MSW Social Worker with Theater Expertise

“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

Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Individual supervision and ongoing professional development opportunities are provided.

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 a must
• Desire to learn about and work within a social group work model
• Bilingual Spanish/English or Mandarin/English preferred