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USD 48000 - 52000
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Job Description
Overview
Catholic Charities is seeking a fulltime Social Worker (MSW) for our Family Enrichment department. Those credentialed as a mental health counselor could be an ideal fit for this position. The office location is 1581 Bailey Ave Buffalo NY 14212.
Catholic Charities is a nonprofit organization that offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo NY is the most comprehensive human service provider serving the eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40 professionally staffed locations. Our programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages basic emergency assistance including operating 8 food pantries mental health services chemical dependency treatment educational and job readiness services services to older adults marriage counseling immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues. We strive to provide HOPE for all seasons.
Job Responsibilities
- Exemplify Catholic Charities mission vision guiding principles and values. Cultivate a culture of equity and inclusion.
- Communicate comply with promote and monitor integrity and ethical performance consistent with Catholic Charities Corporate Compliance Code of Ethics HIPAA legal mandates & labor laws managing contractual/funder regulations & accreditation standards regulations policies and procedures e.g. COA BBB)
- Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members
- Provide clientcentered strengthsbased solutionfocused traumainformed care in the context of systems. Cultivate a culture of sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the familys ecological context.
- Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients
- Continuously work to engage the parent primary caregiver family members supports and collateral contacts including (counselors ECDSS etc...
- Is respectful empowering strengthfocused responsive empathic and able work with parents to challenge behaviors and increase their understanding of their childrens needs.
- Demonstrates ability to intervene when needed during access to ensure childrens safety.
- Willing and able to work with mandated clients and deescalate and/or manage conflict if it arises
Qualifications
- Masters degree in clinical or counseling Psychology Social Work or a related subject area preferred or a bachelors degree with experience working with family and/or youth services will be considered. New masters level graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Consistent use of strengthsbased traumainformed care approach.
- Effective assessment and engagement skills with mandated clients.
- Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule including two evenings and one partial weekend day to facilitate visits.
- As responsibilities may require travel including transporting children must have appropriate and reliable transportation and an agencyrequired level of auto insurance coverage and be able to travel as needed.
What We Offer
- 35 hours per week hybrid/flexible schedule
- 13 paid holidays
- 25 PTO days per year Prorated based on first year start date)
- Comprehensive health dental & vision offerings for fulltime
- Employerpaid life insurance for fulltime
- Ancillary benefit offerings for fulltime
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option for fulltime
- Health Savings Account (HSA) when electing a high deductible health plan for fulltime
- Employerpaid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 403b Retirement Plan Eligible after first pay period) with employer contribution after six months
- Training & Development Opportunities
Applicants: Please note that all positions with Catholic Charites of Buffalo are worked in New York State.
Compensation range may vary based on factors including but not limited to skills education location and experience.
Apply today at: an Equal Opportunity Employer Catholic Charities of Buffalo is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race religion color national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability genetic information or any other protected characteristic. Catholic Charities of Buffalo will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contact .
Employment Type
Full-Time
