Social Worker - Healthy Steps Specialist

The Social Worker-Healthy Steps Specialist works with medical practitioners, children and their families to conduct team-based well-child visits as well as behavioral health counseling.

If you believe healthcare is a right, that everyone deserves high quality care so they can enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing, and you value each person's individual story – consider joining us at Neighborhood!

We're seeking a social worker-Healthy Steps specialist who is kind, enjoys collaborating, and is open to unique perspectives. You’ll be part of a team that is resilient and seeks fairness by listening to patients and providing patient-centered care for Neighborhood’s youngest patients.

About the Role:

As a social worker-Healthy Steps specialist, you’ll work with a care team that includes a physician or pediatric nurse practitioner, and consult with families with babies and young children regarding developmental and behavioral concerns. Responsibilities include:

• Conduct team-based well-child visits with parents and their babies and young children with a physician/pediatric nurse practitioner

• Oversees and provides direct and team-based behavioral health care with supervision
• Facilitates care coordination and clinical collaboration with supervision
• Ensures quality care and risk mitigation with supervision

You will be primarily based at our Northwest location, 155 Lawn Ave. in Buffalo, and will travel to other Neighborhood sites in Western New York as needed.

What it’s Like to Work at Neighborhood:

The top three words employees say describe the work environment are: teamwork, supportive, kind. These are from an anonymous survey of Neighborhood employees for the Buffalo Business First Best Places to Work competition. Neighborhood earned “finalist” distinction in the competition for four consecutive years. We are a group of flexible and kind individuals who are open to each other’s ideas, and see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise.

What We Offer:

Compensation: LMSW - $62,000-$66,000; LCSW - $67,000-$72,000 annual salary (based on a full-time, 40 hour work week)

Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components.

Benefits: You’ll have options for medical, dental, life, and supplemental insurance. We also offer a 403b match, health savings accounts with employer contribution, wellbeing programs, continuing education opportunities, loan forgiveness programs, generous paid time off, holidays.

About Neighborhood: Neighborhood Health Center is the largest and longest serving Federally Qualified Health Center in Western New York, and is the highest ranked health center for quality in the region. We provide primary and integrated healthcare services all under one roof, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. Services include internal/family medicine, pediatrics, OB-GYN, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, vision care, nutrition and behavioral health counseling, and pharmacy services. We’re working toward a Western New York where all enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing.

Neighborhood Health Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Education and Skills:

• Master’s degree in social work and a strong desire to work with an urban population; must possess a thorough knowledge of health issues affecting the population throughout the lifecycle.

• Kindness: you treat each person with respect and compassion, valuing each person’s story

• Resiliency: you see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise

• Teamwork: you are open to others’ unique perspectives, and will collaborate to meet shared goals

• Fairness: Healthcare is a right. You listen and advocate for patients and the community.

• Able to read, write and speak the English language. A second language of Spanish preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills