About CLOTH
Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) is a long-standing, community-based organization serving Washington Heights, Inwood, and surrounding neighborhoods. We provide integrated services in health, housing, education, and social support to help individuals and families thrive.
Job Description
Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) seeks to hire a Social Worker who will be responsible for assessment, case management, referrals, and counseling for participants on-site for the Rangel PACT Social Services Program. This role focuses exclusively on supporting residents’ emotional and psychological well-being through counseling, mental health screenings, crisis intervention, and emotionally informed care.
The Social worker will be primarily based on site as a part of a multidisciplinary PACT social services team serving a public housing community.
The Social Worker will work closely with Rangel Resident Coordinators, who will identify residents in need of mental health services and refer them directly for care.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide individual counseling using trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally competent approaches
- Conduct mental health screenings and psychosocial assessments
- Deliver crisis intervention and short-term stabilization
- Serve as primary mental health contact for referred residents
- Facilitate group counseling sessions and mental health workshops
- Collaborate with Resident Coordinators and interdisciplinary teams
- Develop individualized care plans and provide referrals as needed
- Maintain confidential clinical documentation in compliance with HIPAA
- Provide reporting to Supervisor on a regular basis
Skills, Behaviors and Experience Required
- Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)
- Active NY State Social Work license (LMSW)
- 2–3 years of post-graduate clinical experience
- Experience with counseling, crisis intervention, and groups
- Strong cultural competence and communication skills
- Effective in working with individuals, families, and groups.
- Experience with working with children, youth, adults, and senior citizens
- Ability and experience in working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
- Proficient in all Micro Soft Office Applications: PPT, Word, Excel
- Excellent presentation skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent problem solver
- Ability to work closely with people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and cultures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in public housing, PACT, or community mental health
- Bilingual Spanish/English
- Knowledge of NYC mental health systems
How to Apply:
Submit the following documents to [email protected]. Please submit all documents as PDFs and write “Social Worker” in the subject line.
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Additional references (optional)
Equal Opportunity Employer
CLOTH is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women and people of color including bilingual and bicultural individuals. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
