Social Worker

Adolescent Residential Program, Brooklyn/ Queens, NY

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Outreach Development Corporation is looking for a Primary Social Worker to work in our Greenpoint Brooklyn Outpatient / Ridgewood Residential program.

The Qualifications/requirements For This Role Are

• You should have evidence-based knowledge of working with chemical dependence and co-occurring mental health issues.
• You should possess a CASAC- T, or CASAC, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, MHC-LP, MSW-LP.
• 2-3 years of experience dealing with substance abuse disorders.
• 1-2 years of experience with clients with co-occurring and mental health disorders.
• 1-2 years of experience working in an OASAS-funded facility is a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish / Polish) a plus.
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
  
  

This is a Full-time Exempt position.

This Role Job Description Entails The Following

The Primary Counselor is responsible for the delivery and implementation of supervision, support, and clinical services to a population of chemically dependent clients with co-occurring and mental health problems.

• Provide various clinical or substance abuse services.
• Conduct intakes and monitor individual, group, and family therapies.
• Develop service plans and conduct reviews as needed throughout treatment.
• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, referrals, and intervention services.
• Complete and maintain documentation according to federal and state guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
  
  

At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected.

Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach’s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.

Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010.

Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment.

An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.

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