Make a bigger difference

Hebrew Speaking Social Worker for Jewish Community (Licensed)

At The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

How you can make a bigger difference: 

Jewish Community Services (JCS) provides an array of services to help New York City’s Jewish community address challenging problems, such as a life-threatening medical condition, misuse of alcohol and other substances, family caregiving, loss and bereavement.  Services are provided to individuals, groups, communities and synagogues.  JCS provides concrete assistance, information and referral, short-term case management and supportive counseling, spiritual care, consultation services, education and workshops, crisis helpline for substance abuse and self-help recovery services. 

In responding to the impact of the war in Israel and the rise of anti-Semitism in NYC, the Hebrew-speaking social worker is responsible for providing clinical case management, crisis intervention, and short-term individual and group psych educational support from a trauma-focused lens.  These services will be provided to Jewish communal institutions and to individuals/families across NYC.

Reasons you’ll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population you’re interested in working with, you can find your niche here.  Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
• We’re committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.
• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live. 
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.
• You’ll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provision of case management, crisis intervention and brief counseling services.
• Develop and facilitate support and wellness groups.
• Provision of case consultation and training to professional and lay leadership.
• Referral to and coordination of services with other Jewish Community Services staff.
• Development of community contact and relationships with potential partners and service recipients.
• Promotion of JCS services, such as bereavement groups, JACS (substance abuse recovery services), services of people with life-threatening illness.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Master’s Degree (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT, LMFT).

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• Minimum two years’ experience in providing clinical services and/or working in a human services.
• Must be fluent in Hebrew; Israeli identity preferred.
• Strong cultural competence in regard to Jewish religious, spiritual, cultural and communal practice.
• Solid clinical skills, and knowledgeable of evidence -based practices. 

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits: 

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans 
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities 
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation 
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program  
• Life and disability insurance 

Who we are:         

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

 We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.