Social Worker, Mental Health

Location: New York

# Social Worker Long Island City - Long Island City, NY 11101## Overview Salary Range $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary/year Position Type Full-Time Exempt## Description
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* Title:

** Social Worker
** Unit:
** RISE (Transitional Services)
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* Reports to:

** Assistant Director of Community Services
** Status:
** Full-Time;
Regular;
Exempt
** Salary Range:**            $70,000 to $75,000 annually
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* Location:

** Long Island City and New York City Jails
** Days/

Hours:

** 35 hours per week (various shifts)
This position is represented by OPEIU Local 153
** Organization Overview:
** The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 57 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with over $90 million in annual budget with approximately 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.

The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program.

Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 18,000 people a year. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.
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* Position Summary:

** The Social Worker hired for this role will support The Fortune Society’s Pre and Post-Release Transitional Services Program. The Social Worker will engage with the Transitional Services Program team and participants enrolled in the program with the goal of destigmatizing mental health and substance use treatment through the use of psychoeducation, brief clinical intervention, and assistance with referrals to additional support.

The Social Worker will support the Transitional Service staff by consulting about the needs of specific high-risk participants. Additionally, the Social Worker will be responsible for facilitating wellness groups both in the community and in Rikers Island for people returning home from New York City Jails to heal, create community, and provide a supportive environment.
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* Core Competencies:

**** Mission and Fit**:
Embodies Fortune’s mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.
** Client Engagement:
** The successful candidate will be able to complete required screening tools to build comprehensive psychosocial…