenings to enrolled population
- Providing individual and family counseling services via telehealth; classroom workshops and parent workshops.
- Provide direct service to patients with engagement of families as indicated using a variety of social work modalities between the hours 7.30 am to 4.00 pm, Monday thru Friday.
- On-site services at the SBHC include mental health care individual setting, including assessment, treatment, referral, and crisis intervention.
- Primary prevention; individual mental health assessment, treatment, and follow-up.
- Crisis intervention; short and long-term counseling; linkage with community counseling; group and family counseling; and case management.
- Develop and implement child development activities, classroom outreach and presentations.
- Provide advocacy to facilitate and ensure (patient / client) access to health care and other related services.
- Record, update and maintain appropriate patient care documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have master’s degree in social work and possess NYS LMSW Licensure.
- Must have LMSW license
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
- Prior experience in a school setting or as an LMSW required.
- Prior experience managing ACS calls.
- Prior experience with managing situations of suspected child abuse and making reports to the SCR.
- MUST HAVE access to the vehicle and be able to commute to alternate school site 1-2 times per week. (P.S. 223 & P.S. 155)
SALARY: $73,462.08/yr. - $98,965.38/yr. DOE Plus Full 1199 Union Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION,
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PLEASE FORWARD RESUME IN CONFIDENCE TO:
(718) 206-6839