Social Worker
The social worker in this position will be working out of Friends of Karen’s NYC office located at 8 West 126th Street; New York, NY 10027
TERRITORY INCLUDES: New York City
REPORTS TO: Director, Family Support Program
FRIENDS OF KAREN MISSION:
To provide emotional, financial and advocacy support to children with a life-threatening illness and their families in order to keep them strong, functioning and able to cope.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess impact of illness on family dynamics as a result of living with a child diagnosed with a life threatening illness.
- Provide psychosocial and psychoeducational support to parents, siblings and ill child
Maintain ongoing home and hospital visits throughout treatment
Assess financial impact of illness on family finances
Monitor ongoing needs of family in order to increase or decrease financial support services as it relates to child’s illness
Advocate for additional services to address the impact of illness on family
- Attend and assist with annual memorial ceremony
- Maintain ongoing documentation for each family according to Friends of Karen Family Support guidelines.
- Maintain ongoing Family Assessments for each family in order to measure outcomes of Family Support Program.
- Collaborate with Friends of Karen art therapist and child life specialist in order to provide psychosocial and psychoeducational support to siblings and ill child
- Attend monthly staff meetings at Friends of Karen’s North Salem office
- Attend monthly SW meetings at Friends of Karen’s NYC office
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
LMSW/LCSW required. Will consider MSW who can be licensed within six month of employment
Bilingual preferred – English and Spanish
Strong commitment to the mission, policies and goals of Friends of Karen
Excellent Clinical Social Work skills and ethics
Good verbal and written skills
Ability to work independently and as a team member
Proficient in basic computer skills
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Ability to travel to home and hospital visits using public or personal transportation