Social Worker (Emergency Services) - Women’s Services

Level  Experienced

Job Location  Atlanta Day Shelter - Atlanta, GA

Position Type  Full Time

Education Level  Master's Degree

Travel Percentage  Negligible

Job Shift  Day

Job Category  Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Do you feel called to work in a Christian Ministry?

Do you want to work where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Join us at the Atlanta Mission, where we make a difference in the lives of over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to witness radical life transformations.

As a Social Worker , you will serve within our ministry by serving women to assist them with their individual needs to overcome their current circumstance. 

You will also perform the following:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leads weekly devotions
• De-escalates crises
• Utilizes triage mental health and substance abuse processes
• Completes safety screenings for clients fleeing domestic violence situations
• Assesses for suicidality and homicidally and recommends appropriate measures for individual and community safety
• Provides best service recommendations based upon needs assessment results
• Researches and builds relationships with community partners and organizations to meet client needs
• Communicates with clients external service providers on clients status and progress
• Provides resource referrals
• Provides clinical guidance to team
• Leads life skills groups

Clinical

• Utilizes clinical assessment to recommend needed services
• Provides clinical adjustment support to clients in life event transition
• Provides 1013 recommendations and guidance during crisis intervention
• Consults during crisis situations
• Inputs, tracks, and reports client outcome progression and client engagement data

Qualifications

You will possess the following:

Education:

Eligible for Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and practice under the supervision of an LCSW with supervision credentialing, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and practice under supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with supervision credentialing, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Experience & Skills:

• Experience in mission, ministry or a nonprofit agency serving people
• Experience administering assessments in a social services capacity preferred
• Experience working with clients with serious and persistent mental illness preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and time management required
• High emotional and organizational intelligence evidenced by success over time in multiple settings
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment where multitasking is constant
• Proven ability to be a self-starter
• Well organized, diligent and reliable in following through on commitments
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of director
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to communicate with absolute clarity to diverse individuals

Employer PAID benefits: Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Short-Term Disability - Travel Assistance Program - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Employee Advocacy Services - Dental Insurance (If participating in medical plan)

Employer CONTRIBUTED Benefits: Medical and 403b Retirement Plan 

MISSION

Atlanta Mission transforms, through Christ, the lives of those facing homelessness. We are a community united to end homelessness . . . one friend at a time.

OUR PURPOSE

Atlanta Mission has been called by God to serve the city of Atlanta.

Since its 1938 beginnings, this Christian nonprofit ministry has grown from a small soup kitchen to a multi-facility organization serving Metro Atlanta's large homeless population. Today, Atlanta Mission provides emergency shelter, rehab and recovery services, vocational training, services, and transitional housing. We serve more than 1,000 homeless men, women, and children every day.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Atlanta Mission meets each person where they are, in their unique circumstances, to provide customized services to help them overcome the cause of their homelessness.

We believe that a relationship with Christ is the key to restoration, redemption, and sustainable change for everyone. We invest in the spiritual, personal, and professional development of people, restoring and equipping them to intentional living. We believe that in empowering and coaching people toward excellence, we impact the quality of all we do.

Various factors lead to homelessness job loss, eviction, family tragedy, addiction, domestic violence, a major health condition, and more. The common denominator is a major crack in their life foundation. Our programs are multi-pronged and multi-layered, designed to meet people where life has led them.