Full-Time

Social Worker

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 7/24/27
Services for the Underserved

Services for the Underserved

1,001-5,000 employees

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Compensation Overview

$67.4k - $72.1k/yr

Brooklyn, NY, USA

In Person

Master's

Category
Social & Community Services (1)

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Requirements
  • A Master's degree in Social Work is required.
  • Knowledge of child and adolescent development, emotional and behavioral health, mental health, parent-child relationships, family dynamics, and diagnostic classification is required.
  • Expertise in strengths-based, solution-focused, and family-centered practice is required.
  • Knowledge of guidelines, policies, and regulations relating to child welfare, safety, permanency, and well-being is required.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with individuals of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds, ages, and sexual preferences is required.
Responsibilities
  • Complete psychosocial assessments of complex families impacted by multiple systems.
  • Assess family needs and facilitate appropriate linkages to community-based services.
  • Work within a crisis-driven environment involving substance abuse and addiction, domestic violence, child maltreatment, trauma, and mental health conditions.
  • Provide education to team members about clients' psychosocial stressors and needs to ensure positive outcomes for families.
  • Attend ongoing professional development provided by the individual agency program and the New York City Department of Homeless Services Division of Family Services.
  • Provide qualitative and quantitative feedback to the Department of Homeless Services and DHS service providers to inform policy and practice.
  • Be available to families seeking assistance at least five days a week, eight hours a day.
  • Use a strengths-based, family-focused, client-centered perspective and identify and fortify each family's strengths.
  • Assist families with stressors associated with living in shelter.
  • Ensure families receive full support in shelter and refer families for counseling or other services when necessary.
  • Confer and consult with professional and technical personnel to implement a multidisciplinary approach to client care and well-being.
  • Serve as the agency or program liaison to community agencies and groups.
  • Provide clear written reports capturing key findings, provider strengths, and recommendations for improvement.
  • Document patient medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes.
  • Complete other tasks as deemed necessary by the program director.
  • Work a flexible schedule when needed, including weekend or evening hours.
  • Comply with SUS employee policies, procedures, and protocols; SUS corporate compliance policies; and New York State Department of Social Services rules, regulations, and statutes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingual ability is preferred but not required.
  • Licensure as a Licensed Master Social Worker is preferred.
Services for the Underserved

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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