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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Rehabilitation Specialist

Full-TimeDeadline 8/20/27
$40k - $42.6k/yr
Entry
Brooklyn, NY, USA
In Person
Social & Community ServicesCase Management & Advocacy

About the job

Requirements
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
  • Ability to provide crisis intervention utilizing good interpersonal skills with a high level of maturity and responsibility.
Responsibilities
  • Provide case management to an assigned caseload.
  • Develop and monitor individual service plans in conjunction with agency consumers.
  • Assist agency consumers with accessing needed community services through the development of a referral network, referrals, and follow-up.
  • Assist agency consumers with problem solving and crisis intervention.
  • Accompany agency consumers on medical, psychiatric, and public benefit appointments as necessary.
  • Act as an advocate for consumers as appropriate and encourage and support self-advocacy.
  • Identify problems in daily living skills and provide hands-on assistance or referrals to address them.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with therapeutic support services to ensure quality of care.
  • Document all services in compliance with agency standards.
  • Assist with moves involving consumers and staff, including lifting, packing, and cleaning.
  • Work as a member of the social service team to develop off-site recreation, socialization, educational, and skill-building activities focused on community inclusion and integration.
  • Serve as a liaison to community-based services and groups, including civic, social service, government, and business organizations.
  • Participate in ongoing individual and group supervision, team meetings, case conferences, division meetings, and trainings.
  • Adhere to the on-call cell phone system to facilitate crisis intervention, emergencies, and other situations requiring immediate action.
  • Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.
Desired Qualifications
  • A high school diploma or equivalent.
  • A valid driver's license.
  • Experience working with people who have a mental illness.
  • Basic knowledge of human services.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English speaking ability.

About the company

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Services for the Underserved

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S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
  • Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
  • TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.

What critics are saying

  • S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
  • Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
  • If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.

What makes Services for the Underserved unique

  • S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
  • S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
  • S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.

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  • Professional Development Budget

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