Nova Social Worker

Nova Social Worker

The Office of Domestic Violence is recruiting two (2) Social Workers to function as No

VA/PATH Social Workers who will:

• Provide individual crisis intervention, short term trauma counseling and ongoing safety planning
• Conduct screening and assessment to determine eligibility for DV shelter placement
• Provide on-site counseling services to clients. Formulate an evaluation and treatment
• Assess service needs and provide individual counseling services to clients
• Make appropriate referrals to social/other services as needed. Follow-up to ensure receipt of services
• Participate in case conferences and providing DV consultation for DHS social worker staff
• Participation in training for DHS staff on domestic violence and related issues
• Assistance with domestic violence shelter placement when appropriate
• Provide advocacy services, as required
• Maintain case records for each client with required information. Maintain statistical and written records, as required
• Provide services in centrally based or out-stations Human Resources Administration (HRA and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) facilities

Hours/

Schedule:

10-6 (Sunday through Thursday) Must be available to work weekends and holidays

Applicants must be permanent in the social worker civil service title. If you are hired provisionally in this title, you must take and pass the civil service exam, when it becomes available, to be eligible for continued employment. The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).

HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

Domestic Violence Services (DVS) provides a variety of comprehensive immediate and long-term support services to survivors of Domestic Violence and their families. DVS provides oversight for the largest domestic shelter system in the country which provides temporary emergency housing, and supportive services to over 17,500 victims of domestic violence and their children annually. DVS provides oversight and funding for the 24-hour domestic violence hotline.

DVS also administers the No Violence Again (NOVA) program located at the DHS intake center and the Domestic Violence Liaison Unit, which provides domestic violence counseling and intervention at Job Centers. DVS partners with a network of community-based organizations, that provide counseling, legal services, financial development services, and job readiness for domestic violence survivors. In addition, DVS leads a nationally recognized domestic violence primary prevention effort, the Teen Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP).

The No

VA (No Violence Again) Program addresses the needs of domestic violence victims seeking emergency housing from the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and provides assessments, crisis counseling and referrals to domestic violence shelters, information about entitlements, advocacy and group counseling and a wide range of other services include legal intervention. The No

VA program consists of the Assessment Units located at the DHS PATH Family Intake Center and the DHS Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC) and the No

VA/MRT-Consultation Unit. Clients are referred to No

VA when presenting issues of domestic violence that could be contributing to the need for homeless services.