Social Worker, MSW or LCSW-A

Job Overview

Established in 1981, Samaritan Ministries has a 45-year history of providing food, shelter and hope through Christian love. We have three main programs:

Our community Soup Kitchen serves over 100,000 meals annually to anyone in need and has served lunch over 16,000 days in a row.

Samaritan Inn gives temporary, emergency shelter to adult males experiencing homelessness. Average stay in the shelter is approximately 90 days.

Project Cornerstone is an onsite residential recovery program for men experiencing homelessness and addiction. Average stay is 13-18 months with a goal to remove barriers to housing and employment.

Samaritan follows a low-barrier, housing-focused and trauma-informed approach. Our goal is to be a safe and encouraging place to help people stabilize, find housing and move forward with their lives.

Social Worker Duities

• Collaborate with shelter team to promote housing and other resource opportunities for guests by participating in bi-monthly case review sessions/problem-solving and connecting guests to housing navigation, employment, mainstream benefits and basic needs.
• Provide case management services to assigned guests, general shelter population and Soup Kitchen guests by maintaining records, communicating with staff, serving as a liaison to the community, hosting "office hours," and practicing crisis de-escalation.
• Contribute to an engaging environment for shelter guests who stay inside during the day by providing onsite programming and clinics related to job searches, resume building, benefits applications and apartment searches.
• Participate in continuing education and community meetings for professional growth and knowledge of population served.
• Support behavioral health needs of guests under the direction of our LCSW.

Skills

• Superior communication skills.
• Experience with trauma-informed models.
• Strong motivational interviewing skills.
• Experience in crisis intervention strategies and techniques.
• Familiarity with community resources.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and database management.

We are growing behavioral health services at Samaritan Ministries, and this role is an opportunity for a social worker to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families within the community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• social worker: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person