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The Jewish Board

Licensed Social Workers- Bais Yaakov

The Jewish Board, New York, New York, us, 10261

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2020 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223, USA Req #23904 Monday, January 13, 2025 Make a bigger difference At The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make. Reasons you’ll love working with us: If you have a particular age range or population you’re interested in working with,

you can find your niche here . Our clients and staff are

as diverse as the city

we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We’re committed to supporting your

career development

by encouraging

mobility and advancement

across different program types and jobs. With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can

work close to where you live. Generous vacation time and generous paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy

work/life balance. We offer an

excellent benefits package

with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays. You’ll receive

ongoing support

through high-quality supervision, specialized training from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit. How you can make a bigger difference: The Jewish Board’s Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally competent, person-centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, instill hope, and strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Seymour Askin Counseling Center provides integrated mental health services at an array of Yeshiva Day Schools throughout Brooklyn. The services include clinical consultation with staff, students, and parents; professional training; and psychotherapy through OMH satellite clinics embedded within the school. The social worker provides a link between the Jewish Board and the larger yeshiva community. For eight weeks in the summer, while the school is closed for break, the social worker will provide clinical services at the Seymour Askin Counseling Center, located in Midwood, Brooklyn. KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Working off-site in Bais Yaakov and Yeshiva school settings providing consultation, training, and treatment. Crisis intervention when indicated as part of the treatment. Other duties assigned as clinically indicated. Psychotherapy services provided to children, adolescents, and adults at base clinic. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records, e.g., progress notes, assessments and treatment plans, statistics, and other documentation as required by JB and other governmental licensing and funding entities. CORE COMPETENCIES FOR THE POSITION INCLUDE: Strong interpersonal/relationship-building skills Cultural competence in regard to Orthodox Jewish values and practices Excellent organizational and time-management skills Ability to communicate with staff and other professionals at all levels Solution-focused and collaborative Confidence in ability to present in front of students, professionals, and community members EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED: Master’s degree in counseling or social work from an accredited program AND a New York State License or limited permit in Social Work (LMSW) or Mental Health Counseling (LMHC) is required. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE: Hebrew a plus but not required Must have familiarity and knowledge of Orthodox Jewish Community School-based experience a plus but not required COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED: Experience with documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office software Experience with tele mental health platforms is a plus. VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXTERITY: The candidate should be able to read both paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs. WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT: The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions. To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (90% of the time) and stand (10% of the time). If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits: Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness Free continuing education opportunities 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program Life and disability insurance Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee Who we are: The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us. More on Equal Opportunity: We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources. Job Family Clinical Staff [300s] Job Function Managers 2020 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223, USA

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