SNUG SOCIAL WORKER

POSITION TITLE: SNUG SOCIAL WORKER

DEPARTMENT: 518 SNUG, WEST HILL/LLTY

POSITION REPORTS TO: Director

SNUG Background

The SNUG Street Outreach program is an evidence-based, violence reduction initiative that treats gun violence as a disease by identifying its causes and interrupting its transmission. At each site, outreach teams of credible messengers – individuals who are hired from the communities in which they work and have backgrounds similar to those with whom they aim to connect – mentor the highest risk youth with an emphasis on conflict mediation and violence prevention.

SNUG Social Work/Case Management Initiative

The SNUG Social Work/Case Management Initiative is an innovative partnership between DCJS and the state Office of Victim Services (OVS) that will allow the SNUG program to address trauma experienced by program participants and staff and improve access to victim services in the SNUG cities. By hiring social workers and case managers at all 11 SNUG sites, the program will be equipped to better address the constant exposure to violence that affects youth and families served by the program, their communities and SNUG staff.

Responsibilities

• Work as an onsite social worker and member of the SNUG team in order to support SNUG staff in their current work with high-risk individuals affected by community violence

• Work with victims of community violence and their families and provide them with either short or longer-term therapeutic services

• Work with the SNUG staff to regularly debrief, process traumatic incidents, and manage the day-to-day stress of this work; provide ongoing training for staff and provide guidance in their work with clients

• Create onsite programming including support groups for staff, participants, families of homicide victims, etc.

• Supervise a site-based case manager who will assist in providing case management services to all victims of crime

• Respond with SNUG team to violent incidents in the community, attend SNUG outreach events, and make home visits to victims and families when appropriate

• Develop relationships with hospitals and other crime victim service providers in order to ensure crime victims know about and utilize SNUG services; will be required to maintain adequate caseload

• Participate in ongoing trauma training phone calls and weekly onsite clinical supervision

• Adhere to all documentation and database requirements and accurately track work in accordance with VOCA reporting standards

• Willingness to travel to trainings and conferences including an initial week-long training that may require overnight travel within NYS, and a biannual two-day conference in Albany

• Be available to support SNUG team in emergency situations regarding incidents with staff or participants

• Ability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends) when necessary

• Any other relevant duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited university

• LMSW required

• 2+ years of experience working in or near the SNUG target areas

Forward Resumes, cover letter, salary requirement to:

Human Resources Office ~ 15 Trinity Place ~ Albany, NY 12202 Or E-mail