Clinical Social Worker

Join Our Team and Make a Lasting Impact on Young Lives at Vogel!

• Are you prepared to make a significant difference in the lives of homeless children and families?
• Do you possess a fervent dedication to ensuring children receive the support they need?
• Vogel is currently seeking a passionate Clinical Social Worker to join our family support team.
• As a Clinical Social Worker on our Family Support Team, you will play a vital role in providing trauma-responsive, strength-based care.
• If you are passionate about promoting family stability, emotional well-being, and self-sufficiency within a compassionate, culturally sensitive environment, we want you on our team

This is a full-time, exempt, on-site role with compensation ranging from $55,000 to $70,000 per year, depending on experience.

What we do Vogel is a well-established nonprofit organization located in Dallas with a history spanning over 36 years. Our core mission is centered around providing exceptional care and early childhood education for young children from homeless and domestic abuse shelters, all within our NAEYC accredited child care facility. Our innovative approach works to support both children and their parents through a two-generation strategy, offering resources that set families on a path toward a brighter future.

What you’ll do • Clinical Intervention

• Conduct trauma-informed psychosocial assessments, formulate individualized treatment plans, and provide brief, solution-focused individual, family, and group therapy.
• Crisis
• Response: Serve as the initial responder to program participants experiencing acute mental health crises, ensuring prompt safety, stabilization, and internal escalation.
• Psychoeducation &
• Group
• Facilitation: Design and facilitate engaging parent meetings, workshops, and psychoeducational groups focused on parenting, emotional regulation, and coping strategies.
• Attendance &
• Case
• Management: Partner with families to navigate Head Start of Greater Dallas and Vogel attendance policies, creating collaborative strategies to resolve chronic attendance barriers.
• Enrollment &
• Outreach: Participate in community recruitment, conduct eligibility verification interviews, and maintain required program enrollment levels.
• Family
• Engagement: Maintain consistent, strengths-based communication through home visits, phone calls, and meetings to celebrate progress and remove barriers to participation.

• What will make you successful in this role (skills)
• Master’s Degree in Social Work, with licensure or license-eligibility at the LMSW level.
• Two years of supervised work experience in direct services related to mental health, maternal/child health, child welfare, or related fields.
• Familiarity with childhood trauma dynamics and its impact on behavior and social/emotional development.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to empathize, understand, and engage with families.
• Strong computer and organizational skills.
• Reliable, punctual, resourceful, self-initiating, and able to follow through on tasks.
• Capacity to work with diverse populations in a culturally competent manner.
• Ability to work independently with accountability.
• Proficiency in utilizing supervision and management appropriately.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care and its impact on homeless families.

Why us? Vogel is dedicated to providing top-notch early childhood programming for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, as well as their families, who have been affected by the traumatic effects of homelessness. By joining our team, you can play a pivotal role in positively impacting these children's lives during their crucial formative years. Together, we have the power to change their lives forever.

Did this post spark something in you? Apply now and embark on a fulfilling journey with us!