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APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE SUPERVISOR SOCIAL WORKER CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE
The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is comprised of 2000 employees and with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion is one of the largest organizations of its kind committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City. Collaborating with other public agencies and notforprofit partners DHS works to prevent homelessness before it occurs reduce street homelessness and assist New Yorkers to transition from shelter into appropriate permanent housing. DHS is responsible for management of over 200 facilities which mainly are individual and family shelters used as overnight residences for over 38000 adults and children. DHSs portfolio covers approximately 4M square feet.
The Division of Shelter Intake is responsible for the oversight of the daytoday operations of the agencys Single Adult Adult Families and Families with Childrens intake and assessment sites both directly run and contracted providers. This Division is responsible for ensuring that the Citys most vulnerable population can access shelter per eligibility criteria 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year.
The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting one (1) Supervisor III (SOCIAL WORKER) who will:
Supervise teams of Social Workers Social Work Supervisors Social Service Supervisors Community Coordinators and student interns who conduct strengthsbased needs assessments at Intake and in the field focused on immediate housing crises of those families presenting for services.
Ensure staff efficiently communicate to colleagues and supervisors orally and in writing the findings of such assessments such as circumstances and needs of the presenting families staff explain the range of services that DHS offers and direct the families to appropriate services including other City agencies communitybased organizations prevention services and family shelter intake.
Help families retain and return to stable housing in the community through crisis counseling mediation referral services benefits advocacy and collaborative service planning.
Conduct conferences at Intake in conjunction with Eligibility Staff Homebase homeless prevention providers HRA other City Agencies and CommunityBased Organizations to identify the best course of action to help families move toward increasing stability.
Support the intake and eligibility process by overseeing psychiatric and substance use assessments for families who report or exhibit signs or symptoms of such issues to ascertain the degree to which these issues might impact capacity to navigate or utilize social services.
Oversee the daytoday operations of the Resource Room guide staff in the development implementation and achievement of program goals including enhancing diversion and prevention efforts through effective service provision at Family Intake.
Handle administrative operational programmatic and related issues affecting the management of the Resource Room and be an effective liaison with Agency Staff as well as staff in other City State and Federal Agencies with which the Resource Room interact to best serve families in need.
Ensure that the Resource Room provides quality service utilizes all program tools document diversion efforts appropriately and comply with agency guidelines.
* Based on 24/7 Coverage.
Hours/Schedule: Tuesday Saturday 4:00 PM 12:00 AM.
Qualifications :
1. A Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work and three years of fulltime satisfactory experience practicing social work utilizing one or a combination of casework group work and community organization methodologies at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
2. Certification/License Requirements: A valid Certified Social Worker (CSW) certificate or Licensed Master of Social Work license (LMSW) issued by the New York State Department of Education must be obtained within one year of the date of appointment. Employees who fail to obtain their CSW or LMSW within one year after appointment will automatically have their probationary period extended for no more than six months. Failure to obtain the CSW or LMSW by the end of 18 months of service will result in dismissal.
3. Special Note: Section 424a of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with childcare responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report. The agency has the discretion to assign a candidate who has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report to a position with no childcare responsibilities.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
