Family Service League - Long Island

Bilingual

• Conduct intakes and assessments of individuals and families.
• Provide individual and family counseling.
• Co-facilitate library groups.
• Assist in linking eligible clients with public benefits and assist clients with applying.
• Provide linkage to more intensive mental health services.
• Provide referrals to higher levels of care.
• Provide crisis intervention, when needed.
• Document client contacts accurately and timely.
• All other duties as assigned.

Bilingual Social Worker

Manager

• The Case Manager provides care coordination for individuals identified in High Utilizer Referral program.
• Work with High Utilizer Referral Social Worker, Mobile Crisis Staff and Suffolk County Police Department- Behavioral Health Section to outreach, assessment, and link individuals disproportionately engaging with law enforcement.
• Conference cases, recommendations and barriers to care with clinical staff.
• Track and coordinate outreach efforts, linkages and treatment compliance.
• Coordinate with other agency departments and community resources such as providers, housing agencies, DSS and Suffolk County Police.
• Engage families and other natural supports to identify individual’s needs, facilitate linkages and promote follow through.
• Utilize crisis de-escalation, motivational interviewing and harm reduction techniques to engage individuals in treatment and safety planning.
• Maintain documents, records, statistics, and other related reports in an organized, timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedure.
• Maintain knowledge on available community resources, including but not limited to, medical, behavioral health, housing, DSS entitlements, transportation, vocational and other services that address concrete needs.
• Complete trainings and maintain proficiency with de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques.
• Abide by FSL’s Code of Ethics.