Description

The Safe Horizon DV Shelter Program provides safe and confidential spaces for DV Survivors and their children. We are committed to providing these services with empathy, compassion, professionalism, non-judgement, and respect. Our spaces respect survivors’ right to self-determination and focus on giving families and individuals the space, both emotional and physical, to heal from the victimization and trauma they have experienced.

Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, a Supervising Social Worker is responsible for the following:

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches.
• Provide direct client services, including complex case management and consultation, crisis intervention, supportive counseling and advocacy on behalf of and in partnership with clients
• Conduct client intakes, safety assessment and risk management
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and case files, including reports for funders, utilizing an electronic case record system
• In absence of director, SSW will assume site leadership, where appropriate
• Ability to carry a caseload in the absence of case management staff;
• Provide reflective individual and group supervision to Case Managers, Childcare Aides and Housing Specialist;
• Use supervision and observations to coach and help improve staff’s trauma-informed practices when providing case management, childcare and housing services;
• Manage and stay attuned to a diverse multi-disciplinary team (case managers, childcare aides, housing specialist);
• Use safety assessment and risk management (SARM) when conducting family and mental assessments by prioritizing engagement and risks, understanding triggers and protective strategies and connecting clients to appropriate mental health services as needed;
• Understand and respond to vicarious trauma with an emphasis on self-care;
• Facilitating/Co-facilitating and overseeing the content of support groups;
• Opportunity to obtain clinical hours and receive supervision with an LCSW
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

•  MSW
• 2 years of relevant social service experience and/or supervisory experience