Forensic Social Worker (Bronx)
The Legal Aid Society is hiring a Temporary Forensic Social Worker. The salary range is $81,195-$120,690.
Responsibilities:
• Provide short-term crisis intervention and clinical assessments of non-citizen youth and families
• Make social service referrals to developmentally appropriate mental health and substance use treatment services, facilitate admission to psychiatric hospital or detoxification, link client’s emergency housing, and help clients to access social networks and support to reduce isolation
• Provide educational advocacy and assist with school enrollment
• Assist clients in obtaining health insurance
• Review psychiatric records
Education/Experience:
• A MSW degree and New York State certification in social work (LMSW) or MSW degree and ability to obtain New York State LMSW within 6 months of hire
• Strong diagnostic skills with experience working with children and adolescent clients with the following special needs: special education, MICA, physical illnesses and physical disabilities, mental illness, intellectual and developmental delays, and clients with histories of childhood sexual and physical abuse, survivors of trafficking and other forms of violence and trauma, as well as with histories of substance use
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (oral and written fluency)
• Commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income people and immigrants
For more information or to apply, please click here. Applications are due by December 31, 2025.
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