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Director Of Social Services/Family Building
Posted on July 22, 2025
- Bronx, United States of America
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- Full Time
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Name:____________________ Position Title: _Director of Social Services,
Family Building
Date: ____________________
Exempt X Non-Exempt
Full Time X Part Time Per Diem
Hours Per Week: 35
Agency/Program: BFLA (X) Freedom House Secret Garden
Supervisor: Program Director, BFLA
Job Title: Director of Social Services, Family Side, Barrier Free Living
Apartments
Job ID: [ID]
Location: Bronx, New York, 10454
Other Location: Remote
About Barrier Free Living (BFL)
Barrier Free Living (BFL) is dedicated to helping New Yorkers with disabilities live independently in the community. Through its various programs, BFL provides a broad range of residential and non-residential services to disabled survivors of domestic violence. Services include case management; housing placements; independent living skills training; occupational therapy; short- and long-term individual counseling; advocacy within the medical, mental health, child welfare,
law enforcement, and criminal justice systems; and referrals to outside services. About Barrier-Free Living Apartments (BFLA) BFLA is a supportive housing program. BFLA offers services to vulnerable and needy populations with disabilities who are survivors of domestic violence, specifically, homeless disabled adults and disabled veterans and for families who have a head of household with a disabling medical condition. BFLA program is physically designed and equipped to serve people with physical disabilities. This program’s facility is located in the South Bronx. There are two buildings: a 70- unit studio apartment building for adult singles and a 50-unit apartment building for families. BFLA’s supportive housing program is located on Cypress Avenue and East 138 th.
Role Summary
Director of Social Services leads and supervises the social services department in the family building.
Responsibilities:
Family Building
Date: ____________________
Exempt X Non-Exempt
Full Time X Part Time Per Diem
Hours Per Week: 35
Agency/Program: BFLA (X) Freedom House Secret Garden
Supervisor: Program Director, BFLA
Job Title: Director of Social Services, Family Side, Barrier Free Living
Apartments
Job ID: [ID]
Location: Bronx, New York, 10454
Other Location: Remote
About Barrier Free Living (BFL)
Barrier Free Living (BFL) is dedicated to helping New Yorkers with disabilities live independently in the community. Through its various programs, BFL provides a broad range of residential and non-residential services to disabled survivors of domestic violence. Services include case management; housing placements; independent living skills training; occupational therapy; short- and long-term individual counseling; advocacy within the medical, mental health, child welfare,
law enforcement, and criminal justice systems; and referrals to outside services. About Barrier-Free Living Apartments (BFLA) BFLA is a supportive housing program. BFLA offers services to vulnerable and needy populations with disabilities who are survivors of domestic violence, specifically, homeless disabled adults and disabled veterans and for families who have a head of household with a disabling medical condition. BFLA program is physically designed and equipped to serve people with physical disabilities. This program’s facility is located in the South Bronx. There are two buildings: a 70- unit studio apartment building for adult singles and a 50-unit apartment building for families. BFLA’s supportive housing program is located on Cypress Avenue and East 138 th.
Role Summary
Director of Social Services leads and supervises the social services department in the family building.
Responsibilities:
- Provide supervision to clinical team including master and bachelor level staff and interns;
- Facilitate clinical team meetings;
- Facilitate case conferences with tenants;
- Collaborate with occupational therapy, family services, and residential aids throughout the program;
- Ensure that monthly and quarterly reports are prepared in timely mannerfor DOHMH;
- Maintain schedule of clinical staff, including on-call rotation;
- Perform crisis intervention with staff & tenants as needed;
- Coordinate services with other members of multidisciplinary team;
- Ensure all case files meet regulatory compliance and best practice standards including progress notes, service plans and assessments;
- Assesses and coordinates social services staff training needs with the program director;
- Administrative duties, as needed;
- Alternate on-call responsibility; and
- In the absence of the Program Director, responsible for oversight of the program.
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
- Minimum 5 years of post Masters experience, preferably working with victims of domestic violence and/or people with disabilities or equivalent experience
- Preferred prior supervisory experience
- Ability to supervise master level students
- Ability to work in fast paced environment
- Domestic Violence experience preferred
- Child welfare experience preferred
- Excellent conflict resolution skills
- Open to working with diverse populations
- Bilingual (Spanish or ASL speaking) preferred
Start Date: Immediately
Benefits Package: 100% Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance,
Matched Retirement Plan, Paid vacation, Sick days, Personal days, Paid National
Holidays, and more.
Salary: [ 70,000 ]
Status: Full Time / Exempt
Hours per week: 35
Schedule: 9AM to 5PM, M-F (at least three days on site per week)
Equipment Operated: Computer/Laptop, Printer, Scanner, Phone, Adaptive
Devices, etc.
Work Environment: This position will spend time at the program site and have an independent (private) office.
Travel: None
Equal Opportunity
BFL provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants, with employment-based solely upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination
because of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, or citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic
disposition or carrier status or any other protected characteristic as established by law. BFL honors reasonable accommodation per request. Applicants who are contacted by BFL will have the opportunity to submit accommodation requests.
About BarrierFree Living:
Barrier Free Living (BFL) began its ground-breaking work with people with disabilities in 1978 as a Federally-funded Research and Demonstration Project first known as “Project Outward Bound”. Since then, BFL has gone on to work with thousands of people with disabilities, has launched several successful award winning programs and has become a leader in working with survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. To learn more, please visit our website at www.bflnyc.org
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