About the Position:

YAI has an opening for a Social Worker in the Hankering For More Socialization Program. Some requirements necessary include being open minded. Creative and forward thinking. Love nurturing social connections and working directly with people. Have a high level of insight and emotional intelligence. Have experience in the ID/DD field.

Mission Statement YAl:

YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAl empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. Our enthusiastic staff of 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop social skills curriculum with innovative and evidence-based practice
• Co-facilitate integrated community outings on, Facilitate weekly social skills groups that support HFM members' work to actualize social plans with friends
• Provide supervision for student interns studying social work or mental health counseling
• Contribute clinical insight & support during team meetings and support individual members with their personal goals
• Maintain quality assurance documents including detailed case notes for each clinical interaction and records on goal progress in compliance with Medicaid Waiver regulations
• Support group members in developing community connections and social capital while in integrated settings
• Communicate & collaborate with members' circles of support to ensure optimum goal achievement and coordination of care (i.e. attend bi annual ISP/Life Plan meetings)
• Maintain YAl annual staffing requirements in compliance with OPWDD regulations and standards and other agency wide initiatives as needed
• Provide clinical insight and training to the larger team in collaboration with program leadership. Facilitate clinically focused specialty groups during weekday evening(s) for program members including sexuality, advocacy & rights, social skills etc
• Work with Manhattan Self Advocacy leadership in developing an annual schedule of monthly general assembly meetings in addition to monthly board meetings (2 meetings per month)
• Coordinate and establish quarterly YAl Self Advocacy Summits with the approximately 10 regional groups along with quarterly corresponding self-advocacy staff support meetings
• Support self-advocacy presence and engagement at inter agency committees and initiatives
• Respond to agency requests for self-advocates to participate in special events (Leadership Summit, United Nations, etc.)

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g., lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

• Master's degree in field of psychology, social work or related field (as specified in OPWDD regulations)
• Have at least 1 year of experience facilitating groups within the ID/DD field.