Posted on July 18, 2024

To support a Social Worker/Clinical Supervisor who will provide specialized child/youth mental health services for students, parents, and staff involved in their after-school programming. This new hire will be part of their After School Mental Health Team, created in response to the devastating impact of pandemic-related trauma and loss among the youth that they serve, and the resulting higher incidences of mental health challenges that they continue to observe among youth in their after-school programming. They recognized the need to add on-site clinical support to provide appropriate interventions in their after-school programming, while also lessening the burden upon struggling families to find (and afford) help elsewhere. They also seek to support and empower their education staff, who need additional tools to handle these issues. Brooklyn Community Services, one of Brooklyn’s oldest and largest social services providers, focuses on low-income areas and communities of color through 50 programs and 28 locations across Brooklyn.