Director of Supportive Services/LMSW/LMHC
Job Description
Job Description
Agency Overview:
Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.
Program Overview: The Opportunity Youth Programs at Commonpoint provide services to out of school and out of work youth, ages 17-24. Opportunity Youth Programs include GED classes, vocational training classes, paid internship opportunities, and employment placement assistance. We serve youth who have dropped out of high school, are pregnant or parenting, receiving foster care services, are engaged with the juvenile justice system, experiencing homelessness, had an IEP in high school, reside in high poverty areas, or who are unemployed. Participants receive additional support through intensive case management and wraparound services.
Position and Department Details: Commonpoint is seeking to hire a Licensed Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who will provide guidance and support to the Opportunity Youth participants for Train & Earn and staff. The Director of Supportive Services will be responsible for connecting participants to needed resources, assisting with referrals, providing crisis intervention for participants, and supervising Case Managers and Social Work Interns.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Director of Supportive Services for Opportunity Youth will:
● Identify participants’ needs and facilitate community partnerships to help develop resources.
● Maintain a referral tracker to monitor participants’ barriers and progress in referral processes.
● Support in crisis intervention as needed.
● Provide short term counseling to participants waiting for referrals.
● Provide continued case review with high-risk cases under program directors.
● Oversee Case Managers and ensure case notes are reviewed, approved and entered into PTS by the program deadline.
● Support Case Managers with mental health assessments, Individual Service Strategy (ISS) needs, and support groups to program participants.
● Act as site SIFI supervisor for social work interns.
● Assist Case Managers and Support Skills Instructor with workshops.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
● LMSW, LMHC, or CLSW.
● 3-5 years of experience working with at-risk youth.
● Sensitivity towards, and ability to, work with diverse individuals including, but not limited to, immigrants, single parents, English language learners, low-income youth, and high-barrier-to-employment population.
● Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
● Able to work out of other Commonpoint locations as needed.
● Willingness to attend local community partnership meetings to learn about resources for participants.
● Occasional weekend and evening hours will be necessary.
● Sifi Certified, preferred.
Location: Must travel to various locations
Schedule: Mon-Fri. Regular Shifts 8am-4pm, or 9am-5pm and with flexibility for occasional weekends/evenings (in-person assignment)
Salary: $70,000
How to Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and résumé, as a Word or PDF document only, to Veronica Pineros at vpineros@commonpoint.org. Please indicate “Director of Supportive Services" in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.