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SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER                                                               POSTED: 6/27/08

Purpose: The Youth Service Providers Network (YSPN) is a program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston in partnership with the Boston Police Department. YSPN’s mission is to respond to at-risk youth and their families who are referred by police officers.  The lead social worker is based in a district police station and supervises one district based social worker.  Using YSPN's Three-Tier Model, the social workers will develop and provide appropriate intervention and treatment strategies including referral and follow-up to available community based service provider(s).

Direct Practice responsibilities include:                                                   

  • Introductory phone calls to youth and families

  • Home visits, intakes and assessments, referrals, advocacy, clinical case management, crisis intervention and linkage to community based services.

  • Individual and family counseling

  • Set up and lead case conferences for clients with families and providers

  • Develop and maintain relationships with community-based service providers and other public/private providers such as the Department of Social Services, Department of Youth Services, churches, schools, courts, etc.

  • Respond to critical incidents in the community with services to youth and families around violence, death and trauma.

  • Attend community based meetings pertinent to needs/issues of youth in community

  • Maintain accurate and timely case records via database

  • Participate in weekly individual supervision, group supervision & staff meetings

Lead Responsibilities include:

  • Provide weekly individual supervision to one district based social worker (DBSW)

  • Supervise all 1st time home-visits & assessments with supervisee, DBSW

  • Triage all new client referrals with supervisee

  • Oversee & monitor all ongoing cases & treatment plans of supervisee

  • Provide immediate consultation & support to supervisee’s around client & case crises

  • Facilitate higher level advocacy with the supervisors & managers of other systems

  • Monitor documentation of cases via database reports & supervisors’ checklist

  • Review and revise supervisee’s monthly reports for the district police Captain

  • Provide coverage for other DBSW’s as needed

  • Maintain own caseload

  • Perform other related duties as needed & directed

Qualifications:

  • MSW required

  • LICSW or LICSW eligible preferred  (LCSW considered based on experience)

  • Minimum 1-2 years of supervisory experience (clinical supervision)

  • 1-3 years work experience with high risk urban youth and their families

  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a  team as well as being highly self-directed

  • Excellent written, verbal & organizational skills

  • Sense of humor and flexibility needed

  • Demonstrated ability to work across cultures, ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic groups