Local Contract Social Work - Social Worker

Staff Today is seeking a Social Work Social Worker for a local contract job in claverack, New York.

• Specialty:
  Social Worker
• Discipline:
  Social Work
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Local Contract

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking an Social Worker to work at a facility in Claverack, NY. These are registry positions with our company. $100 Sign-On Bonus

Pay Rate: $45 / hour

* W2

Shift details:

• Varies
• Day, Evening and Night

Qualifications
Two years full-time direct care experience
* in the care and programming of youth from ages 6-21 ;
OR a Bachelor's degree;
OR an Associate's degree AND six months experience;
OR a high school graduation or equivalency diploma AND one year of experience
* OR a satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience requirements;

* Direct care experience with youth involved in the juvenile justice system or in an institution, camp, school, community center, youth rehabilitation program, mental health or correctional institution, or residential center.
Appropriate verifiable part-time experience will be accepted on a prorated basis
Resumes not required but strongly recommended.
Duties

• Establish a relationship of professionalism, confidence, safety, and trust with youth and other staff from different racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, physical ability, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Supervise and monitor youth, which, depending on a youth's clinical needs, may include I-to-i supervision.

• Actively participate as a member of a youth's support team. A support team is a treatment-focused group of professional and para-professional staff who work together to address the emotional and behavioral needs and goal of youth.

• Be confident in engaging with people who may be under physical and/or emotional stress.

• Employ graduated harm reduction strategies while supervising youth. This includes correcting, and in some cases, verbally or physically intervening when a youth displays unsafe behaviors toward themselves or other youth and staff. Harm reduction requires that a YSS learn to recognize personal or situational flags that could lead to conflict or
harm, provide positive mentorship to youth, and help youth work on their own interpersonal skills and use of self-regulation strategies.

• Take opportun ities to improve the well-being of the facility community by being collaborative and informed.

• Supervise and/or assist youth during recreation and education activities, as well as take on various, as-needed assignments

• Establish and maintain positive, professional, and appropriate relationships with youths' families and loved ones.

• Assist youth in achieving education, work readiness, and community transition goals.

Benefits:
-Medical
-Dental
-Vision
-Term Life
-Short-Term Disability Coverage
-401K

At Staff Today we believe that successful organizations are a product of experienced and talented employees. We have upheld this belief in all our recruiting and management functions, resulting in Staff Today being one of the largest staffing companies in the United States.

• Purpose

To be a leader in the staffing industry by providing enhanced services, relationship and profitability.

• Mission

To provide quality services that exceeds the expectations of our esteemed clients/customers.

• Philosophy

Our philosophy is simple. We believe we have two clients – our customers and our employees. Our success and reputation is built around each. We know our relationship with both is mutually beneficial and we continually strive to satisfy each at the highest possible level.

• Core Values

We believe in treating everyone with respect and integrity. We integrate honesty, integrity and business ethics into all aspects of our business functioning.