Position: Clinical Social Worker
Program: Richard M. Cohen Residence
Reports To: Program Director
Compensation: $56,000 annually (0.8 Full-Time Equivalent). 30 hours per week, flexible. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance and optional retirement, flexible spending account, and commuter benefits.
To Apply: Resumes submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
Deadline: Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until positions are filled. Please note that hiring is contingent upon funding.
About the Organization:
Founded in 1983, Dolores Street Community Services (DSCS) is a multi-issue, multi-strategy nonprofit organization, with an annual budget of $14 million, based in San Francisco's Mission District. Our mission is to nurture individual wellness and cultivate collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society. We provide direct services to meet immediate needs, as well as affect broader change by engaging in advocacy and community organizing, working on a wide range of issues'from homelessness to housing to immigration to employment. We believe deeply that these issues are interconnected and that solidarity and the linking of these issues is core to our work in our efforts to create a more just society.
About the Program:
The Richard M. Cohen Residence is a Transitional Residential Care Facility (TRCF) located in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of San Francisco. The program provides housing and supportive services to 10 individuals living with HIV/AIDS, many of whom were formerly homeless. Services offered include health education, case management, housing navigation, community activities, and food/meal support. The program promotes self-sufficiency and client empowerment and works with each person to identify individualized goals for achieving long-term housing.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for providing care coordination, housing navigation, and therapeutic support to residents of the Richard M. Cohen Residence. The Social Worker is an integral member of the program team by supporting residents with coordinating medical appointments and referrals, conducting individual sessions with residents to meet their behavioral health needs, assisting residents with obtaining long-term permanent housing in collaboration with the Lead Health Promoter, and providing clinical guidance and training to other program staff. The position will report to the Program Director and work collaboratively with a team of Health Promoters.
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Dolores Street Community Services (www.dscs.org) is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks applicants of the greatest diversity possible, including women, people of color, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender individuals, persons with disabilities, and formerly incarcerated individuals.
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