Social Worker

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) exists to break the cycle of poverty and inequity through education, job training, and employment. Our vision is to strengthen the workforce by serving as a bridge to economic and educational opportunity for individuals in underserved communities. Through our skills-based training, educational services, and direct job placement efforts, we build upward economic mobility for out-of-school and unemployed youth and adults and provide the skills necessary to gain a competitive edge in the job market. Finally, OBT maintains a commitment to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are woven into our organizational DNA.

Position Summary

The Social Worker will complete contractually required enrollment steps, a comprehensive assessment and corresponding service planning for potential young adult participants in our health care training program in Jamaica, Queens. This work will be done in collaboration with each participant to elevate their experiences, their strengths, their interests, and their voice. The Social Worker will then meet with each young person weekly for the pursposes of counseling and comprehensive case management. The Social Worker will also complete all necessary data entry related to this work and support a larger agency team with other program activities, such as outreach and recruitment, workshops, test prep, post- exit placements, etc.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Assess each applicant for program fit and match with contractual enrollment criteria.

• Complete a thorough assessment and design a corresponding service plan in collaboration

  with each qualifying applicant. Complete necessary enrollment paperwork.

• Meet with program participants weekly to discuss barriers to program persistence and

  persistence in a post-exit outcome. Make referrals to other service providers as necessary

  and ensure participants follow through with all referrals.

• Offer crisis counseling and group work when appropriate.

• Assure quality, timely data entry into any funder-mandated databases and the agency’s

  Salesforce instance.

• Complete exit steps at the end of each cohort and assist with the placement into positive

  outcomes for all youth.

• Support a culture of professionalism designed to teach and cultivate real-world working

  experience for the youth and young adults served.

• Assist in identifying and developing services and programs not currently being offered.

• Collaborate with balance of program team to fulfill all program functions and services that

  may need additional support.

• Provide leadership to agency’s Case Management Team.

• Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• A passionate commitment to OBT’s mission and vision.

• A track record in providing comprehensive case management services to young adults and

  adults. Familiarity with the public and nonprofit social service systems and entities that target

  this population.

• Demonstrated experience developing programmatic systems to enhance program outcomes.

• The ability to establish strong working relationships with team members, colleagues,

  participants, and external stakeholders.

• The ability to consistently develop and refine the program model and processes to create

  successful outcomes for participants and staff.

• Experience working on multiple projects and balancing competing priorities.

• Strong skill set in data management and data tracking; demonstrated experience managing

  data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Education and Experience/Training

• A master’s degree in social work or related degree required, license preferred.

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a social worker or comparable role, working with an adolescent or young adult population.
  
  Salary
  
  $55-60000