Community Stabilization and DV Support Specialist

PURPOSE: Jewish Community Services (JCS) takes a population health approach to supporting the mental health and well-being of New York Citys Jewish community. JCS works to reduce stigma strengthen resiliency expand access to culturally responsive care and equip Jewish communal organizations to better support their members through psychoeducation consultation resources and referral pathways to treatment when needed. The Crisis Response and Community Preparedness department strengthens the capacity of Jewish communities and partner organizations to prepare for respond to and recover from crises trauma and emerging communal challenges through clinical expertise organizational consultation preparedness planning and resilience-building. The department responds when crises occur builds capacity before they occur and sustains individuals and communities through specialized stabilization services. This role supports JCSs domestic violence work and helps strengthen community-based pathways to care safety and support for survivors of intimate partner violence. It also carries individual crisis response in support of Community Stabilization OVERVIEW: The Community Stabilization and DV Support Specialist will provide oversight and coordination for JCSs domestic violence grant and play a key role in strengthening services for survivors of intimate partner violence within the Jewish community. The primary focus of this role is to support the clinical and programmatic implementation of the grant including assessment and triage clinical coordination consultation short-term crisis support and linkage to treatment and other resources for domestic violence survivors including those who may need access to position will work closely with theSrDirector overseeing the domestic violence grant and other JCS leaders to support the growth coordination and visibility of domestic violence services. The Specialist will liaise with the agencys domestic violence shelters to help ensure culturally attuned access and support for Jewish clients collaborate with the Assistant Director of Community Engagement to strengthen outreach engagement and referral pathways and help develop trainings resources and other supports that increase awareness and reduce role will help strengthen awareness of and access to domestic violence services in the Jewish community by supporting responsive care pathways community engagement and culturally attuned partnerships. The Specialist will also provide individual crisis response responding to individual crisis situations in support of Community Stabilization Services with short-term trauma-informed support and connection to resources under the clinical supervision of the Senior addition as a member of the Crisis Response and Community Preparedness team the Specialist will contribute to crisis response efforts and training as needed ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Domestic Violence Program CoordinationProvide oversight and day-to-day coordination of the domestic violence grant helping to ensure services are responsive to community need and aligned with grant closely with the Team Director overseeing the domestic violence grant to support clinical and programmatic gaps community needs and opportunities for program development to strengthensupportsfor domestic violence available systems and data to track service activity support coordination and inform program improvement and grant Client Support and Crisis ResponseProvide assessment triage clinical consultation and short-term crisis support to survivors of intimate partner crisis response:respond to individual crisis situations in support of Community Stabilization Servicesprovidingshort-term trauma-informed support andconnectingindividuals to resources under the clinical supervision of the Senior care and provide linkage to treatment shelter and other internal and external resources based on with The Jewish Boards domestic violence shelters and related providers to help ensure culturally responsive access and support for Jewish Engagement and TrainingWork with the Assistant Director of Community Engagement to strengthen community outreach engagement partnerships and referral pathways related to domestic violence support and deliver trainings educational offerings and community-facing resources that increase awareness of domestic violence services and reduce stigma within the Jewish in collaborative meetings with external partners communal organizations and internal stakeholders related to domestic violence response referral pathways and service and Department SupportProvide clinical consultation to the Gural JCC social worker and other staff as assignedregardingdomestic violence concerns referral questions and culturally attuned part of the Crisis Response and Community Preparedness team support crisis response effortstrainings and related initiatives as needed andappropriateCORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:Knowledge and AttributesStrong clinical understanding of intimate partner violence trauma safety planning crisis support and the complex needs of cultural competence in Jewish religious spiritual cultural and communal practice with comfort working across a range of denominational and cultural judgment professionalism and a collaborative and AbilitiesAbility to build trust and collaborate effectively with survivors shelters communal partners and internal assessment triage consultation care coordination and referral to support both individual client needs and broader programmatic and community-facing written and verbal communication skills including the ability to supporttrainingsand resource organizational skills attention to detail and to work effectively in a dynamic environment and respond thoughtfully REQUIRED:Masters degree in Social Work Counseling Psychology or a related clinical York State LMSWrequired; LCSW and/or experience in domestic violence/intimate partner violence trauma-informed care crisis intervention and safety REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:Minimum 23 years of post-masters clinical providing assessment crisis support care coordination and referral/linkage cultural competenceregardingJewish religious spiritual cultural and communal working with survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence strongly working within the Jewish communal landscape strongly working with community-based programs outreach or partnership development SKILLS REQUIRED: Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word Excel) and comfort with documentation systems and virtual communication platforms. VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programsWORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORTThis role is hybrid and community-facing requiring travel to partner sites and meetings across New York berequiredto respond to individual crisis situations requiring immediate require occasional evening hours to support meetingstrainings and community be able to travel within the five boroughs carrying standard work materials including a laptop and related Microsoft Office data tracking and documentation systems and virtual communication work environmentgenerally doesnot involve physical risk or hazardous conditions.