Social Worker- Geriatric Care/Serving our Survivors

Ohel Children's Home and Family Services is seeking a compassionate and highly qualified Social Worker to join our Geriatric Services Department. In this role, you will provide essential one-on-one counseling to Holocaust survivors and their children who serve as caregivers to their elderly parents.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct one-on-one counseling sessions with Holocaust survivors and their children caregivers
• Assist clients in processing and unpacking vicarious trauma from their early childhood experiences
• Participate in co-facilitating online support groups for second-generation caregivers (2g) to navigate the complexities of caregiving for elderly parents
• Utilize a trauma-focused, mindfulness-based, psychodynamic, positive psychology-informed, and strengths-based approach in therapy
• Demonstrate cultural competency and sensitivity to the unique backgrounds and experiences of our clients
• Collaborate with clients to address issues related to geriatric care, Alzheimer's, dementia, and the impact on parent-child caregiver relationships

Requirements:

• MSW or LMSW with experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Be comfortable working through telehealth platforms and completing in-home visits to geriatric clients
• Fluent in Russian and possess a mindfulness-based understanding background (preferred)
• Trauma-informed counseling background
• Cultural competency and sensitivity to clients' backgrounds
• Knowledge of geriatric care, Alzheimer's, and dementia

This Full time hybrid position is based in the Greater New York City area.

Salary: $60,000- $65,000