Senior Social Worker, Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Senior Social Worker, Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative - Full-time, Exempt, Specific Term through 6/31/2024 (possible renewal upon receipt of funding) - Newark, NJ - Salary Range 15 ($56,561 - $76,356, commensurate with experience)

H1: Senior Social Worker, Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative
H2: Full-Time, Exempt Position in Newark, NJ

- Provide intensive case management for clients of the Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative.
- Collaborate with legal staff and provide input on social work-related matters.
- Model good practice and mentor social work colleagues.
- Conduct initial intake and needs assessment for clients.
- Conduct safety planning and risk assessment for clients.
- Provide psychoeducation and supportive counseling to clients.
- Design supportive plans for clients coping with reintegration or deportation.
- Oversee and review comprehensive release plans for clients in detention.
- Identify and maintain a resource database for staff and partners.
- Provide supervision and evaluation for social work interns.
- Maintain updated information in client database.
- Must have a Master's degree in social work and a minimum of 3 years of experience as a licensed social worker in New Jersey.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
- Commitment to working with and providing services in diverse and multicultural settings.
- Familiarity with immigration law and policy preferred.
- Commitment to Quaker values and the principles of the American Friends Service Committee.
- Understanding and commitment to issues of race, class, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disabilities.
- Comprehensive benefits package offered, including medical and retirement plans.
- Unionized workplace.
- Smoke-free workplace.

Senior Social Worker, Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative - Full-Time, Exempt Position in Newark, NJ

The American Friends Service Committee is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join our Immigrant Rights Program and provide intensive case management for clients of the Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative. This position will work closely with legal staff and provide support for clients facing removal in New Jersey. The Senior Social Worker will also have the opportunity to mentor social work colleagues and contribute to the practice of others.

Key responsibilities include conducting initial intake and needs assessments, providing safety planning and risk assessment, and offering psychoeducation and supportive counseling to clients. The Senior Social Worker will also oversee and review comprehensive release plans for clients in detention and identify and maintain a resource database for staff and partners. A Master's degree in social work and a minimum of 3 years of experience as a licensed social worker in New Jersey are required for this position.

The ideal candidate will have a commitment to working with and providing services in diverse and multicultural settings, as well as familiarity with immigration law and policy. Bilingual in English and Spanish is required. The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages qualified individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

This is a full-time, exempt position with a specific term through 6/31/2024, with the possibility of renewal upon receipt of funding. The salary range is $56,561 - $76,356, commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits are offered, including medical and retirement plans. The American Friends Service Committee is a unionized workplace and maintains a commitment to a mandate of care for our staff and communities. We recommend vaccination and adherence to social distancing and masking protocols. This is a smoke-free workplace.

Comprehensive medical and hospitalization plan, term life, accident and salary continuation insurances, defined benefit pension plan, plus fringe benefits; participation in unemployment and worker’s compensation and social security.

Case Management, Clinical Assessment, Crisis Intervention, Safety Planning, Risk Assessment, Counseling, Psychoeducation, Supervision, Database Management, Multicultural Communication, Advocacy, Grant Reporting, Administrative Tasks

Master's degree in social work from an accredited institution, License or certification in social work.

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Qualification and Experience Master's degree in social work from an accredited institution, License or certification in social work

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