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Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc (www.praxishousing.org).
Title: Director Social Services Tier II Shelter
Supervisor: Site Director
Category: Exempt
Job Summary:
The Director of Social Services, is responsible for the supervision of all social workers, case managers, housing specialist and entitlement benefits specialist. The DSS will coordinate and schedule case conferences to review psycho-socials and the implementation of ILP. Provide bi weekly individual and team supervision to social workers and supportive services personnel .Will report to the Program Director for supervision. .
Duties:
- Meet and greet all new families for an orientation of program services and code of conduct requirements.
- Coordinates the work of the Social Service team to ensure effective service delivery to families. Schedules Multi-disciplinary teams at the site to optimize staff availability to clients and staff access to on site services.
- Develop relationships with local schools, and supportive services providers.
- Conducts quality assurance spot checks ( e.g. , sitting in on a Caseworker’s group) on a regular basis. Reviews individual case files and social service plans on a monthly basis for quality assurance and efficacy.
- Reports monthly to Program Director on housing placements.
- Intervene and review all client complaints, ensuring timely and fair resolution.
- Conducts Resident meetings to keep residents abreast of developments.
- Administers Praxis & DHS Code of conduct policies.
- Ensures readiness for audits by governmental agencies.
- Is on call 24 hours a day/seven days a week in case of emergencies.
- Enforces Program Operations building protocol, ensure that incident reports are filled properly and timely with DHS and Praxis standards.
- Submits monthly reports as scheduled to applicable stakeholders.
- Attends required trainings and meetings.
- Performs any other duties, as required by supervisor.
Qualifications:
Education: MSW, LMSW, Family counseling practice a plus
Experience:
Relevant experience of five years working in the NYC Shelter system.
Skills:
Commitment to working with homeless families with children in a Tier II Shelter.
Computer literacy; CARES, Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
Fluency in Spanish a plus.
Praxis is an equal Opportunity employer.
Benefits: Vacation, sick and 10 paid holidays. 403B retirement fund and major medical.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person