MSW Social Worker with Theater Expertise @ Life Lines Community Arts Project

“Life Lines” Community Arts Project of Center for Family Life is seeking an MSW Social Worker with a background in theater to join our team of professional artists and social workers. Based at Middle School 136/Middle School 821 & Sunset Park High School in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, this unique multi-arts program is involved in interdisciplinary arts projects with middle school teachers and students, co-leadership of high school advisory groups, community-school partnership initiatives, and extended day and summer arts activities for groups of middle and high school youth.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Direct practice in theater with middle school and high school participants
• Oversight of specific grant-funded components of the program, including data entry and outcome evaluation
• Crisis invention and communication with parents when necessary
• Co-leadership with a teacher of a twice weekly high school advisory class
• Assistance and participation in annual events and productions which include the following:  An original improvisational musical that brings to life the struggles and vitality of our diverse community; Multi-cultural children’s theater, literature-based adaptations; 2 overnight camping trips for rehearsals and community building

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Experience with (and passion for) leading activity-based groups of youth
• Positive energy, flexibility, and strengths-based perspective are a must
• Desire to learn about and work within a social group work model
• Bilingual Spanish/English or Mandarin/English, preferred

Benefits Include:

•  Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits 
• Opportunity to participate in additional voluntary life, disability, and 403B retirement plan
•  Four weeks of paid vacation
• Weekly individual supervision and ongoing professional development. 

 Salary range: $55,000 to $63,000 per year,  Salary commensurate with experience and bilingual capacity 

How to apply: Complete the Paylocity Application AND please E-mail cover letter/resume to Julie Stein Brockway: j.brockway@centerforfamilylife.org, with MSW Theater as the subject heading