Social Worker ​/ Clinician: LGBTQ+ Clients

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The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy. We were one of the first LGBTQ anti-violence organizations in the country and are a national leader in the anti-violence movement.

The Clinician is a member of AVP's Client Services department and provides direct crisis support to LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected survivors of violence. This includes individual and group counseling, advocacy, accompaniment, information and referrals, and identity-affirming, trauma-informed crisis support. The Clinician works alongside colleagues in Client Services, Legal Services, and External Affairs (training, communications, fundraising) to deliver integrated support to survivors.

AVP's work involves supporting community members through crisis, which makes it a priority to ensure that the work environment and organizational culture enable staff to show up at their best, both in the moment and over the long term. Clinicians receive weekly individual supervision, participate in clinical case conference, and have access to professional development support, including for those pursuing an LCSW.

The Clinician also contributes to the accuracy and integrity of AVP's program data. Complete and timely case documentation supports continuity of care for clients, allows AVP to meet its contractual and ethical obligations, and helps the agency identify emerging community needs.

AVP is a proudly unionized workplace. This Clinician position is part of the staff bargaining unit, and employment in this position requires membership in the staff union, Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153.

Provides trauma-informed, identity-affirming crisis intervention and ongoing support to survivors, meeting clients where they are and supporting their self-determination throughout.

• Provides crisis intervention services and conducts intake assessments for incoming hotline calls and walk-ins.
• Provides ongoing services, including but not limited to:
  • individual and group counseling;
  • advocacy and accompaniment, supporting clients' access to support and services by helping them navigate barriers, including those rooted in institutionalized discrimination, bias, and violence;
  • follow-up contacts;
  • information and referrals.
• Assists clients in filing for New York State Office of Victim Services compensation.
• Participates in the design, development, planning, implementation, facilitation, and evaluation of support groups.
• Coordinates with the Legal Services department to provide clients with integrated social and legal services.
• Coordinates with the External Affairs department on outreach, community education, and professional training regarding intersecting forms of violence within and against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities across New York City.
• Provides hotline coverage during office hours and may occasionally provide back-up support to volunteer hotline counselors overnight and after office hours, rotating with other staff on a schedule set in advance wherever possible.

Contributes to the quality and continuous improvement of Client Services programming, and participates fully in the supervision, training, and team structures that sustain quality of care.

• Participates in weekly supervision, Client Services department meetings, trainings, and clinical case conference meetings.
• Leads case conference meetings on a rotational basis.
• Contributes to the development and refinement of Client Services programming, bringing forward observations from direct practice about what is and is not working for clients.
• Participates in in-service training and external trainings and seminars as appropriate.
• Assists with and attends AVP events as needed, such as Pride and other community events.

Maintains accurate, timely, and confidential records that support continuity of client care and AVP's contractual and ethical obligations.

• Enters all client data and case notes into AVP's case-management system accurately and within established time frames.
• Maintains confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries, including compliance with HIPAA and AVP's data privacy and security protocols.

Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with clear reporting lines and regular access to supervisory support.

• Receives weekly individual supervision.
• Works closely with other Client Services staff, collaborating on cases and programs.
• Works closely with staff in the External Affairs and Legal Services departments, collaborating on cases and on cross-departmental training and programming.

Other duties as assigned.

• Clinical Credentials:
  An MSW degree with LMSW eligibility, or a related master's…